Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho: Maternal mortality ratio
Guinea-Bissau
505.37 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Lesotho
478.02 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
8th
Lesotho rank
10th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Lesotho
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 505.37 per 100,000 live births against 478.02 per 100,000 live births in Lesotho, a difference of 27.35 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 984.17 per 100,000 live births | 709.8 per 100,000 live births | 274.37 per 100,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 647.71 per 100,000 live births | 762.05 per 100,000 live births | 114.34 per 100,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 566.15 per 100,000 live births | 515.14 per 100,000 live births | 51.01 per 100,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Guinea-Bissau or Lesotho?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 505.37 per 100,000 live births against 478.02 per 100,000 live births in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
- 27.35 per 100,000 live births, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th and Lesotho ranks 10th 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.