Equatorial Guinea vs Namibia: Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate

Equatorial Guinea
212.33 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Namibia
214.63 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Equatorial Guinea rank
45th
Namibia rank
44th

Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 214.63 deaths per 100,000 live births against 212.33 deaths per 100,000 live births in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 2.3 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 45th and Namibia ranks 44th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 1,234 deaths per 100,000 live births 305.84 deaths per 100,000 live births 928.44 deaths per 100,000 live births Equatorial Guinea
1990s 858.25 deaths per 100,000 live births 336.6 deaths per 100,000 live births 521.65 deaths per 100,000 live births Equatorial Guinea
2000s 296.39 deaths per 100,000 live births 435.82 deaths per 100,000 live births 139.43 deaths per 100,000 live births Namibia
2010s 199.49 deaths per 100,000 live births 311.2 deaths per 100,000 live births 111.71 deaths per 100,000 live births Namibia
2020s 212.33 deaths per 100,000 live births 214.63 deaths per 100,000 live births 2.3 deaths per 100,000 live births Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate, Equatorial Guinea or Namibia?
Namibia, at 214.63 deaths per 100,000 live births against 212.33 deaths per 100,000 live births in Equatorial Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate between Equatorial Guinea and Namibia?
2.3 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Namibia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Namibia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 45th and Namibia ranks 44th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate. 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 vs. fertility rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.