List of countries by maternal mortality ratio

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Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births.[1]

From

International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10)
.

The global rate is 224 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020 (latest available year for some countries).[1]

Table

  • Note: Year listed indicates latest available data as of that year. Year can vary by country.
  • Row numbers are static. Other columns are sortable. This allows ranking of any column.

Asterisk (*) indicates "Healthcare in LOCATION" or "Health in LOCATION" links.

Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births.[1]
Location 1985 2000 2010 2020
 Afghanistan * 1,910.3 1,346.1 898.7 620.4
Africa (WHO) 1,007.1 788.1 647.4 531.5
 Albania * 47.7 14.3 8.5 8.3
 Algeria * 255.6 159.2 111.7 77.7
Americas (WHO) 147.8 68.4 59.9 68.0
 Angola * 1,098.0 859.9 367.3 221.9
 Antigua and Barbuda 59.0 51.3 30.8 21.2
 
Argentina *
 97.9 71.5 55.1 44.9
 
Armenia *
 54.0 50.2 33.2 27.2
 
Australia *
 8.0 6.7 5.5 2.9
 Austria * 10.5 6.4 6.0 5.2
 Azerbaijan * 52.8 55.5 32.8 40.8
 Bahamas 55.6 60.8 78.9 77.1
 Bahrain * 37.0 24.3 19.8 15.9
 
Bangladesh *
 907.5 441.2 300.8 123.0
 Barbados * 52.7 48.4 53.3 39.1
 Belarus * 42.3 24.3 2.7 1.1
 Belgium * 8.5 8.3 5.9 4.8
 Belize * 113.8 85.9 32.7 129.8
 
Benin *
 718.7 469.3 598.2 522.6
 
Bhutan *
 835.1 304.7 116.6 59.9
 
Bolivia *
 586.5 284.0 184.1 160.9
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina *
 47.4 15.6 7.7 5.7
 
Botswana *
 228.8 181.6 155.9 185.9
 Brazil * 227.0 68.4 63.9 72.1
 
Brunei *
 58.4 49.5 41.8 44.2
 
Bulgaria *
 25.4 21.9 10.3 7.1
 
Burkina Faso *
 795.3 505.6 357.4 263.8
 
Burundi *
 1,343.3 873.6 608.0 494.4
 
Cambodia *
 687.8 605.6 276.4 218.0
 
Cameroon *
 694.3 650.7 526.7 437.8
 Canada * 7.0 9.3 11.9 11.0
 
Cape Verde *
 399.8 125.1 53.9 42.2
 
Central African Republic *
 1,003.1 1,315.2 1,051.6 835.3
 
Chad *
 1,420.0 1,365.5 1,303.3 1,063.5
 Chile * 75.5 32.6 23.4 15.0
 China * 114.5 58.1 33.2 23.0
 
Colombia *
 130.0 92.6 70.6 74.8
 
Comoros *
 656.2 455.7 316.2 217.0
 
Congo *
 630.6 659.8 389.1 282.4
 Costa Rica * 49.6 38.5 26.6 22.0
 
Ivory Coast *
 667.0 473.5 604.1 479.9
 Croatia * 12.9 10.9 7.2 4.8
 Cuba * 69.1 47.0 41.1 39.3
 
Cyprus *
 38.2 33.2 26.8 68.4
 
Czech Republic *
 13.1 8.0 4.3 3.4
 
DR Congo *
 1,171.5 667.7 601.5 547.4
 Denmark * 11.5 8.0 6.5 4.7
 
Djibouti *
 707.2 512.5 273.8 234.5
 
Dominican Republic *
 154.1 79.1 91.8 107.3
 
East Timor *
 1,671.8 749.7 376.3 203.9
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO) 414.4 355.9 231.5 179.2
 
Ecuador *
 238.6 120.1 76.2 65.7
 Egypt * 152.8 79.4 38.2 16.8
 El Salvador * 210.5 48.8 35.8 42.8
 
Equatorial Guinea *
 1,302.5 426.6 211.3 212.3
 
Eritrea *
 1,557.6 734.6 479.7 321.6
 Estonia * 49.1 24.8 8.1 5.2
 
Eswatini *
 484.3 588.3 671.5 239.6
 Ethiopia * 1,297.3 952.8 634.7 266.7
Europe (WHO) 56.2 26.3 15.4 13.2
 Fiji * 64.9 49.0 41.6 38.0
 Finland * 5.6 7.5 7.0 8.3
 
