Maternal mortality ratio in Papua New Guinea

Maternal mortality ratio in Papua New Guinea was 189 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to World Health Organization. That is down 0.2 from 2022. That is the 40th highest of 195 countries in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 live births189

Change on 2022-0.2

Rank40th of 195Countries ranked

Series high3931985

Series low1892023

Maternal mortality ratio in Papua New Guinea, 1985 to 2023

per 100,000 live births. Source: World Health Organization, Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (MDG_0000000026). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-18.

All 39 values

Period	per 100,000 live births
2023	189
2022	189
2021	223
2020	194
2019	199
2018	205
2017	207
2016	214
2015	221
2014	232
2013	243
2012	257
2011	271
2010	289
2009	302
2008	315
2007	326
2006	325
2005	326
2004	326
2003	328
2002	329
2001	325
2000	323
1999	321
1998	325
1997	316
1996	316
1995	318
1994	324
1993	333
1992	340
1991	354
1990	360
1989	369
1988	377
1987	379
1986	386
1985	393

Rankings

Countries by maternal mortality ratio 195 places
EU countries by maternal mortality ratio 27 places

Definition

Deaths of women from causes related to pregnancy or its management, during pregnancy or within 42 days of its end, per 100,000 live births in the year (SDG indicator 3.1.1). Accidental and incidental causes are excluded. Estimates of the UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UN DESA), published by WHO.

Modelled estimates that adjust registered deaths for misclassification and under-reporting, so they differ from national vital statistics, often by a wide margin. Values are served with every decimal WHO publishes. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.

How to cite

World Health Organization, data.who.int. Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (MDG_0000000026) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C071DCB/AC597B1 (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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APA 7

World Health Organization. (2026). Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (MDG_0000000026) (Maternal mortality ratio, Papua New Guinea, 1985 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C071DCB/AC597B1

MLA 9

Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (MDG_0000000026), Maternal mortality ratio, Papua New Guinea, 1985 to 2023. World Health Organization, 18 May 2026, https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C071DCB/AC597B1. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maternal-mortality-ratio/papua-new-guinea. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

World Health Organization. 2026. Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (MDG_0000000026). Maternal mortality ratio, Papua New Guinea, 1985 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C071DCB/AC597B1. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maternal-mortality-ratio/papua-new-guinea.

Harvard

World Health Organization (2026) Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (MDG_0000000026), Maternal mortality ratio, Papua New Guinea, 1985 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C071DCB/AC597B1, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/maternal-mortality-ratio/papua-new-guinea (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{world_maternal_mortality_ratio_papua_2023,
  author = {{World Health Organization}},
  title = {{Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (MDG\_0000000026): Maternal mortality ratio, Papua New Guinea, 1985 to 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C071DCB/AC597B1},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maternal-mortality-ratio/papua-new-guinea. Publisher attribution: World Health Organization, data.who.int. Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (MDG\_0000000026) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C071DCB/AC597B1 (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}

RIS

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393 per 100,000 live births in 1985, the highest value since 1985 in this series.

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