| Table 4. Mother's Vital Status by Distirct, | |||||
| Total | Abau | Goilala | Kairuku - Hiri | Rigo | |
| Total | 183,269 | 38,211 | 27,269 | 78,384 | 39,405 |
| Mother alive | 130,079 | 28,019 | 16,501 | 56,790 | 28,769 |
| Mother dead | 44,319 | 8,615 | 9,784 | 16,496 | 9,424 |
| NR | 8,871 | 1,577 | 984 | 5,098 | 1,212 |
| Males | 95,607 | 19,714 | 14,142 | 41,279 | 20,472 |
| Mother alive | 68,452 | 14,593 | 8,718 | 30,041 | 15,100 |
| Mother dead | 22,650 | 4,302 | 4,937 | 8,610 | 4,801 |
| NR | 4,505 | 819 | 487 | 2,628 | 571 |
| Females | 87,662 | 18,497 | 13,127 | 37,105 | 18,933 |
| Mother alive | 61,627 | 13,426 | 7,783 | 26,749 | 13,669 |
| Mother dead | 21,669 | 4,313 | 4,847 | 7,886 | 4,623 |
| NR | 4,366 | 758 | 497 | 2,470 | 641 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | |||||