Myanmar vs Papua New Guinea: Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate
Myanmar
178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
191.84 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Myanmar rank
50th
Papua New Guinea rank
47th
Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate over time
- Myanmar
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 191.84 deaths per 100,000 live births against 178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Myanmar, a difference of 13.17 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 47th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 556.81 deaths per 100,000 live births | 347.08 deaths per 100,000 live births | 209.72 deaths per 100,000 live births | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 444.19 deaths per 100,000 live births | 305.6 deaths per 100,000 live births | 138.59 deaths per 100,000 live births | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 319.64 deaths per 100,000 live births | 314.51 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.13 deaths per 100,000 live births | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 253.6 deaths per 100,000 live births | 228.38 deaths per 100,000 live births | 25.21 deaths per 100,000 live births | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births | 191.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 13.16 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 vs. fertility rate, Myanmar or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 191.84 deaths per 100,000 live births against 178.67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Myanmar as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate between Myanmar and Papua New Guinea?
- 13.17 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Papua New Guinea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Myanmar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate?
- Myanmar ranks 50th 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 vs. fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.