France *
 18.3 9.4 9.3 7.9
 
Gabon *
 450.6 248.5 192.9 226.6
 Gambia 1,202.2 777.7 619.8 458.2
 Georgia * 44.3 52.8 41.0 27.6
 Germany * 10.3 7.2 6.2 4.4
 Ghana * 848.0 498.9 336.9 263.1
 Greece * 7.3 3.8 3.4 7.7
 Grenada * 53.9 42.1 27.3 21.1
 Guatemala * 267.6 151.8 123.3 95.5
 
Guinea *
 1,238.3 970.9 740.7 553.4
 
Guinea-Bissau *
 1,651.9 1,300.2 794.5 725.1
 
Guyana *
 275.1 190.1 147.9 111.9
 
Haiti *
 710.4 399.7 402.9 350.4
 
Honduras *
 223.6 81.9 73.2 71.8
 Hungary * 25.4 14.6 15.0 15.0
 Iceland * 6.8 5.3 2.9 2.7
 India * 646.9 384.4 178.7 102.7
 Indonesia * 495.3 298.6 218.8 172.9
 Iran * 102.3 43.5 31.6 22.0
 Iraq * 201.9 116.9 114.9 76.1
 
Ireland *
 11.1 10.4 6.5 5.0
 Israel * 40.3 8.6 3.0 2.8
 Italy * 18.1 10.1 6.7 4.6
 Jamaica * 45.1 83.0 87.7 98.9
 
Japan *
 17.4 8.5 5.7 4.3
 
Jordan *
 96.3 64.3 46.6 41.3
 Kazakhstan * 99.8 56.3 19.6 13.4
 Kenya * 580.1 563.8 475.5 530.0
 
Kiribati *
 213.2 115.9 130.6 76.3
 Kuwait * 13.2 9.9 9.2 7.2
 
Kyrgyzstan *
 97.0 86.9 71.7 50.4
 
Laos *
 878.0 579.2 283.6 126.1
 
Latvia *
 50.4 32.0 25.4 18.3
 
Lebanon *
 66.9 31.9 18.0 20.6
 
Lesotho *
 565.3 544.6 1,040.2 566.2
 
Liberia *
 1,365.4 777.4 634.2 652.3
 
Libya *
 57.5 56.7 57.5 72.1
 
Lithuania *
 31.1 17.5 9.7 8.7
 Luxembourg * 12.6 9.3 8.3 6.5
 Madagascar * 810.4 658.1 496.8 391.5
 Malawi * 891.8 573.5 512.9 380.7
 Malaysia * 55.1 39.7 25.5 21.1
 
Maldives *
 364.6 114.3 59.8 56.7
 
Mali *
 1,341.2 742.3 546.8 440.2
 Malta * 16.2 10.5 5.3 2.9
 
Mauritania *
 781.3 683.6 586.1 463.8
 
Mauritius *
 141.7 52.2 55.1 84.4
 Mexico * 97.2 56.5 51.2 59.1
 
Micronesia *
 112.0 60.1 45.7 74.3
 Moldova * 75.2 48.9 18.1 12.3
 
Mongolia *
 211.5 157.8 65.5 39.5
 
Montenegro *
 10.7 10.5 7.2 6.2
 
Morocco *
 673.7 244.2 133.9 71.9
 
Mozambique *
 1,240.3 532.1 321.5 127.1
 
Myanmar *
 572.5 371.4 292.7 178.7
 
Namibia *
 328.4 450.3 481.6 214.6
 
Nepal *
 1,171.5 504.0 349.2 174.4
 
Netherlands *
 11.4 13.0 6.3 4.3
 New Zealand * 16.9 11.1 9.9 7.0
 Nicaragua * 269.9 168.8 97.8 77.9
 
Niger *
 1,128.7 866.8 593.9 441.1
 Nigeria * 1,283.0 1,147.5 1,122.7 1,047.2
 
North Korea *
 115.1 185.6 130.2 106.7
 
North Macedonia *
 17.9 12.3 6.3 3.0
 Norway * 7.0 5.7 4.0 1.7
 Oman * 31.1 19.8 18.1 17.0
 Pakistan * 368.1 387.4 230.5 154.2
 
