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Maternal mortality ratio

The number of deaths of women from causes related to pregnancy per 100,000 live births.

Unit: per 100,000 live births Period: 1985–2023 Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO)
Source: WHO · About the indicator
Average: 116 per 100k Countries: 194

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2023.

Maternal mortality ratio, 2023

Top-20 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio, 202302505007501,000NigeriaNigeria: 993 per 100k993ChadChad: 748 per 100k748Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 692 per 100k692South SudanSouth Sudan: 692 per 100k692LiberiaLiberia: 628 per 100k628SomaliaSomalia: 563 per 100k563AfghanistanAfghanistan: 521 per 100k521BeninBenin: 518 per 100k518Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 505 per 100k505GuineaGuinea: 494 per 100k494LesothoLesotho: 478 per 100k478MadagascarMadagascar: 445 per 100k445Democratic Republic of …Democratic Republic of the Congo: 427 per 100k427BurundiBurundi: 392 per 100k392MauritaniaMauritania: 381 per 100k381MaliMali: 367 per 100k367Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire: 359 per 100k359ZimbabweZimbabwe: 358 per 100k358GambiaGambia: 354 per 100k354Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: 354 per 100k354
Maternal mortality ratio — 2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 NG Nigeria 993 2023 194
2 TD Chad 748 2023 193
3 CF Central African Republic 692 2023 191
4 SS South Sudan 692 2023 191
5 LR Liberia 628 2023 190
6 SO Somalia 563 2023 189
7 AF Afghanistan 521 2023 188
8 BJ Benin 518 2023 187
9 GW Guinea-Bissau 505 2023 186
10 GN Guinea 494 2023 185
11 LS Lesotho 478 2023 184
12 MG Madagascar 445 2023 183
13 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 427 2023 182
14 BI Burundi 392 2023 181
15 MR Mauritania 381 2023 180
16 ML Mali 367 2023 179
17 CI Côte d'Ivoire 359 2023 178
18 ZW Zimbabwe 358 2023 177
19 GM Gambia 354 2023 175
20 SL Sierra Leone 354 2023 175
21 NE Niger 350 2023 174
22 TG Togo 349 2023 173
23 HT Haiti 328 2023 172
24 ER Eritrea 291 2023 171
25 TZ Tanzania 276 2023 170
26 NR Nauru 273 2023 169
27 CM Cameroon 258 2023 168
28 SD Sudan 256 2023 167
29 BF Burkina Faso 242 2023 166
30 CG Republic of the Congo 241 2023 165
31 SN Senegal 237 2023 164
32 GH Ghana 234 2023 163
33 GA Gabon 233 2023 162
34 RW Rwanda 229 2023 161
35 VE Venezuela 227 2023 160
36 MW Malawi 225 2023 159
37 ET Ethiopia 195 2023 158
38 TL Timor-Leste 192 2023 157
39 PG Papua New Guinea 189 2023 156
40 MM Myanmar 185 2023 155
41 AO Angola 183 2023 154
42 KM Comoros 179 2023 153
43 GQ Equatorial Guinea 174 2023 152
44 TV Tuvalu 170 2023 150
45 UG Uganda 170 2023 150
46 DJ Djibouti 162 2023 149
47 BW Botswana 155 2023 146
48 MH Marshall Islands 155 2023 146
49 PK Pakistan 155 2023 146
50 KE Kenya 149 2023 145
51 BO Bolivia 146 2023 144
52 NP Nepal 142 2023 143
53 ID Indonesia 140 2023 142
54 NA Namibia 139 2023 141
55 KH Cambodia 137 2023 140
56 JM Jamaica 130 2023 139
57 FM Micronesia 129 2023 138
58 DO Dominican Republic 124 2023 137
59 SB Solomon Islands 123 2023 136
60 SZ Eswatini 118 2023 133
61 ZA South Africa 118 2023 133
62 YE Yemen 118 2023 133
63 BD Bangladesh 115 2023 132
64 LA Laos 112 2023 131
65 WS Samoa 101 2023 130
66 VU Vanuatu 100 2023 129
67 MZ Mozambique 99 2023 128
68 GT Guatemala 94 2023 127
69 PW Palau 89 2023 126
70 ZM Zambia 85 2023 125
71 PH Philippines 84 2023 123
72 SR Suriname 84 2023 123
73 IN India 80 2023 121
74 KI Kiribati 80 2023 121
75 BS Bahamas 76 2023 120
76 GY Guyana 75 2023 118
77 ST Sao Tome and Principe 75 2023 118
