Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Morocco or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 485.35 deaths against 472.07 deaths in Morocco as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Morocco and Papua New Guinea?

13.28 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Papua New Guinea?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Morocco vs Papua New Guinea: Number of maternal deaths by region

Morocco

472.07 deaths

in 2020

Papua New Guinea

485.35 deaths

in 2020

Morocco rank

56th

Papua New Guinea rank

55th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Morocco
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 485.35 deaths against 472.07 deaths in Morocco, a difference of 13.28 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 185 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	4,378 deaths	465.63 deaths	3,913 deaths	Morocco
1990s	2,461 deaths	488.19 deaths	1,973 deaths	Morocco
2000s	1,293 deaths	652.89 deaths	640.02 deaths	Morocco
2010s	692.97 deaths	551.19 deaths	141.78 deaths	Morocco
2020s	472.07 deaths	485.35 deaths	13.28 deaths	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Morocco or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 485.35 deaths against 472.07 deaths in Morocco as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Morocco and Papua New Guinea?: 13.28 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Papua New Guinea?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Morocco and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Morocco ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths by region
Unit: deaths
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.