Bangladesh vs Guyana: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020
Bangladesh
123.03 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Guyana
111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
62nd
Guyana rank
64th
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time
- Bangladesh
- Guyana
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 123.03 deaths per 100,000 live births against 111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guyana, a difference of 11.09 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 62nd and Guyana ranks 64th of 185 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 908.79 deaths per 100,000 live births | 270.35 deaths per 100,000 live births | 638.44 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 732.04 deaths per 100,000 live births | 231.2 deaths per 100,000 live births | 500.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 387.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 171.56 deaths per 100,000 live births | 216.27 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 219.7 deaths per 100,000 live births | 129.52 deaths per 100,000 live births | 90.17 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 123.03 deaths per 100,000 live births | 111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births | 11.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Bangladesh or Guyana?
- Bangladesh, at 123.03 deaths per 100,000 live births against 111.94 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guyana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Bangladesh and Guyana?
- 11.09 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Guyana?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Bangladesh and Guyana rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?
- Bangladesh ranks 62nd and Guyana ranks 64th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.