Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, female (% of total female deaths) by country
Number of female deaths due to communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions divided by number of all female deaths, expressed by percentage. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions included infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and...
Countries reporting
185
Highest
70.0%
Central African Republic
Lowest
2.5%
Finland
Median
24.8%
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
1,392
What the numbers show
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, female (% of total female deaths) is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 70.0% in Central African Republic; the lowest is 2.5% in Finland.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.8%, and the mean is 29.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 28.
Over the past decade 113 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 1,474.7%), and the largest decrease in China (down 36.3%).
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 70.0% | 2021 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 2 | Chad | 68.2% | 2021 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 3 | Niger | 67.0% | 2021 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 4 | Nigeria | 66.4% | 2021 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 5 | Somalia | 64.8% | 2021 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 6 | South Sudan | 63.9% | 2021 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 7 | Zambia | 60.8% | 2021 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 8 | Mali | 60.3% | 2021 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 9 | Guinea-Bissau | 60.1% | 2021 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 10 | Equatorial Guinea | 60.1% | 2021 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 11 | Congo | 59.9% | 2021 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 12 | Mozambique | 59.6% | 2021 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 13 | Angola | 56.6% | 2021 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 14 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 56.5% | 2021 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 56.5% | 2021 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 16 | Liberia | 55.9% | 2021 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 17 | Botswana | 55.4% | 2021 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 18 | Cameroon | 55.3% | 2021 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 19 | Guinea | 55.2% | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | 54.6% | 2021 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 21 | Benin | 54.6% | 2021 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 22 | Gabon | 54.2% | 2021 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 23 | Namibia | 53.8% | 2021 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 24 | Eswatini | 53.4% | 2021 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 52.4% | 2021 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 26 | Uganda | 52.1% | 2021 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 27 | Lesotho | 51.6% | 2021 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 28 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 51.5% | 2021 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 29 | Burundi | 51.1% | 2021 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 30 | Malawi | 50.5% | 2021 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 31 | Madagascar | 50.4% | 2021 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 32 | Gambia | 49.7% | 2021 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 47.2% | 2021 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 47.0% | 2021 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 35 | Togo | 46.7% | 2021 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 36 | Kenya | 46.1% | 2021 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 37 | Peru | 45.9% | 2021 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 38 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 44.8% | 2021 | up 58.9% | flat |
| 39 | Paraguay | 44.3% | 2021 | up 139.6% | rising |
| 40 | Mauritania | 44.2% | 2021 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 41 | Afghanistan | 43.8% | 2021 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 42 | Guyana | 42.7% | 2021 | up 97.6% | rising |
| 43 | Ghana | 42.5% | 2021 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 44 | South Africa | 41.9% | 2021 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 45 | Djibouti | 41.8% | 2021 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 46 | Nicaragua | 41.6% | 2021 | up 127.7% | flat |
| 47 | Sudan | 41.5% | 2021 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 48 | Papua New Guinea | 40.1% | 2021 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 49 | Kuwait | 39.8% | 2021 | up 215.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Rwanda | 38.9% | 2021 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 51 | Senegal | 38.5% | 2021 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 52 | Timor-Leste | 37.8% | 2021 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 53 | Mexico | 37.4% | 2021 | up 213.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Comoros | 37.0% | 2021 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 55 | Yemen | 36.6% | 2021 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 56 | Grenada | 36.0% | 2021 | up 255.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Eritrea | 35.7% | 2021 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 58 | Pakistan | 35.4% | 2021 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 59 | India | 35.0% | 2021 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 60 | Honduras | 34.8% | 2021 | up 77.5% | falling |
