What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Guinea and Kenya?

23.44 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Kenya?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

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.

Guinea vs Kenya: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Guinea

553.4 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Kenya

529.96 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Guinea rank

10th

Kenya rank

12th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Guinea
Kenya

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 553.4 deaths per 100,000 live births against 529.96 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kenya, a difference of 23.44 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 10th and Kenya ranks 12th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,200 deaths per 100,000 live births	603.37 deaths per 100,000 live births	596.23 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guinea
1990s	1,042 deaths per 100,000 live births	558.91 deaths per 100,000 live births	482.69 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guinea
2000s	855.37 deaths per 100,000 live births	513.53 deaths per 100,000 live births	341.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guinea
2010s	647.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	494.04 deaths per 100,000 live births	153.15 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guinea
2020s	553.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	529.96 deaths per 100,000 live births	23.44 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Guinea or Kenya?: Guinea, at 553.4 deaths per 100,000 live births against 529.96 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kenya as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Guinea and Kenya?: 23.44 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Kenya?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Guinea and Kenya rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Guinea ranks 10th and Kenya ranks 12th 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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Indicator: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.