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

Guinea-Bissau, at 330 against 290 in Eritrea as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea 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.

Eritrea vs Guinea-Bissau: Number of maternal deaths

Eritrea

290

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau

330

in 2023

Eritrea rank

61st

Guinea-Bissau rank

60th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Eritrea
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 330 against 290 in Eritrea, a difference of 40.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 61st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 60th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,320	784	536	Eritrea
1990s	845	768	77	Eritrea
2000s	547	544	3	Eritrea
2010s	404	402	2	Eritrea
2020s	307.5	362.5	55	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Eritrea or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 330 against 290 in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?: 40, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Eritrea ranks 61st 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: 20 August 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.