Equatorial Guinea vs Papua New Guinea: Maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality

Equatorial Guinea
212.33 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
191.84 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Equatorial Guinea rank
45th
Papua New Guinea rank
47th

Maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 212.33 deaths per 100,000 live births against 191.84 deaths per 100,000 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 20.49 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 47th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 1,234 deaths per 100,000 live births 347.08 deaths per 100,000 live births 887.2 deaths per 100,000 live births Equatorial Guinea
1990s 858.25 deaths per 100,000 live births 305.6 deaths per 100,000 live births 552.65 deaths per 100,000 live births Equatorial Guinea
2000s 296.39 deaths per 100,000 live births 314.51 deaths per 100,000 live births 18.12 deaths per 100,000 live births Papua New Guinea
2010s 199.49 deaths per 100,000 live births 228.38 deaths per 100,000 live births 28.89 deaths per 100,000 live births Papua New Guinea
2020s 212.33 deaths per 100,000 live births 191.84 deaths per 100,000 live births 20.49 deaths per 100,000 live births Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality, Equatorial Guinea or Papua New Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 212.33 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 vs. neonatal mortality between Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
20.49 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 45th 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. neonatal mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality
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

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