| 61 | Cuba | 34.8% | 2021 | up 382.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Brazil | 34.3% | 2021 | up 124.2% | rising |
| 63 | Argentina | 33.8% | 2021 | up 112.9% | rising |
| 64 | Guatemala | 33.5% | 2021 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 65 | Lebanon | 32.9% | 2021 | up 241.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Indonesia | 32.0% | 2021 | up 45.6% | falling |
| 67 | Kiribati | 30.3% | 2021 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 68 | Colombia | 30.1% | 2021 | up 156.5% | rising |
| 69 | Slovakia | 29.5% | 2021 | up 477.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Oman | 29.4% | 2021 | up 165.6% | rising |
| 71 | Georgia | 29.4% | 2021 | up 1,018.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Suriname | 29.3% | 2021 | up 65.1% | falling |
| 73 | Tajikistan | 29.1% | 2021 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 74 | Sao Tome and Principe | 28.7% | 2021 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 75 | Bahamas | 27.7% | 2021 | up 184.1% | flat |
| 76 | Jordan | 27.5% | 2021 | up 95.6% | rising |
| 77 | Nepal | 27.3% | 2021 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 78 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 27.2% | 2021 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 79 | Haiti | 27.1% | 2021 | up 184.2% | falling |
| 80 | Ecuador | 27.0% | 2021 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 81 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 26.9% | 2021 | up 180.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Philippines | 26.7% | 2021 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 26.2% | 2021 | up 108.2% | rising |
| 84 | Bangladesh | 26.1% | 2021 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 85 | Russian Federation | 26.0% | 2021 | up 962.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Armenia | 25.6% | 2021 | up 596.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Solomon Islands | 25.4% | 2021 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 88 | Malaysia | 25.1% | 2021 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 89 | Kazakhstan | 25.1% | 2021 | up 407.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Myanmar | 25.1% | 2021 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 91 | Palestine, State of | 25.0% | 2021 | up 40.2% | falling |
| 92 | North Macedonia | 24.8% | 2021 | up 1,378.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Antigua and Barbuda | 24.8% | 2021 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 94 | Cambodia | 24.7% | 2021 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 95 | Republic of Moldova | 24.6% | 2021 | up 732.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Belize | 24.5% | 2021 | up 37.2% | flat |
| 97 | Egypt | 24.4% | 2021 | up 71.8% | falling |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 24.4% | 2021 | up 181.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Tunisia | 24.3% | 2021 | up 176.8% | rising |
| 100 | Seychelles | 23.9% | 2021 | up 90.6% | rising |
| 101 | Panama | 23.8% | 2021 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 102 | Singapore | 23.0% | 2021 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 103 | Poland | 22.7% | 2021 | up 503.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Cape Verde | 22.6% | 2021 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 105 | Romania | 22.6% | 2021 | up 752.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Dominican Republic | 22.3% | 2021 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 107 | Serbia | 22.2% | 2021 | up 1,474.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Saint Lucia | 22.0% | 2021 | up 161.5% | rising |
| 109 | Turkmenistan | 21.8% | 2021 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 110 | Costa Rica | 21.5% | 2021 | up 220.9% | rising |
| 111 | Fiji | 21.5% | 2021 | up 115.3% | rising |
| 112 | Czechia | 21.4% | 2021 | up 365.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Libya | 21.4% | 2021 | up 101.4% | flat |
| 114 | El Salvador | 21.3% | 2021 | up 82.5% | falling |
| 115 | Montenegro | 21.0% | 2021 | up 1,356.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Türkiye | 20.9% | 2021 | up 242.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Bulgaria | 20.8% | 2021 | up 985.5% | volatile |
| 118 | United Arab Emirates | 20.8% | 2021 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 119 | Vanuatu | 20.4% | 2021 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 120 | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.4% | 2021 | up 95.5% | falling |
| 121 | Bhutan | 20.3% | 2021 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 122 | Uruguay | 20.3% | 2021 | up 139.1% | rising |
| 123 | Chile | 19.8% | 2021 | up 133.7% | rising |
| 124 | Thailand | 19.1% | 2021 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 125 | Greece | 19.0% | 2021 | up 210.1% | rising |
| 126 | Slovenia | 18.9% | 2021 | up 324.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.9% | 2021 | up 803.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Iraq | 18.9% | 2021 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 129 | Belgium | 18.8% | 2021 | up 133.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Saudi Arabia | 18.6% | 2021 | up 32.5% | falling |
| 131 | Ukraine | 18.0% | 2021 | up 431.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Albania | 17.7% | 2021 | up 346.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Maldives | 17.6% | 2021 | up 52.0% | falling |
