Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Guinea
2.12
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
1.89
in 2023
Guinea rank
11th
Guinea-Bissau rank
13th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
24681012198520042023

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 2.12 against 1.89 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.23.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea ranks 11th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 13th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1980s 7.22 11.07 3.86 Guinea-Bissau
1990s 6.18 9.03 2.85 Guinea-Bissau
2000s 4.6 5.02 0.4168 Guinea-Bissau
2010s 3.17 2.92 0.2525 Guinea
2020s 2.27 2.18 0.0927 Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea, at 2.12 against 1.89 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
0.23, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Guinea ranks 11th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 13th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, 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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,566 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed