Myanmar vs Papua New Guinea: Maternal mortality

Myanmar
178.67
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
191.84
in 2020
Myanmar rank
51st
Papua New Guinea rank
48th

Maternal mortality over time

  • Myanmar
  • Papua New Guinea
200300400500600198520022020

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 191.84 against 178.67 in Myanmar, a difference of 13.17.

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 51st and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th of 188 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 556.81 347.08 209.72 Myanmar
1990s 444.19 305.6 138.59 Myanmar
2000s 319.64 314.51 5.13 Myanmar
2010s 253.6 228.38 25.21 Myanmar
2020s 178.67 191.84 13.16 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, Myanmar or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 191.84 against 178.67 in Myanmar as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality between Myanmar and Papua New Guinea?
13.17, 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?
Myanmar ranks 51st and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Maternal mortality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed