Guinea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Number of maternal deaths

Guinea
2,400
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
23,000
in 2023
Guinea rank
21st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
22nd

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • Guinea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k198520042023

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 23,000 against 2,400 in Guinea, a difference of 20,600.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 9.6 times Guinea's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 194 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 3,320 47,800 44,480 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 3,490 47,200 43,710 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 3,180 38,100 34,920 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 2,840 29,100 26,260 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 2,475 25,750 23,275 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Guinea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 23,000 against 2,400 in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Guinea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
20,600, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Guinea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for number of maternal deaths?
Guinea ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd 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

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.