Caribbean vs Papua New Guinea: Maternal mortality ratio
Caribbean
189.83 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
188.65 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Caribbean rank
43rd
Papua New Guinea rank
44th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Caribbean
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 189.83 per 100,000 live births against 188.65 per 100,000 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.18 per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Caribbean ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 183.33 per 100,000 live births | 322.54 per 100,000 live births | 139.21 per 100,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 186.9 per 100,000 live births | 233.63 per 100,000 live births | 46.73 per 100,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 205.46 per 100,000 live births | 198.62 per 100,000 live births | 6.84 per 100,000 live births | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Caribbean or Papua New Guinea?
- Caribbean, at 189.83 per 100,000 live births against 188.65 per 100,000 live births in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Caribbean and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.18 per 100,000 live births, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Caribbean and Papua New Guinea rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Caribbean ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.