Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Eritrea or Guatemala?

Guatemala, at 353.47 Deaths against 288.61 Deaths in Eritrea as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Eritrea and Guatemala?

64.86 Deaths, with Guatemala ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Guatemala?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Guatemala: Number of maternal deaths

Eritrea

288.61 Deaths

in 2023

Guatemala

353.47 Deaths

in 2023

Eritrea rank

62nd

Guatemala rank

59th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Eritrea
Guatemala

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 353.47 Deaths against 288.61 Deaths in Eritrea, a difference of 64.86 Deaths.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 62nd and Guatemala ranks 59th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,316 Deaths	951.97 Deaths	364.07 Deaths	Eritrea
1990s	847.63 Deaths	882.77 Deaths	35.14 Deaths	Guatemala
2000s	546.36 Deaths	595.4 Deaths	49.04 Deaths	Guatemala
2010s	405.02 Deaths	462.63 Deaths	57.62 Deaths	Guatemala
2020s	306.77 Deaths	395.12 Deaths	88.35 Deaths	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Eritrea or Guatemala?: Guatemala, at 353.47 Deaths against 288.61 Deaths in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Eritrea and Guatemala?: 64.86 Deaths, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Guatemala?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Guatemala rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Eritrea ranks 62nd and Guatemala ranks 59th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths
Unit: Deaths
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 7,605 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated annual number of women who die from maternal conditions.