Equatorial Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Number of maternal deaths by region
Equatorial Guinea
106.17 deaths
in 2020
Sri Lanka
89.41 deaths
in 2020
Equatorial Guinea rank
83rd
Sri Lanka rank
86th
Number of maternal deaths by region over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 106.17 deaths against 89.41 deaths in Sri Lanka, a difference of 16.76 deaths.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 83rd and Sri Lanka ranks 86th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 233.84 deaths | 233.44 deaths | 0.4056 deaths | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 202.54 deaths | 184.92 deaths | 17.62 deaths | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 97.34 deaths | 171.09 deaths | 73.75 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 92.06 deaths | 111.27 deaths | 19.21 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 106.17 deaths | 89.41 deaths | 16.75 deaths | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Equatorial Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 106.17 deaths against 89.41 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 16.76 deaths, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 83rd and Sri Lanka ranks 86th 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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About this data
Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.