Angola vs Papua New Guinea: Maternal mortality ratio

Angola
183.2 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
188.65 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Angola rank
42nd
Papua New Guinea rank
40th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Angola
  • Papua New Guinea
2004006008001.0k198520042023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 188.65 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 183.2 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Angola, a difference of 5.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 887.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births 380.59 Deaths per 100 000 live births 507.34 Deaths per 100 000 live births Angola
1990s 789.12 Deaths per 100 000 live births 330.67 Deaths per 100 000 live births 458.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births Angola
2000s 494.79 Deaths per 100 000 live births 322.54 Deaths per 100 000 live births 172.25 Deaths per 100 000 live births Angola
2010s 254.37 Deaths per 100 000 live births 233.63 Deaths per 100 000 live births 20.74 Deaths per 100 000 live births Angola
2020s 193.3 Deaths per 100 000 live births 198.62 Deaths per 100 000 live births 5.32 Deaths per 100 000 live births Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Angola or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 188.65 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 183.2 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Angola as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Angola and Papua New Guinea?
5.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Papua New Guinea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Angola and Papua New Guinea rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Angola ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 7,605 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed

Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.