Papua New Guinea vs Timor-Leste: Maternal mortality

Papua New Guinea
191.84
in 2020
Timor-Leste
203.92
in 2020
Papua New Guinea rank
48th
Timor-Leste rank
47th

Maternal mortality over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Timor-Leste
05001.0k1.5k198520022020

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 203.92 against 191.84 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 12.08.

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 48th and Timor-Leste ranks 47th of 188 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 1,521 1,174 Timor-Leste
1990s 305.6 1,129 823.06 Timor-Leste
2000s 314.51 592.82 278.31 Timor-Leste
2010s 228.38 292.59 64.2 Timor-Leste
2020s 191.84 203.92 12.09 Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, Papua New Guinea or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 203.92 against 191.84 in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality between Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
12.08, 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?
Papua New Guinea ranks 48th and Timor-Leste ranks 47th 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