Maternal mortality ratio in Guinea-Bissau

The maternal mortality ratio in Guinea-Bissau was 505 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.

Measure: Maternal mortality ratio Unit: Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births Data: 1985 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Guinea-Bissau, 2023 505 Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Change from 2022 −34per 100,000 live births 2022: 539 per 100,000 live births
World, 2023 197 per 100,000 live births Official aggregate
Position in 2023 9th of 194 See the full ranking

Maternal mortality ratio in Guinea-Bissau over time

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Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Maternal mortality ratio (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), 1999 to 2023
Period Guinea-BissauWorld
2023 505 per 100,000 live births 197 per 100,000 live births
2022 539 per 100,000 live births 203 per 100,000 live births
2021 617 per 100,000 live births 242 per 100,000 live births
2020 603 per 100,000 live births 211 per 100,000 live births
2019 598 per 100,000 live births 207 per 100,000 live births
2018 585 per 100,000 live births 211 per 100,000 live births
2017 597 per 100,000 live births 215 per 100,000 live births
2016 617 per 100,000 live births 220 per 100,000 live births
2015 631 per 100,000 live births 228 per 100,000 live births
2014 662 per 100,000 live births 231 per 100,000 live births
2013 707 per 100,000 live births 235 per 100,000 live births
2012 704 per 100,000 live births 239 per 100,000 live births
2011 678 per 100,000 live births 247 per 100,000 live births
2010 698 per 100,000 live births 253 per 100,000 live births
2009 753 per 100,000 live births 258 per 100,000 live births
2008 802 per 100,000 live births 264 per 100,000 live births
2007 792 per 100,000 live births 269 per 100,000 live births
2006 831 per 100,000 live births 276 per 100,000 live births
2005 956 per 100,000 live births 283 per 100,000 live births
2004 980 per 100,000 live births 291 per 100,000 live births
2003 1,069 per 100,000 live births 301 per 100,000 live births
2002 1,141 per 100,000 live births 311 per 100,000 live births
2001 1,222 per 100,000 live births 321 per 100,000 live births
2000 1,295 per 100,000 live births 328 per 100,000 live births
1999 1,461 per 100,000 live births 340 per 100,000 live births

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −34 from 539 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 707 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −202.
  • Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Guinea-Bissau has the 9th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.

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Source and dates

Original producer
WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UN Population Division (MMEIG)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.MMRT · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1985 to 2023 for Guinea-Bissau
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UN Population Division (MMEIG)