Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Guatemala or Guyana?

Guatemala, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Guyana as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Guyana?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

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.

Guatemala vs Guyana: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Guatemala

0.2%

in 2023

Guyana

0.2%

in 2023

Guatemala rank

70th

Guyana rank

73rd

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

Guatemala
Guyana

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Guyana, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.3 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 70th and Guyana ranks 73rd of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 4 and Guyana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%	Guatemala
1990s	1.2%	0.7%	0.5%	Guatemala
2000s	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%	Guatemala
2010s	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%	Guatemala
2020s	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Guatemala or Guyana?: Guatemala, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Guyana as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Guatemala and Guyana?: 0.0%, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Guyana?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Guyana rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Guatemala ranks 70th and Guyana ranks 73rd 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.