Palestine *
 110.3 62.0 43.4 20.4
 
Panama *
 87.9 65.5 54.9 49.5
 Papua New Guinea * 354.3 311.9 288.9 191.8
 
Paraguay *
 251.9 148.5 100.5 71.1
 Peru * 274.0 113.3 76.4 68.5
 
Philippines *
 255.9 129.0 105.0 78.2
 
Poland *
 17.5 7.8 2.5 2.0
 Portugal * 15.6 10.8 9.9 11.8
 
Puerto Rico *
 31.8 21.9 21.2 34.3
 Qatar * 23.9 28.1 10.1 7.6
 Romania * 212.4 50.2 22.2 10.1
 Russia * 106.8 52.3 17.2 13.7
 Rwanda * 952.1 1,006.5 385.8 258.9
 
Saint Lucia *
 48.6 86.7 73.3 73.3
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * 77.8 76.4 44.6 61.8
 Samoa * 116.4 74.5 61.6 59.1
 
São Tomé and Príncipe *
 257.0 179.5 160.2 146.2
 
Saudi Arabia *
 35.8 21.5 15.3 16.2
 Senegal * 760.0 638.4 450.1 260.9
 Serbia * 16.9 17.8 14.2 10.2
 
Seychelles *
 56.8 44.3 8.2 3.3
 Sierra Leone * 1,427.5 1,682.4 837.4 442.8
 Singapore * 17.7 15.1 8.3 7.5
 Slovakia * 9.8 8.6 5.1 4.8
 Slovenia * 16.0 11.9 6.0 4.5
 
Solomon Islands *
 179.2 150.1 147.1 122.2
 Somalia * 1,199.0 1,096.9 963.2 620.7
 South Africa * 168.0 173.0 219.1 126.8
 South Korea * 39.3 15.5 8.2 8.1
 
South Sudan *
 3,291.8 1,686.6 1,059.8 1,222.5
South-East Asia (WHO) 643.8 372.0 197.4 116.8
 
Spain *
 5.9 5.0 3.9 3.4
 Sri Lanka * 69.8 61.1 37.3 28.8
 
Sudan *
 1,165.5 642.2 383.4 270.4
 
Suriname *
 415.5 278.2 138.3 96.5
 
Sweden *
 7.2 6.1 4.5 4.5
 Switzerland * 9.7 7.9 8.1 7.4
 
Syria *
 55.6 33.7 21.3 29.9
 
Tajikistan *
 113.6 67.5 31.9 16.6
 Tanzania * 843.9 760.1 485.9 238.3
 Thailand * 77.6 48.2 35.3 28.6
 
Togo *
 680.0 479.3 530.3 399.0
 
Tonga *
 129.0 94.1 93.2 125.6
 Trinidad and Tobago * 108.9 73.9 46.8 26.6
 
Tunisia *
 124.7 61.5 43.9 36.6
 
Turkey *
 53.2 31.7 22.1 17.3
 Turkmenistan * 94.0 26.1 8.8 5.1
 Uganda * 757.2 461.5 372.0 284.1
 Ukraine * 66.2 35.8 16.9 16.5
 
United Arab Emirates *
 21.6 21.8 9.2 9.3
 
United Kingdom *
 8.4 11.0 9.5 9.8
 
United States *
 10.7 11.8 14.1 21.1
 
Uruguay *
 48.6 26.6 17.8 18.6
 
Uzbekistan *
 92.9 42.6 37.8 30.2
 
Vanuatu *
 161.1 108.7 93.1 94.4
 
Venezuela *
 105.4 92.4 112.2 259.2
 Vietnam * 143.2 88.5 60.0 45.5
Western Pacific (WHO) 131.0 76.4 49.1 44.3
World 441.3 339.0 253.8 223.5
 
Yemen *
 466.1 275.0 156.6 183.4
 Zambia * 555.4 418.7 268.5 134.7
 
Zimbabwe *
 431.5 387.8 618.3 356.8

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b c d Maternal mortality ratio. From Our World in Data (OWID). Page has detailed definition of maternal mortality ratio. Also the various ways it is measured. Data source: World Health Organization, "Global Health Observatory". Table tab has data. Click map tab, and then the download tab to get latest map.
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