Guinea vs Lesotho: Maternal mortality ratio
Guinea
494.12 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Lesotho
478.02 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Guinea rank
9th
Lesotho rank
10th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Guinea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 494.12 per 100,000 live births against 478.02 per 100,000 live births in Lesotho, a difference of 16.1 per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 9th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 858.23 per 100,000 live births | 709.8 per 100,000 live births | 148.43 per 100,000 live births | Guinea |
| 2010s | 646.47 per 100,000 live births | 762.05 per 100,000 live births | 115.58 per 100,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 514 per 100,000 live births | 515.14 per 100,000 live births | 1.14 per 100,000 live births | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Guinea or Lesotho?
- Guinea, at 494.12 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 and Lesotho?
- 16.1 per 100,000 live births, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Lesotho?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Lesotho rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Guinea ranks 9th 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.