| Table 4. Vital Status of Mother by Central Districts, PNG: 1990 | ||||||
| Total | Abau | Goilala | Kairuku - Hiri | Rigo | District not stated | |
| Total | ||||||
| Total | 141,195 | 31,163 | 29,433 | 28,906 | 29,608 | 22,085 |
| 0 - 4 | 21,559 | 4,771 | 4,658 | 4,215 | 4,911 | 3,004 |
| 5 - 9 | 21,601 | 4,659 | 4,675 | 4,088 | 4,615 | 3,564 |
| 10 - 14 | 18,179 | 4,205 | 4,046 | 3,799 | 3,632 | 2,497 |
| 15 - 19 | 15,660 | 3,594 | 3,424 | 3,767 | 3,079 | 1,796 |
| 20 - 24 | 12,336 | 2,772 | 2,417 | 2,732 | 2,651 | 1,764 |
| 25 - 29 | 10,879 | 2,399 | 1,912 | 2,327 | 2,321 | 1,920 |
| 30 - 34 | 8,593 | 1,844 | 1,553 | 1,929 | 1,809 | 1,458 |
| 35 - 39 | 7,321 | 1,457 | 1,302 | 1,566 | 1,476 | 1,520 |
| 40 - 44 | 5,743 | 1,210 | 1,112 | 1,208 | 1,054 | 1,159 |
| 45 - 49 | 4,999 | 968 | 1,015 | 859 | 995 | 1,162 |
| 50 - 54 | 4,084 | 943 | 923 | 669 | 834 | 715 |
| 55 - 59 | 3,222 | 603 | 715 | 532 | 738 | 634 |
| 60 - 64 | 2,891 | 703 | 664 | 498 | 562 | 464 |
| 65 - 69 | 1,854 | 449 | 445 | 287 | 432 | 241 |
| 70 - 74 | 1,192 | 346 | 312 | 193 | 254 | 87 |
| 75+ | 1,082 | 240 | 260 | 237 | 245 | 100 |
| Median | 18.0 | 17.7 | 17.0 | 18.1 | 17.7 | 20.5 |
| Mother alive | ||||||
| Total | 101,136 | 22,857 | 21,478 | 22,037 | 21,611 | 13,153 |
| 0 - 4 | 21,184 | 4,711 | 4,556 | 4,168 | 4,857 | 2,892 |
| 5 - 9 | 20,708 | 4,496 | 4,485 | 3,987 | 4,464 | 3,276 |
| 10 - 14 | 16,972 | 3,938 | 3,779 | 3,636 | 3,424 | 2,195 |
| 15 - 19 | 13,747 | 3,150 | 3,052 | 3,434 | 2,718 | 1,393 |
| 20 - 24 | 9,509 | 2,170 | 1,925 | 2,227 | 2,099 | 1,088 |
| 25 - 29 | 7,296 | 1,628 | 1,377 | 1,687 | 1,599 | 1,005 |
| 30 - 34 | 4,738 | 1,114 | 880 | 1,175 | 1,046 | 523 |
| 35 - 39 | 3,112 | 715 | 609 | 783 | 655 | 350 |
| 40 - 44 | 1,694 | 430 | 327 | 434 | 329 | 174 |
| 45 - 49 | 1,011 | 220 | 209 | 248 | 208 | 126 |
| 50 - 54 | 534 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 89 | 52 |
| 55 - 59 | 300 | 70 | 56 | 72 | 63 | 39 |
| 60 - 64 | 159 | 51 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 17 |
| 65 - 69 | 85 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 15 |
| 70 - 74 | 41 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 75+ | 46 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Median | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 13.9 | 12.2 | 10.9 |
| Mother dead | ||||||
| Total | 39,821 | 8,259 | 7,904 | 6,832 | 7,923 | 8,903 |
| 0 - 4 | 364 | 58 | 98 | 45 | 53 | 110 |
| 5 - 9 | 876 | 162 | 189 | 100 | 144 | 281 |
| 10 - 14 | 1,196 | 263 | 267 | 159 | 206 | 301 |
| 15 - 19 | 1,907 | 443 | 370 | 333 | 359 | 402 |
| 20 - 24 | 2,799 | 597 | 486 | 496 | 546 | 674 |
| 25 - 29 | 3,566 | 765 | 530 | 639 | 719 | 913 |
| 30 - 34 | 3,831 | 728 | 668 | 750 | 752 | 933 |
| 35 - 39 | 4,188 | 734 | 688 | 782 | 814 | 1,170 |
| 40 - 44 | 4,025 | 775 | 780 | 772 | 716 | 982 |
| 45 - 49 | 3,972 | 748 | 803 | 607 | 780 | 1,034 |
| 50 - 54 | 3,531 | 805 | 786 | 539 | 740 | 661 |
| 55 - 59 | 2,911 | 532 | 656 | 459 | 670 | 594 |
| 60 - 64 | 2,712 | 649 | 624 | 466 | 529 | 444 |
| 65 - 69 | 1,760 | 431 | 418 | 273 | 412 | 226 |
| 70 - 74 | 1,150 | 335 | 297 | 188 | 245 | 85 |
| 75+ | 1,033 | 234 | 244 | 224 | 238 | 93 |
| Median | 41.5 | 42.4 | 44.2 | 40.7 | 42.6 | 38.6 |
| Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||||