Papua New Guinea vs Timor-Leste: Maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality
Papua New Guinea
191.84 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Timor-Leste
203.92 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Papua New Guinea rank
47th
Timor-Leste rank
46th
Maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 203.92 deaths per 100,000 live births against 191.84 deaths per 100,000 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 12.08 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 47th and Timor-Leste ranks 46th of 185 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 347.08 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1,521 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1,174 deaths per 100,000 live births | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 305.6 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1,129 deaths per 100,000 live births | 823.06 deaths per 100,000 live births | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 314.51 deaths per 100,000 live births | 592.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 278.31 deaths per 100,000 live births | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 228.38 deaths per 100,000 live births | 292.59 deaths per 100,000 live births | 64.2 deaths per 100,000 live births | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 191.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 203.92 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality, Papua New Guinea or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 203.92 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 Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
- 12.08 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste rank globally for maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 47th and Timor-Leste ranks 46th 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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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.