Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) was 0.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Equatorial Guinea, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 0.7% for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 4.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2023.
That places Equatorial Guinea 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3.7% | — |
| 1986 | 3.8% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 3.9% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 4.0% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 4.0% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -7.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 9.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.4% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 843 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0678 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Equatorial Guinea?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Equatorial Guinea was 0.7% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.