Equatorial Guinea vs Ghana: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Equatorial Guinea
0.7%
in 2023
Ghana
0.8%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
39th
Ghana rank
38th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ghana
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 share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes, Equatorial Guinea or Ghana?
- Ghana, 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 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 share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 39th and Ghana ranks 38th 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
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.