3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births) by country
Countries reporting
184
Highest
1,223
South Sudan
Lowest
1
Belarus
Median
59.5
Years covered
21
2000–2020
Data points
3,864
What the numbers show
3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births) is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 1,223 in South Sudan; the lowest is 1 in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 59.5, and the mean is 144.35.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,223.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 146 fell. The largest increase was in Belize (up 297.6%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini (down 64.3%).
3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 1,223 | 2020 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 2 | Chad | 1,063 | 2020 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 1,047 | 2020 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 835 | 2020 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 5 | Guinea-Bissau | 725 | 2020 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 6 | Liberia | 652 | 2020 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 7 | Somalia | 621 | 2020 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 620 | 2020 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 9 | Lesotho | 566 | 2020 | down 45.6% | rising |
| 10 | Guinea | 553 | 2020 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 11 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 547 | 2020 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 12 | Kenya | 530 | 2020 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 13 | Benin | 523 | 2020 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 14 | Burundi | 494 | 2020 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 15 | Côte d'Ivoire | 480 | 2020 | down 20.5% | flat |
| 16 | Mauritania | 464 | 2020 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 17 | Gambia | 458 | 2020 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 443 | 2020 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 19 | Niger | 441 | 2020 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 20 | Mali | 440 | 2020 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 21 | Cameroon | 438 | 2020 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 22 | Togo | 399 | 2020 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 23 | Madagascar | 392 | 2020 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 24 | Malawi | 381 | 2020 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 357 | 2020 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 26 | Haiti | 350 | 2020 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 27 | Eritrea | 322 | 2020 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 28 | Uganda | 284 | 2020 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 29 | Congo | 282 | 2020 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 30 | Sudan | 270 | 2020 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 267 | 2020 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 264 | 2020 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 33 | Ghana | 263 | 2020 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 34 | Senegal | 261 | 2020 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 35 | Rwanda | 259 | 2020 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 35 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 259 | 2020 | up 130.8% | rising |
| 37 | Eswatini | 240 | 2020 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 38 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 238 | 2020 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 39 | Djibouti | 234 | 2020 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 40 | Gabon | 227 | 2020 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 41 | Angola | 222 | 2020 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 42 | Cambodia | 218 | 2020 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 43 | Comoros | 217 | 2020 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 44 | Namibia | 215 | 2020 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 45 | Equatorial Guinea | 212 | 2020 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 46 | Timor-Leste | 204 | 2020 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 47 | Papua New Guinea | 192 | 2020 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 48 | Botswana | 186 | 2020 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 49 | Yemen | 183 | 2020 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 50 | Myanmar | 179 | 2020 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 51 | Nepal | 174 | 2020 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 52 | Indonesia | 173 | 2020 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 53 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 161 | 2020 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 54 | Pakistan | 154 | 2020 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 55 | Sao Tome and Principe | 146 | 2020 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 56 | Zambia | 135 | 2020 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 57 | Belize | 130 | 2020 | up 297.6% | flat |
| 58 | Mozambique | 127 | 2020 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 58 | South Africa | 127 | 2020 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 60 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 126 | 2020 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 60 | Tonga | 126 | 2020 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 62 | Viet Nam | 124 | 2020 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 123 | 2020 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 64 | Solomon Islands | 122 | 2020 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 65 | Guyana | 112 | 2020 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 107 | 2020 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 66 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 107 | 2020 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 68 | India | 103 | 2020 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 69 | Jamaica | 99 | 2020 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 70 | Guatemala | 96 | 2020 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 70 | Suriname | 96 | 2020 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 72 | Vanuatu | 94 | 2020 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 73 | Mauritius | 84 | 2020 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 74 | Algeria | 78 | 2020 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 78 | 2020 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 74 | Philippines | 78 | 2020 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 77 | Bahamas | 77 | 2020 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 78 | Iraq | 76 | 2020 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 78 | Kiribati | 76 | 2020 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 80 | Colombia | 75 | 2020 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 81 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 74 | 2020 | up 61.8% | flat |
| 82 | Saint Lucia | 73 | 2020 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 83 | Brazil | 72 | 2020 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 83 | Honduras | 72 | 2020 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 83 | Libya | 72 | 2020 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 83 | Morocco | 72 | 2020 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 87 | Paraguay | 71 | 2020 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 88 | Peru | 69 | 2020 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 89 | Cyprus | 68 | 2020 | up 153.9% | rising |
