Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Maternal mortality ratio
Namibia
214.63 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
191.84 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Namibia rank
45th
Papua New Guinea rank
48th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 214.63 deaths per 100,000 live births against 191.84 deaths per 100,000 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 22.79 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Namibia ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 305.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 347.08 deaths per 100,000 live births | 41.24 deaths per 100,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 336.6 deaths per 100,000 live births | 305.6 deaths per 100,000 live births | 31 deaths per 100,000 live births | Namibia |
| 2000s | 435.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 314.51 deaths per 100,000 live births | 121.31 deaths per 100,000 live births | Namibia |
| 2010s | 311.2 deaths per 100,000 live births | 228.38 deaths per 100,000 live births | 82.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | Namibia |
| 2020s | 214.63 deaths per 100,000 live births | 191.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 22.8 deaths per 100,000 live births | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Namibia, at 214.63 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 between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 22.79 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Namibia ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births, based on data from death certificates, large-scale surveys, and statistical modeling.