Afghanistan vs Guinea: Maternal mortality ratio

Afghanistan
620.41 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Guinea
553.4 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
8th
Guinea rank
10th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 620.41 deaths per 100,000 live births against 553.4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guinea, a difference of 67.01 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 8th and Guinea ranks 10th of 185 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 1,579 deaths per 100,000 live births 1,200 deaths per 100,000 live births 379.73 deaths per 100,000 live births Afghanistan
1990s 1,393 deaths per 100,000 live births 1,042 deaths per 100,000 live births 351.03 deaths per 100,000 live births Afghanistan
2000s 1,125 deaths per 100,000 live births 855.37 deaths per 100,000 live births 270.02 deaths per 100,000 live births Afghanistan
2010s 773.69 deaths per 100,000 live births 647.19 deaths per 100,000 live births 126.5 deaths per 100,000 live births Afghanistan
2020s 620.41 deaths per 100,000 live births 553.4 deaths per 100,000 live births 67.01 deaths per 100,000 live births Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Afghanistan or Guinea?
Afghanistan, at 620.41 deaths per 100,000 live births against 553.4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Afghanistan and Guinea?
67.01 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Guinea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Guinea rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Afghanistan ranks 8th and Guinea ranks 10th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
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

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.