Chad vs Guinea-Bissau: Maternal mortality ratio

Chad
1,063 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Guinea-Bissau
725.09 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Chad rank
2nd
Guinea-Bissau rank
5th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Chad
  • Guinea-Bissau
05001.0k1.5k198520022020

How they compare

Chad currently reports 1,063 deaths per 100,000 live births against 725.09 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 337.91 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.5 times Guinea-Bissau's.

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

Chad ranks 2nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 5th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1980s 1,412 deaths per 100,000 live births 1,603 deaths per 100,000 live births 191.11 deaths per 100,000 live births Guinea-Bissau
1990s 1,365 deaths per 100,000 live births 1,423 deaths per 100,000 live births 58.33 deaths per 100,000 live births Guinea-Bissau
2000s 1,280 deaths per 100,000 live births 1,009 deaths per 100,000 live births 271.08 deaths per 100,000 live births Chad
2010s 1,167 deaths per 100,000 live births 724.32 deaths per 100,000 live births 442.94 deaths per 100,000 live births Chad
2020s 1,063 deaths per 100,000 live births 725.09 deaths per 100,000 live births 338.4 deaths per 100,000 live births Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Chad or Guinea-Bissau?
Chad, at 1,063 deaths per 100,000 live births against 725.09 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guinea-Bissau as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Chad and Guinea-Bissau?
337.91 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Guinea-Bissau?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Chad and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Chad ranks 2nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 5th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – 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

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed

The 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.