Equatorial Guinea vs Ethiopia: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes

Equatorial Guinea
0.7%
in 2023
Ethiopia
0.8%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
39th
Ethiopia rank
36th

Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Ethiopia
02468198520042023

How they compare

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

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

Across all 39 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 39th and Ethiopia ranks 36th of 194 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1980s 3.9% 8.5% 4.6% Ethiopia
1990s 3.4% 6.9% 3.6% Ethiopia
2000s 1.7% 4.4% 2.7% Ethiopia
2010s 1.1% 2.0% 0.9% Ethiopia
2020s 0.8% 0.9% 0.1% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes, Equatorial Guinea or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?
0.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 39th and Ethiopia ranks 36th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,566 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed

The probability that a 15 year old girl eventually dies from a pregnancy-related cause, assuming constant levels of maternal mortality and number of births per woman.