Guyana vs Sao Tome and Principe: Maternal mortality ratio
Guyana
74.73 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
75.36 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Guyana rank
77th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
76th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Guyana
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 75.36 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 74.73 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Guyana, a difference of 0.63 Deaths per 100 000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 77th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 76th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 233.8 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 163.52 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 70.28 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Guyana |
| 1990s | 202.6 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 169.76 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 32.85 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Guyana |
| 2000s | 161.32 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 177.02 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 15.7 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 121.11 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 133.31 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 12.2 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 113.81 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 86.99 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 26.82 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Guyana or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 75.36 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 74.73 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Guyana and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.63 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Guyana ranks 77th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 76th 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.