Djibouti vs Equatorial Guinea: Maternal mortality ratio
Djibouti
161.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
173.66 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Djibouti rank
47th
Equatorial Guinea rank
44th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 173.66 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 161.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Djibouti, a difference of 11.78 Deaths per 100 000 live births.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 47th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 44th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 3 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 784.67 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 671.78 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 112.89 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 652.58 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 592.22 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 60.36 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 353.38 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 326.63 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 26.75 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 213.28 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 227.29 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 14.01 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 187.29 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 188.53 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 1.24 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Djibouti or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 173.66 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 161.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Djibouti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Djibouti and Equatorial Guinea?
- 11.78 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Equatorial Guinea?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Djibouti ranks 47th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 44th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing 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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About this data
Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.