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Maternal mortality ratio — Guinea-Bissau

Maternal mortality ratio in Guinea-Bissau in 2023 — 505 per 100k. Ranked 186 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 72.7%.

2023 505 per 100k −6.31% vs 2022
World rank 186of 194
Period maximum 1,851 per 100k1985
Period minimum 505 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Guinea-Bissau, 1985–202305001,0001,5002,000198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 1,851 per 100k1986: 1,825 per 100k1987: 1,796 per 100k1988: 1,759 per 100k1989: 1,698 per 100k1990: 1,709 per 100k1991: 1,663 per 100k1992: 1,633 per 100k1993: 1,613 per 100k1994: 1,644 per 100k1995: 1,556 per 100k1996: 1,539 per 100k1997: 1,642 per 100k1998: 1,465 per 100k1999: 1,461 per 100k2000: 1,295 per 100k2001: 1,222 per 100k2002: 1,141 per 100k2003: 1,069 per 100k2004: 980 per 100k2005: 956 per 100k2006: 831 per 100k2007: 792 per 100k2008: 802 per 100k2009: 753 per 100k2010: 698 per 100k2011: 678 per 100k2012: 704 per 100k2013: 707 per 100k2014: 662 per 100k2015: 631 per 100k2016: 617 per 100k2017: 597 per 100k2018: 585 per 100k2019: 598 per 100k2020: 603 per 100k2021: 617 per 100k2022: 539 per 100k2023: 505 per 100k
Change over the period: −1,346 (−72.72%) Average annual rate: -3.36 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau 505 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 448 per 100k
Western Africa computed 676 per 100k
Low-income countries computed 303 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 505 −34 −6.31%
2022 539 −78 −12.64%
2021 617 +14 +2.32%
2020 603 +5 +0.84%
2019 598 +13 +2.22%
2018 585 −12 −2.01%
2017 597 −20 −3.24%
2016 617 −14 −2.22%
2015 631 −31 −4.68%
2014 662 −45 −6.36%
2013 707 +3 +0.43%
2012 704 +26 +3.83%
2011 678 −20 −2.87%
2010 698 −55 −7.3%
2009 753 −49 −6.11%
2008 802 +10 +1.26%
2007 792 −39 −4.69%
2006 831 −125 −13.08%
2005 956 −24 −2.45%
2004 980 −89 −8.33%
2003 1,069 −72 −6.31%
2002 1,141 −81 −6.63%
2001 1,222 −73 −5.64%
2000 1,295 −166 −11.36%
1999 1,461 −4 −0.27%
1998 1,465 −177 −10.78%
1997 1,642 +103 +6.69%
1996 1,539 −17 −1.09%
1995 1,556 −88 −5.35%
1994 1,644 +31 +1.92%
1993 1,613 −20 −1.22%
1992 1,633 −30 −1.8%
1991 1,663 −46 −2.69%
1990 1,709 +11 +0.65%
1989 1,698 −61 −3.47%
1988 1,759 −37 −2.06%
1987 1,796 −29 −1.59%
1986 1,825 −26 −1.4%
1985 1,851 — —

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CV Cabo Verde 40 GH Ghana 234 SN Senegal 237 BF Burkina Faso 242 TG Togo 349 NE Niger 350 GM Gambia 354 SL Sierra Leone 354 CI Côte d'Ivoire 359 ML Mali 367 MR Mauritania 381 GN Guinea 494 GW Guinea-Bissau 505 BJ Benin 518 LR Liberia 628 NG Nigeria 993
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About the indicator

The number of women who died during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days of its end from causes related to pregnancy, per 100,000 live births. The gap between countries exceeds a hundredfold and is almost entirely explained by the availability of skilled attendance at birth and of emergency obstetric care.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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