| 134 | Qatar | 17.6% | 2021 | up 98.0% | rising |
| 135 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.5% | 2021 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 136 | Hungary | 17.4% | 2021 | up 1,078.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Lithuania | 17.0% | 2021 | up 849.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Jamaica | 16.8% | 2021 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 139 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 16.8% | 2021 | up 101.5% | rising |
| 140 | Mongolia | 16.6% | 2021 | up 68.0% | falling |
| 141 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 16.6% | 2021 | up 35.8% | falling |
| 142 | Israel | 16.4% | 2021 | up 90.4% | rising |
| 143 | Barbados | 16.4% | 2021 | up 84.4% | rising |
| 144 | Belarus | 16.3% | 2021 | up 1,383.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Ireland | 15.9% | 2021 | up 113.2% | rising |
| 146 | Morocco | 15.8% | 2021 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 147 | United States of America | 15.8% | 2021 | up 171.4% | rising |
| 148 | Mauritius | 15.8% | 2021 | up 89.7% | rising |
| 149 | Korea | 15.6% | 2021 | up 98.0% | rising |
| 150 | Netherlands | 15.5% | 2021 | up 128.9% | rising |
| 151 | Bahrain | 15.4% | 2021 | up 166.5% | rising |
| 152 | Luxembourg | 15.3% | 2021 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 153 | France | 15.2% | 2021 | up 131.2% | rising |
| 154 | Portugal | 15.0% | 2021 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 155 | Brunei Darussalam | 14.6% | 2021 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 156 | Latvia | 14.5% | 2021 | up 725.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Algeria | 14.4% | 2021 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 158 | Italy | 14.2% | 2021 | up 276.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 14.2% | 2021 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 160 | Croatia | 13.8% | 2021 | up 802.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Sri Lanka | 13.4% | 2021 | up 84.0% | falling |
| 162 | Cyprus | 12.6% | 2021 | up 207.0% | rising |
| 163 | Malta | 12.6% | 2021 | up 120.8% | rising |
| 164 | Syrian Arab Republic | 12.3% | 2021 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 165 | Estonia | 12.1% | 2021 | up 704.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Puerto Rico | 12.0% | 2021 | up 36.2% | flat |
| 167 | Viet Nam | 11.9% | 2021 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 168 | Spain | 11.9% | 2021 | up 146.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Switzerland | 11.7% | 2021 | up 210.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Samoa | 11.4% | 2021 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 171 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 10.8% | 2021 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Austria | 10.7% | 2021 | up 263.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Tonga | 10.4% | 2021 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 174 | Uzbekistan | 10.1% | 2021 | up 20.3% | falling |
| 175 | Germany | 9.9% | 2021 | up 108.3% | rising |
| 176 | Sweden | 9.7% | 2021 | up 113.8% | rising |
| 177 | Japan | 9.6% | 2021 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 178 | Denmark | 8.7% | 2021 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 179 | Canada | 8.1% | 2021 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 180 | Norway | 7.7% | 2021 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 181 | New Zealand | 5.1% | 2021 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 182 | Australia | 4.4% | 2021 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 183 | Iceland | 3.9% | 2021 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 184 | China | 3.1% | 2021 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 185 | Finland | 2.5% | 2021 | up 14.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Western and Central 60.6%
- Pre-demographic dividend 56.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 54.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 54.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 54.7%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 52.3%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 50.6%
- Low income 49.9%
- IDA blend 48.4%
- Least developed countries 46.7%
- IDA total 46.2%
- IDA only 44.9%
- Lower middle income 37.5%
- South Asia 34.1%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 34.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 34.1%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 33.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean 33.2%
- Early-demographic dividend 33.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 29.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 29.4%
- Low & middle income 29.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 29.0%
- IDA & IBRD total 29.0%
- Arab World 28.0%
- Caribbean Small States 27.1%
- Middle income 27.0%
- World 26.4%
- Other small states 25.9%
- Small states 25.6%
- IBRD only 23.9%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 22.8%
- Pacific island small states 21.5%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 21.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 19.8%
- Europe & Central Asia 18.8%
- Upper middle income 17.6%
- High income 16.7%
- OECD members 16.5%
- European Union 15.3%
About this data
Number of female deaths due to communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions divided by number of all female deaths, expressed by percentage. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions included infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.