Guinea-Bissau vs Niger: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Guinea-Bissau
1.9%
in 2023
Niger
2.1%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
13th
Niger rank
10th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 2.1% against 1.9% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 13th and Niger ranks 10th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.1% | 7.9% | 3.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 6.6% | 2.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 5.7% | 0.7% | Niger |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 3.5% | 0.6% | Niger |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Niger |
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, Guinea-Bissau or Niger?
- Niger, at 2.1% against 1.9% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Guinea-Bissau and Niger?
- 0.2%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Niger?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Niger rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 13th and Niger ranks 10th 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.