Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Guinea-Bissau or Peru?

Guinea-Bissau, at 464.06 deaths against 406.42 deaths in Peru as of 2020.

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

57.64 deaths, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

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

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.

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

Guinea-Bissau

464.06 deaths

in 2020

Peru

406.42 deaths

in 2020

Guinea-Bissau rank

57th

Peru rank

60th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Guinea-Bissau
Peru

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 464.06 deaths against 406.42 deaths in Peru, a difference of 57.64 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Peru ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 57th and Peru ranks 60th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1980s	695.65 deaths	1,724 deaths	1,029 deaths	Peru
1990s	680.91 deaths	1,455 deaths	774.41 deaths	Peru
2000s	564.62 deaths	600.14 deaths	35.52 deaths	Peru
2010s	455.36 deaths	402.66 deaths	52.7 deaths	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	464.06 deaths	406.42 deaths	57.64 deaths	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Guinea-Bissau or Peru?: Guinea-Bissau, at 464.06 deaths against 406.42 deaths in Peru as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Guinea-Bissau and Peru?: 57.64 deaths, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Peru?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Peru rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 57th and Peru ranks 60th 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.