| 90 | Ecuador | 66 | 2020 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 91 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 62 | 2020 | up 38.9% | falling |
| 92 | Bhutan | 60 | 2020 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Mexico | 59 | 2020 | up 15.2% | flat |
| 93 | Samoa | 59 | 2020 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 95 | Maldives | 57 | 2020 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 50 | 2020 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 96 | Panama | 50 | 2020 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 98 | Argentina | 45 | 2020 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 99 | Brunei Darussalam | 44 | 2020 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 100 | El Salvador | 43 | 2020 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 101 | Cape Verde | 42 | 2020 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 41 | 2020 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 102 | Jordan | 41 | 2020 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 104 | Barbados | 39 | 2020 | down 26.8% | flat |
| 104 | Cuba | 39 | 2020 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 104 | Mongolia | 39 | 2020 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 107 | Fiji | 38 | 2020 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 108 | Tunisia | 37 | 2020 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 109 | Syrian Arab Republic | 30 | 2020 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 109 | Uzbekistan | 30 | 2020 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | 29 | 2020 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 111 | Thailand | 29 | 2020 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 113 | Georgia | 28 | 2020 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 114 | Armenia | 27 | 2020 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27 | 2020 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 116 | China | 23 | 2020 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 117 | Costa Rica | 22 | 2020 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 117 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 22 | 2020 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 119 | Antigua and Barbuda | 21 | 2020 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 119 | Grenada | 21 | 2020 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 119 | Lebanon | 21 | 2020 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 119 | Malaysia | 21 | 2020 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 119 | United States of America | 21 | 2020 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 124 | Palestine, State of | 20 | 2020 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 125 | Uruguay | 19 | 2020 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 126 | Latvia | 18 | 2020 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 127 | Egypt | 17 | 2020 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 127 | Oman | 17 | 2020 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 127 | Tajikistan | 17 | 2020 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 127 | Türkiye | 17 | 2020 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 127 | Ukraine | 17 | 2020 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 132 | Bahrain | 16 | 2020 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 132 | Saudi Arabia | 16 | 2020 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 134 | Chile | 15 | 2020 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 134 | Hungary | 15 | 2020 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 136 | Russian Federation | 14 | 2020 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Kazakhstan | 13 | 2020 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Republic of Moldova | 12 | 2020 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 138 | Portugal | 12 | 2020 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 140 | Canada | 11 | 2020 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 141 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 10 | 2020 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 141 | Romania | 10 | 2020 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Serbia | 10 | 2020 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 144 | United Arab Emirates | 9 | 2020 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 144 | Lithuania | 9 | 2020 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 146 | Albania | 8 | 2020 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 146 | Finland | 8 | 2020 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 146 | France | 8 | 2020 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 146 | Greece | 8 | 2020 | up 133.1% | rising |
| 146 | Republic of Korea | 8 | 2020 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 146 | Qatar | 8 | 2020 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Bulgaria | 7 | 2020 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 152 | Switzerland | 7 | 2020 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 152 | Kuwait | 7 | 2020 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 152 | New Zealand | 7 | 2020 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 152 | Singapore | 7 | 2020 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 157 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 2020 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 157 | Luxembourg | 6 | 2020 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 157 | Montenegro | 6 | 2020 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 160 | Austria | 5 | 2020 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 160 | Belgium | 5 | 2020 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 160 | Denmark | 5 | 2020 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 160 | Estonia | 5 | 2020 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Croatia | 5 | 2020 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 160 | Ireland | 5 | 2020 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 160 | Italy | 5 | 2020 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 160 | Slovakia | 5 | 2020 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 160 | Slovenia | 5 | 2020 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 160 | Sweden | 5 | 2020 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 160 | Turkmenistan | 5 | 2020 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Germany | 4 | 2020 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 171 | Japan | 4 | 2020 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 171 | Netherlands | 4 | 2020 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 174 | Australia | 3 | 2020 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 174 | Czechia | 3 | 2020 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 174 | Spain | 3 | 2020 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 174 | Iceland | 3 | 2020 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 174 | Israel | 3 | 2020 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 174 | North Macedonia | 3 | 2020 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 174 | Malta | 3 | 2020 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 174 | Seychelles | 3 | 2020 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Norway | 2 | 2020 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 182 | Poland | 2 | 2020 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Belarus | 1 | 2020 | down 63.1% | volatile |