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