Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes was 0.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Papua New Guinea, 1985–2023
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Papua New Guinea is 0.6%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2.0% | — |
| 1986 | 2.0% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 5.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0121 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0133 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Papua New Guinea was 0.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The probability that a 15 year old girl eventually dies from a pregnancy-related cause, assuming constant levels of maternal mortality and number of births per woman.