Africa Eastern and Southern vs Guinea-Bissau: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0044 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
0.0117 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
15th
Guinea-Bissau rank
15th

Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Guinea-Bissau
00.010.020.03198520042023

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.0117 units per square kilometre against 0.0044 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0073 units per square kilometre.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 2.6 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 15th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th of 47 groups.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0118 units per square kilometre 0.0279 units per square kilometre 0.0161 units per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
1990s 0.0104 units per square kilometre 0.0273 units per square kilometre 0.0169 units per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
2000s 0.0079 units per square kilometre 0.0193 units per square kilometre 0.0115 units per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
2010s 0.0059 units per square kilometre 0.0143 units per square kilometre 0.0083 units per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
2020s 0.0046 units per square kilometre 0.0129 units per square kilometre 0.0083 units per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre, Africa Eastern and Southern or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 0.0117 units per square kilometre against 0.0044 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre between Africa Eastern and Southern and Guinea-Bissau?
0.0073 units per square kilometre, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Guinea-Bissau?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 15th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 9,090 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed

Number of maternal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.