Brazil vs Guyana: Maternal mortality ratio

Brazil
66.91 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Guyana
74.73 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Brazil rank
81st
Guyana rank
78th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Brazil
  • Guyana
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 74.73 per 100,000 live births against 66.91 per 100,000 live births in Brazil, a difference of 7.82 per 100,000 live births.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guyana ahead.

Brazil ranks 81st and Guyana ranks 78th of 196 countries.

Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Guyana Difference Ahead
2000s 69.44 per 100,000 live births 161.32 per 100,000 live births 91.89 per 100,000 live births Guyana
2010s 62.66 per 100,000 live births 121.11 per 100,000 live births 58.45 per 100,000 live births Guyana
2020s 95.94 per 100,000 live births 113.81 per 100,000 live births 17.87 per 100,000 live births Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Brazil or Guyana?
Guyana, at 74.73 per 100,000 live births against 66.91 per 100,000 live births in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Brazil and Guyana?
7.82 per 100,000 live births, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Guyana?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Guyana rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Brazil ranks 81st and Guyana ranks 78th of 196 countries.
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
Unit
per 100,000 live births
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