Maternal mortality ratio in Papua New Guinea
The maternal mortality ratio in Papua New Guinea was 189 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
Papua New Guinea, 2023
189
Change from 2022
0per 100,000 live births
World, 2023
197 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
39th of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Papua New Guinea over time
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Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Papua New Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 189 per 100,000 live births | 197 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 189 per 100,000 live births | 203 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 223 per 100,000 live births | 242 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 194 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 199 per 100,000 live births | 207 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 205 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 207 per 100,000 live births | 215 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 214 per 100,000 live births | 220 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 221 per 100,000 live births | 228 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 232 per 100,000 live births | 231 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 243 per 100,000 live births | 235 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 257 per 100,000 live births | 239 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 271 per 100,000 live births | 247 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 289 per 100,000 live births | 253 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 302 per 100,000 live births | 258 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 315 per 100,000 live births | 264 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 326 per 100,000 live births | 269 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 325 per 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 326 per 100,000 live births | 283 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 326 per 100,000 live births | 291 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 328 per 100,000 live births | 301 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 329 per 100,000 live births | 311 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 325 per 100,000 live births | 321 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 323 per 100,000 live births | 328 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 321 per 100,000 live births | 340 per 100,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 243 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −54.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Papua New Guinea has the 39th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.
More for Papua New Guinea
All statistics for Papua New Guinea
Under-five mortality rate
39.4 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
66.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
12.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
59.0 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
32
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.64 litres
2024 · WHO