Botswana vs Equatorial Guinea: Maternal mortality ratio
Botswana
185.9 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Equatorial Guinea
212.33 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Botswana rank
49th
Equatorial Guinea rank
46th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Botswana
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 212.33 deaths per 100,000 live births against 185.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in Botswana, a difference of 26.43 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Botswana ranks 49th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 46th of 189 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 227.29 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1,234 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1,007 deaths per 100,000 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 197.59 deaths per 100,000 live births | 858.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | 660.66 deaths per 100,000 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 195.74 deaths per 100,000 live births | 296.39 deaths per 100,000 live births | 100.64 deaths per 100,000 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 166.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 199.49 deaths per 100,000 live births | 32.66 deaths per 100,000 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 185.9 deaths per 100,000 live births | 212.33 deaths per 100,000 live births | 26.43 deaths per 100,000 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Botswana or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 212.33 deaths per 100,000 live births against 185.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in Botswana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Botswana and Equatorial Guinea?
- 26.43 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Equatorial Guinea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Botswana and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Botswana ranks 49th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 46th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births, based on data from death certificates, large-scale surveys, and statistical modeling.