What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Guinea and Lesotho?

12.81 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Lesotho?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

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.

Guinea vs Lesotho: Maternal mortality ratio

Guinea

553.4 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Lesotho

566.21 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Guinea rank

10th

Lesotho rank

9th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Guinea
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 566.21 deaths per 100,000 live births against 553.4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guinea, a difference of 12.81 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Guinea ranks 10th and Lesotho ranks 9th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,200 deaths per 100,000 live births	555.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	644.49 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guinea
1990s	1,042 deaths per 100,000 live births	510.14 deaths per 100,000 live births	531.45 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guinea
2000s	855.37 deaths per 100,000 live births	674.14 deaths per 100,000 live births	181.23 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guinea
2010s	647.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	792.29 deaths per 100,000 live births	145.1 deaths per 100,000 live births	Lesotho
2020s	553.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	566.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	12.8 deaths per 100,000 live births	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Guinea or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 566.21 deaths per 100,000 live births against 553.4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Guinea and Lesotho?: 12.81 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Lesotho?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Guinea and Lesotho rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Guinea ranks 10th and Lesotho ranks 9th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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.