| Table 4. Vital Status of Mother by Gulf Districts, PNG: 1990 | ||||
| Total | Kerema | Kikori | District not stated | |
| Total | ||||
| Total | 68,737 | 9,469 | 7,127 | 52,141 |
| 0 - 4 | 11,628 | 1,636 | 1,283 | 8,709 |
| 5 - 9 | 10,655 | 1,430 | 1,090 | 8,135 |
| 10 - 14 | 8,809 | 1,156 | 903 | 6,750 |
| 15 - 19 | 7,655 | 1,013 | 706 | 5,936 |
| 20 - 24 | 5,823 | 780 | 640 | 4,403 |
| 25 - 29 | 5,716 | 837 | 587 | 4,292 |
| 30 - 34 | 4,576 | 693 | 475 | 3,408 |
| 35 - 39 | 3,561 | 513 | 316 | 2,732 |
| 40 - 44 | 2,593 | 404 | 248 | 1,941 |
| 45 - 49 | 2,197 | 337 | 206 | 1,654 |
| 50 - 54 | 1,745 | 227 | 216 | 1,302 |
| 55 - 59 | 1,302 | 134 | 179 | 989 |
| 60 - 64 | 1,079 | 170 | 146 | 763 |
| 65 - 69 | 681 | 73 | 69 | 539 |
| 70 - 74 | 373 | 30 | 36 | 307 |
| 75+ | 344 | 36 | 27 | 281 |
| Median | 17.1 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 17.1 |
| Mother alive | ||||
| Total | 48,165 | 5,986 | 4,953 | 37,226 |
| 0 - 4 | 11,406 | 1,598 | 1,263 | 8,545 |
| 5 - 9 | 10,137 | 1,336 | 1,053 | 7,748 |
| 10 - 14 | 8,054 | 995 | 831 | 6,228 |
| 15 - 19 | 6,387 | 762 | 593 | 5,032 |
| 20 - 24 | 4,155 | 491 | 443 | 3,221 |
| 25 - 29 | 3,366 | 354 | 360 | 2,652 |
| 30 - 34 | 2,088 | 220 | 217 | 1,651 |
| 35 - 39 | 1,228 | 96 | 99 | 1,033 |
| 40 - 44 | 634 | 64 | 50 | 520 |
| 45 - 49 | 361 | 40 | 23 | 298 |
| 50 - 54 | 154 | 11 | 6 | 137 |
| 55 - 59 | 95 | 5 | 11 | 79 |
| 60 - 64 | 56 | 9 | 3 | 44 |
| 65 - 69 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| 70 - 74 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 75+ | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Median | 11.6 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 |
| Mother dead | ||||
| Total | 20,414 | 3,451 | 2,167 | 14,796 |
| 0 - 4 | 217 | 38 | 20 | 159 |
| 5 - 9 | 509 | 92 | 37 | 380 |
| 10 - 14 | 746 | 158 | 72 | 516 |
| 15 - 19 | 1,240 | 247 | 113 | 880 |
| 20 - 24 | 1,653 | 284 | 193 | 1,176 |
| 25 - 29 | 2,330 | 478 | 226 | 1,626 |
| 30 - 34 | 2,473 | 469 | 258 | 1,746 |
| 35 - 39 | 2,318 | 416 | 215 | 1,687 |
| 40 - 44 | 1,946 | 338 | 198 | 1,410 |
| 45 - 49 | 1,829 | 295 | 183 | 1,351 |
| 50 - 54 | 1,584 | 215 | 210 | 1,159 |
| 55 - 59 | 1,199 | 127 | 168 | 904 |
| 60 - 64 | 1,019 | 160 | 143 | 716 |
| 65 - 69 | 655 | 71 | 68 | 516 |
| 70 - 74 | 363 | 29 | 36 | 298 |
| 75+ | 333 | 34 | 27 | 272 |
| Median | 37.2 | 34.6 | 38.8 | 37.7 |
| Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||