Africa vs Guinea-Bissau: Maternal mortality ratio

Africa
409.79
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
505.37
in 2023
Africa rank
3rd
Guinea-Bissau rank
9th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Africa
  • Guinea-Bissau
4006008001.0k1.2k200020112023

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 505.37 against 409.79 in Africa, a difference of 95.58.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Africa's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 3rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 9th of 32 groups.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
2000s 615.88 984.17 368.29 Guinea-Bissau
2010s 527.22 647.71 120.48 Guinea-Bissau
2020s 432.23 566.15 133.92 Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Africa or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 505.37 against 409.79 in Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Africa and Guinea-Bissau?
95.58, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Guinea-Bissau?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Africa and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Africa ranks 3rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 9th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, 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

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
235 places, 5,640 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed