What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?

22.79 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Maternal mortality ratio

Namibia

214.63 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Papua New Guinea

191.84 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Namibia rank

44th

Papua New Guinea rank

47th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Namibia
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 214.63 deaths per 100,000 live births against 191.84 deaths per 100,000 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 22.79 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Namibia ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 47th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	305.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	347.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	41.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	Papua New Guinea
1990s	336.6 deaths per 100,000 live births	305.6 deaths per 100,000 live births	31 deaths per 100,000 live births	Namibia
2000s	435.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	314.51 deaths per 100,000 live births	121.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	Namibia
2010s	311.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	228.38 deaths per 100,000 live births	82.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	Namibia
2020s	214.63 deaths per 100,000 live births	191.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	22.8 deaths per 100,000 live births	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?: Namibia, at 214.63 deaths per 100,000 live births against 191.84 deaths per 100,000 live births in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?: 22.79 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Namibia ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 47th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.