78 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 74 2023 117
79 MA Morocco 70 2023 116
80 BZ Belize 67 2023 112
81 BR Brazil 67 2023 112
82 KP North Korea 67 2023 112
83 TO Tonga 67 2023 112
84 IQ Iraq 66 2023 110
85 MU Mauritius 66 2023 110
86 DZ Algeria 62 2023 109
87 NI Nicaragua 60 2023 108
88 CO Colombia 59 2023 106
89 LY Libya 59 2023 106
90 PY Paraguay 58 2023 105
91 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 56 2023 104
92 EC Ecuador 55 2023 103
93 TT Trinidad and Tobago 54 2023 102
94 PE Peru 51 2023 101
95 GD Grenada 48 2023 99
96 VN Vietnam 48 2023 99
97 BT Bhutan 47 2023 97
98 HN Honduras 47 2023 97
99 LC Saint Lucia 44 2023 96
100 KG Kyrgyzstan 42 2023 93
101 MX Mexico 42 2023 93
102 SC Seychelles 42 2023 93
103 MN Mongolia 41 2023 92
104 CV Cabo Verde 40 2023 91
105 SV El Salvador 39 2023 90
106 PA Panama 37 2023 89
107 BN Brunei Darussalam 36 2023 86
108 DM Dominica 36 2023 86
109 TN Tunisia 36 2023 86
110 AG Antigua and Barbuda 35 2023 83
111 BB Barbados 35 2023 83
112 CU Cuba 35 2023 83
113 TH Thailand 34 2023 82
114 AR Argentina 33 2023 81
115 MV Maldives 32 2023 80
116 JO Jordan 31 2023 79
117 FJ Fiji 30 2023 78
118 MY Malaysia 26 2023 76
119 UZ Uzbekistan 26 2023 76
120 CR Costa Rica 24 2023 75
121 GE Georgia 20 2023 73
122 SY Syria 20 2023 73
123 AM Armenia 19 2023 70
124 LV Latvia 19 2023 70
125 MD Moldova 19 2023 70
126 AZ Azerbaijan 18 2023 68
127 LK Sri Lanka 18 2023 68
128 BH Bahrain 17 2023 65
129 EG Egypt 17 2023 65
130 US United States 17 2023 65
131 CN China 16 2023 62
132 IR Iran 16 2023 62
133 PS Palestine 16 2023 62
134 LB Lebanon 15 2023 57
135 PT Portugal 15 2023 57
136 TR Türkiye 15 2023 57
137 UA Ukraine 15 2023 57
138 UY Uruguay 15 2023 57
139 CY Cyprus 14 2023 55
140 TJ Tajikistan 14 2023 55
141 OM Oman 13 2023 54
142 CA Canada 12 2023 51
143 HU Hungary 12 2023 51
144 RO Romania 12 2023 51
145 AD Andorra 11 2023 47
146 LU Luxembourg 11 2023 47
147 PR Puerto Rico 11 2023 47
148 RS Serbia 11 2023 47
149 CL Chile 10 2023 45
150 KZ Kazakhstan 10 2023 45
151 RU Russia 9 2023 44
152 FI Finland 8 2023 38
153 KW Kuwait 8 2023 38
154 LT Lithuania 8 2023 38
155 MT Malta 8 2023 38
156 SM San Marino 8 2023 38
157 GB United Kingdom 8 2023 38
158 AL Albania 7 2023 34
159 FR France 7 2023 34
160 NZ New Zealand 7 2023 34
161 SA Saudi Arabia 7 2023 34
162 AT Austria 6 2023 28
163 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 2023 28
164 BG Bulgaria 6 2023 28
165 IT Italy 6 2023 28
166 ME Montenegro 6 2023 28
167 SG Singapore 6 2023 28
168 EE Estonia 5 2023 23
169 GR Greece 5 2023 23
170 MC Monaco 5 2023 23
171 CH Switzerland 5 2023 23
172 TM Turkmenistan 5 2023 23
173 BE Belgium 4 2023 14
174 DK Denmark 4 2023 14
175 DE Germany 4 2023 14
176 IE Ireland 4 2023 14
177 NL Netherlands 4 2023 14
178 QA Qatar 4 2023 14
179 SK Slovakia 4 2023 14
180 KR South Korea 4 2023 14
181 SE Sweden 4 2023 14
182 HR Croatia 3 2023 6
183 CZ Czechia 3 2023 6
184 IS Iceland 3 2023 6
185 JP Japan 3 2023 6
186 MK North Macedonia 3 2023 6
187 SI Slovenia 3 2023 6
188 ES Spain 3 2023 6
189 AE United Arab Emirates 3 2023 6
190 AU Australia 2 2023 3
191 IL Israel 2 2023 3
192 PL Poland 2 2023 3
193 BY Belarus 1 2023 1
194 NO Norway 1 2023 1
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Maximum 993 per 100k
Median 47 per 100k
Minimum 1 per 100k
World 197 per 100k

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.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
per 100,000 live births
Observation period
1985–2023
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Dataset
Global Health Observatory

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