Equatorial Guinea vs East Timor: Maternal mortality ratio

Equatorial Guinea
212.33 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
East Timor
203.92 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Equatorial Guinea rank
46th
East Timor rank
47th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • East Timor
05001.0k1.5k198520022020

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 212.33 deaths per 100,000 live births against 203.92 deaths per 100,000 live births in East Timor, a difference of 8.41 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was East Timor ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 46th and East Timor ranks 47th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea East Timor Difference Ahead
1980s 1,234 deaths per 100,000 live births 1,521 deaths per 100,000 live births 286.61 deaths per 100,000 live births East Timor
1990s 858.25 deaths per 100,000 live births 1,129 deaths per 100,000 live births 270.4 deaths per 100,000 live births East Timor
2000s 296.39 deaths per 100,000 live births 592.82 deaths per 100,000 live births 296.43 deaths per 100,000 live births East Timor
2010s 199.49 deaths per 100,000 live births 292.59 deaths per 100,000 live births 93.09 deaths per 100,000 live births East Timor
2020s 212.33 deaths per 100,000 live births 203.92 deaths per 100,000 live births 8.41 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, Equatorial Guinea or East Timor?
Equatorial Guinea, at 212.33 deaths per 100,000 live births against 203.92 deaths per 100,000 live births in East Timor as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Equatorial Guinea and East Timor?
8.41 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and East Timor?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Equatorial Guinea and East Timor rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 46th and East Timor ranks 47th 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.