What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Congo and Guinea-Bissau?

38.59 deaths, with Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guinea-Bissau?

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

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs Guinea-Bissau: Number of maternal deaths by region

Congo

502.65 deaths

in 2020

Guinea-Bissau

464.06 deaths

in 2020

Congo rank

54th

Guinea-Bissau rank

57th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Congo
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Congo currently reports 502.65 deaths against 464.06 deaths in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 38.59 deaths.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

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

Congo ranks 54th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 57th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1980s	561.48 deaths	695.65 deaths	134.17 deaths	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	821.8 deaths	680.91 deaths	140.89 deaths	Congo
2000s	709.38 deaths	564.62 deaths	144.76 deaths	Congo
2010s	642.37 deaths	455.36 deaths	187.01 deaths	Congo
2020s	502.65 deaths	464.06 deaths	38.59 deaths	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Congo or Guinea-Bissau?: Congo, at 502.65 deaths against 464.06 deaths in Guinea-Bissau as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Congo and Guinea-Bissau?: 38.59 deaths, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guinea-Bissau?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Congo and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Congo ranks 54th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 57th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths by region
Unit: deaths
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.