Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Guinea
2.1%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
1.9%
in 2023
Guinea rank
11th
Guinea-Bissau rank
13th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 2.1% against 1.9% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.2%.
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 | 7.2% | 11.1% | 3.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 9.0% | 2.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 5.0% | 0.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 0.3% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 0.1% | Guinea |
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 or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea, 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 and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.2%, 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 share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Guinea ranks 11th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 13th 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.