Burundi vs Guinea-Bissau: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Burundi
1.8%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
1.9%
in 2023
Burundi rank
15th
Guinea-Bissau rank
13th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Burundi
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Burundi, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Burundi ranks 15th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 13th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.3% | 11.1% | 1.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 9.0% | 1.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 5.0% | 0.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 0.1% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.2% | 0.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Burundi or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Burundi and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.1%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guinea-Bissau?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Burundi ranks 15th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 13th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.