Guinea-Bissau vs Somalia: Maternal mortality ratio
Guinea-Bissau
505.37 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Somalia
562.59 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
9th
Somalia rank
6th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 562.59 per 100,000 live births against 505.37 per 100,000 live births in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 57.22 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 6th of 178 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 984.17 per 100,000 live births | 1,089 per 100,000 live births | 104.93 per 100,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2010s | 647.71 per 100,000 live births | 823.67 per 100,000 live births | 175.96 per 100,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2020s | 566.15 per 100,000 live births | 641.36 per 100,000 live births | 75.21 per 100,000 live births | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Guinea-Bissau or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 562.59 per 100,000 live births against 505.37 per 100,000 live births in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Guinea-Bissau and Somalia?
- 57.22 per 100,000 live births, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Somalia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Somalia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 6th of 178 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.