Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Bolivia or Guinea-Bissau?

Bolivia, at 380 against 330 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia vs Guinea-Bissau: Number of maternal deaths (Trends)

Bolivia

380

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau

330

in 2023

Bolivia rank

58th

Guinea-Bissau rank

60th

Number of maternal deaths (Trends) over time

Bolivia
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 380 against 330 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 50.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 58th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 60th of 194 countries.

Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,180	784	396	Bolivia
1990s	870	768	102	Bolivia
2000s	631	544	87	Bolivia
2010s	447	402	45	Bolivia
2020s	520	362.5	157.5	Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Bolivia or Guinea-Bissau?: Bolivia, at 380 against 330 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Bolivia and Guinea-Bissau?: 50, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Guinea-Bissau?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Bolivia ranks 58th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 60th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), 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
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 9,399 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.