Egypt vs Guinea-Bissau: Number of maternal deaths

Egypt
416.62 deaths
in 2020
Guinea-Bissau
464.06 deaths
in 2020
Egypt rank
59th
Guinea-Bissau rank
57th

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • Egypt
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 464.06 deaths against 416.62 deaths in Egypt, a difference of 47.44 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 59th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 57th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1980s 2,665 deaths 695.65 deaths 1,970 deaths Egypt
1990s 1,971 deaths 680.91 deaths 1,290 deaths Egypt
2000s 1,219 deaths 564.62 deaths 654.3 deaths Egypt
2010s 660.73 deaths 455.36 deaths 205.37 deaths Egypt
2020s 416.62 deaths 464.06 deaths 47.44 deaths Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Egypt or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 464.06 deaths against 416.62 deaths in Egypt as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Egypt and Guinea-Bissau?
47.44 deaths, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Guinea-Bissau?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Egypt and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for number of maternal deaths?
Egypt ranks 59th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 57th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of maternal deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.