Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Maternal mortality ratio
Guinea
494.12 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
505.37 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Guinea rank
9th
Guinea-Bissau rank
8th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 505.37 per 100,000 live births against 494.12 per 100,000 live births in Guinea, a difference of 11.25 per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea ranks 9th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th of 196 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 858.23 per 100,000 live births | 984.17 per 100,000 live births | 125.94 per 100,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 646.47 per 100,000 live births | 647.71 per 100,000 live births | 1.24 per 100,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 514 per 100,000 live births | 566.15 per 100,000 live births | 52.15 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 or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 505.37 per 100,000 live births against 494.12 per 100,000 live births in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 11.25 per 100,000 live births, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Guinea ranks 9th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th 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.