Maternal mortality ratio in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Maternal mortality ratio was 173.66 per 100,000 live births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
173.66 per 100,000 live births
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
44th
of 196 countries
All-time high
405.62 per 100,000 live births
in 2000
All-time low
173.66 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Maternal mortality ratio in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2023

01002003004002000201120232000: 405.6 per 100,000 live births2001: 388 per 100,000 live births2002: 364.4 per 100,000 live births2003: 342.9 per 100,000 live births2004: 322.8 per 100,000 live births2005: 312.1 per 100,000 live births2006: 298.9 per 100,000 live births2007: 288.9 per 100,000 live births2008: 275.8 per 100,000 live births2009: 266.9 per 100,000 live births2010: 259.4 per 100,000 live births2011: 253.8 per 100,000 live births2012: 244.7 per 100,000 live births2013: 235.7 per 100,000 live births2014: 227.1 per 100,000 live births2015: 222.2 per 100,000 live births2016: 216.3 per 100,000 live births2017: 211.6 per 100,000 live births2018: 204 per 100,000 live births2019: 198 per 100,000 live births2020: 195.6 per 100,000 live births2021: 201.7 per 100,000 live births2022: 183.1 per 100,000 live births2023: 173.7 per 100,000 live births

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for maternal mortality ratio in Equatorial Guinea is 173.66 per 100,000 live births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 405.62 per 100,000 live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 173.66 per 100,000 live births, in 2023.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 44th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 326.63 per 100,000 live births 266.88 per 100,000 live births 405.62 per 100,000 live births 10
2010s 227.29 per 100,000 live births 198 per 100,000 live births 259.36 per 100,000 live births 10
2020s 188.53 per 100,000 live births 173.66 per 100,000 live births 201.73 per 100,000 live births 4

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 41 Angola 183.2 per 100,000 live births compare
  2. 42 Comoros 178.88 per 100,000 live births compare
  3. 43 Melanesia 175.56 per 100,000 live births compare
  4. 45 Uganda 170.31 per 100,000 live births compare
  5. 46 Tuvalu 169.71 per 100,000 live births compare
  6. 47 Djibouti 161.88 per 100,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is maternal mortality ratio in Equatorial Guinea?
Maternal mortality ratio in Equatorial Guinea was 173.66 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 405.62 per 100,000 live births in 2000.
What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 173.66 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for maternal mortality ratio?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 44th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
per 100,000 live births
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
235 places, 5,640 data points, 2000–2023
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