Equatorial Guinea vs Ghana: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Equatorial Guinea
0.7%
in 2023
Ghana
0.8%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
39th
Ghana rank
38th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Ghana
12345198520042023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ghana ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 39th and Ghana ranks 38th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Ghana Difference Ahead
1980s 3.9% 4.8% 0.9% Ghana
1990s 3.4% 3.2% 0.2% Equatorial Guinea
2000s 1.7% 1.7% 0.0% Ghana
2010s 1.1% 1.2% 0.1% Ghana
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Equatorial Guinea or Ghana?
Ghana, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Equatorial Guinea and Ghana?
0.1%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Ghana?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Ghana rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 39th and Ghana ranks 38th 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

Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%)
Unit
%
Source
Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 9,399 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed

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.