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
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
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.