Guinea-Bissau vs Mauritania: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Guinea-Bissau
1.9%
in 2023
Mauritania
1.7%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
13th
Mauritania rank
16th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Mauritania
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 1.9% against 1.7% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 13th and Mauritania ranks 16th of 194 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.1% | 5.4% | 5.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 4.4% | 4.6% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 2.9% | 2.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 0.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 0.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Guinea-Bissau or Mauritania?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 1.9% against 1.7% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?
- 0.2%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 13th and Mauritania ranks 16th 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.