Guinea-Bissau - Number of maternal deaths

Number of maternal deaths in Guinea-Bissau was 440.00 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 610.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 440.00 in 2015.

Definition: A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.

Source: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and the United Nations Population Division. Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2019

See also:

Year Value
2000 610.00
2001 600.00
2002 600.00
2003 590.00
2004 570.00
2005 540.00
2006 510.00
2007 490.00
2008 480.00
2009 470.00
2010 470.00
2011 460.00
2012 460.00
2013 450.00
2014 450.00
2015 440.00
2016 440.00
2017 440.00

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health