Maternal mortality ratio in Guinea
Guinea: Maternal mortality ratio was 494.12 per 100,000 live births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 live births.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 494.12 per 100,000 live births for maternal mortality ratio in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Guinea peaked at 951.42 per 100,000 live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 494.12 per 100,000 live births, in 2023.
That places Guinea 9th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 858.23 per 100,000 live births | 766.26 per 100,000 live births | 951.42 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 646.47 per 100,000 live births | 548.12 per 100,000 live births | 749.53 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 514 per 100,000 live births | 494.12 per 100,000 live births | 533.27 per 100,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 6 Afghanistan 520.5 per 100,000 live births compare
- 7 Benin 518.23 per 100,000 live births compare
- 8 Guinea-Bissau 505.37 per 100,000 live births compare
- 10 Lesotho 478.02 per 100,000 live births compare
- 11 Madagascar 445.43 per 100,000 live births compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 427.05 per 100,000 live births compare
More health data for Guinea
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,123 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 134,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 132,088 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 137,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 134,485 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 139,065 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 136,370 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in Guinea?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Guinea was 494.12 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 951.42 per 100,000 live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 494.12 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
- How does Guinea rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Guinea ranks 9th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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