Morocco vs Papua New Guinea: Number of maternal deaths

Morocco
439.43 Deaths
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
481.68 Deaths
in 2023
Morocco rank
55th
Papua New Guinea rank
53rd

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • Morocco
  • Papua New Guinea
02.0k4.0k6.0k198520042023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 481.68 Deaths against 439.43 Deaths in Morocco, a difference of 42.25 Deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 55th and Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 4,910 Deaths 516.88 Deaths 4,393 Deaths Morocco
1990s 2,765 Deaths 533.58 Deaths 2,231 Deaths Morocco
2000s 1,350 Deaths 681.93 Deaths 668.53 Deaths Morocco
2010s 722.72 Deaths 572.98 Deaths 149.74 Deaths Morocco
2020s 504.35 Deaths 508.62 Deaths 4.26 Deaths Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Morocco or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 481.68 Deaths against 439.43 Deaths in Morocco as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Morocco and Papua New Guinea?
42.25 Deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Papua New Guinea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Morocco and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of maternal deaths?
Morocco ranks 55th and Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of maternal deaths
Unit
Deaths
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 7,605 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed

Estimated annual number of women who die from maternal conditions.