Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, ages 15-59, female (% of total female deaths ages 15-59) by country
Number of female deaths ages 15-59 due to communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions divided by number of all female deaths ages 15-59, expressed by percentage. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions included infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory...
Countries reporting
185
Highest
69.9%
Congo
Lowest
0.7%
Iceland
Median
27.3%
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, ages 15-59, female (% of total female deaths ages 15-59) is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 69.9% in Congo; the lowest is 0.7% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 27.3%, and the mean is 28.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 96.
Over the past decade 119 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 1,599.8%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 46.2%).
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congo | 69.9% | 2021 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 66.5% | 2021 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 3 | Gabon | 64.2% | 2021 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 4 | South Sudan | 63.2% | 2021 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 5 | Equatorial Guinea | 63.1% | 2021 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 6 | Botswana | 63.1% | 2021 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 7 | Eswatini | 62.3% | 2021 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 8 | Namibia | 61.0% | 2021 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 9 | Zambia | 61.0% | 2021 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 10 | Mozambique | 60.2% | 2021 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 11 | Lesotho | 59.4% | 2021 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 12 | Guinea-Bissau | 59.0% | 2021 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 13 | Nigeria | 57.2% | 2021 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 14 | Chad | 57.0% | 2021 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 55.0% | 2021 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 16 | Somalia | 54.4% | 2021 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 17 | Kuwait | 54.4% | 2021 | up 748.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 53.8% | 2021 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 19 | Gambia | 53.7% | 2021 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 20 | Malawi | 52.4% | 2021 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 21 | Kenya | 50.9% | 2021 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 22 | Angola | 50.6% | 2021 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 23 | Liberia | 50.0% | 2021 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 24 | Uganda | 49.0% | 2021 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 25 | Cameroon | 49.0% | 2021 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 26 | Niger | 48.7% | 2021 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 27 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 48.6% | 2021 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 28 | Paraguay | 48.4% | 2021 | up 282.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Maldives | 46.3% | 2021 | up 311.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Madagascar | 46.1% | 2021 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 31 | Guinea | 46.1% | 2021 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 32 | Nicaragua | 45.8% | 2021 | up 196.6% | volatile |
| 33 | South Africa | 45.5% | 2021 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 34 | Peru | 45.4% | 2021 | up 105.2% | rising |
| 35 | Côte d'Ivoire | 44.9% | 2021 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 44.8% | 2021 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 37 | Burundi | 44.3% | 2021 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 38 | Mali | 44.2% | 2021 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 39 | Mauritania | 43.3% | 2021 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 40 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 43.1% | 2021 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 41 | Djibouti | 43.0% | 2021 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 42 | Ghana | 42.8% | 2021 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 43 | Brazil | 42.4% | 2021 | up 224.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Mexico | 41.3% | 2021 | up 340.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Argentina | 41.0% | 2021 | up 224.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Afghanistan | 41.0% | 2021 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 47 | Benin | 40.9% | 2021 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 48 | Rwanda | 39.9% | 2021 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 49 | Timor-Leste | 39.9% | 2021 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 50 | Colombia | 39.4% | 2021 | up 251.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Cuba | 39.2% | 2021 | up 609.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 39.1% | 2021 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 53 | Lebanon | 38.5% | 2021 | up 519.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Georgia | 38.5% | 2021 | up 900.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Guyana | 38.3% | 2021 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 56 | Togo | 36.9% | 2021 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 57 | Eritrea | 36.5% | 2021 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 58 | Senegal | 36.4% | 2021 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 59 | Burkina Faso | 35.9% | 2021 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 60 | Republic of Moldova | 35.4% | 2021 | up 351.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Papua New Guinea | 35.2% | 2021 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 62 | Indonesia | 34.5% | 2021 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 63 | Jordan | 33.7% | 2021 | up 445.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Honduras | 33.3% | 2021 | up 103.6% | falling |
| 65 | Oman | 33.0% | 2021 | up 341.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Sudan | 32.2% | 2021 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 67 | Armenia | 32.0% | 2021 | up 705.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Tunisia | 31.9% | 2021 | up 378.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Sao Tome and Principe | 31.7% | 2021 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 31.7% | 2021 | up 1,341.0% | volatile |
| 71 | India | 31.6% | 2021 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 72 | Grenada | 30.9% | 2021 | up 235.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Türkiye | 30.1% | 2021 | up 588.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Comoros | 29.8% | 2021 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 75 | Nepal | 29.4% | 2021 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 76 | Ecuador | 29.4% | 2021 | up 98.7% | rising |
| 77 | Russian Federation | 29.4% | 2021 | up 289.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 29.3% | 2021 | up 200.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Panama | 29.0% | 2021 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 28.9% | 2021 | up 412.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Guatemala | 28.9% | 2021 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 82 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28.6% | 2021 | up 922.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Bulgaria | 28.5% | 2021 | up 783.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Albania | 28.3% | 2021 | up 457.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 28.3% | 2021 | up 275.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Egypt | 28.1% | 2021 | up 359.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Barbados | 28.0% | 2021 | up 146.3% | falling |
| 88 | Palestine, State of | 27.9% | 2021 | up 303.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Slovakia | 27.9% | 2021 | up 552.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Tajikistan | 27.8% | 2021 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 91 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 27.4% | 2021 | up 320.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Suriname | 27.4% | 2021 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 93 | Cape Verde | 27.3% | 2021 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 94 | Romania | 27.2% | 2021 | up 418.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Myanmar | 26.6% | 2021 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 96 | Jamaica | 26.6% | 2021 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 97 | Bangladesh | 26.4% | 2021 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 98 | Pakistan | 26.2% | 2021 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 99 | United Arab Emirates | 26.2% | 2021 | up 291.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Belize | 26.1% | 2021 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 101 | Turkmenistan | 26.0% | 2021 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 102 | Ukraine | 25.9% | 2021 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 103 | Yemen | 25.5% | 2021 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 104 | Cambodia | 25.3% | 2021 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 105 | Bahamas | 25.2% | 2021 | up 64.6% | falling |
| 106 | Serbia | 25.2% | 2021 | up 1,064.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Malaysia | 24.6% | 2021 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 108 | Haiti | 24.3% | 2021 | up 215.4% | falling |
| 109 | Chile | 23.9% | 2021 | up 366.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Antigua and Barbuda | 23.7% | 2021 | up 193.8% | rising |
| 111 | Solomon Islands | 23.4% | 2021 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 112 | Hungary | 22.8% | 2021 | up 1,255.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Qatar | 22.8% | 2021 | up 360.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.6% | 2021 | up 71.0% | falling |
| 115 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 22.6% | 2021 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 116 | Belarus | 22.5% | 2021 | up 396.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Thailand | 22.4% | 2021 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 118 | Libya | 22.0% | 2021 | up 158.2% | rising |
| 119 | Saudi Arabia | 21.9% | 2021 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Kiribati | 21.9% | 2021 | up 22.1% | flat |
| 121 | Bahrain | 21.5% | 2021 | up 298.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Saint Lucia | 21.3% | 2021 | up 277.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Philippines | 21.0% | 2021 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 124 | Poland | 20.9% | 2021 | up 564.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Costa Rica | 20.9% | 2021 | up 204.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Dominican Republic | 20.8% | 2021 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 127 | Lithuania | 20.7% | 2021 | up 404.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Bhutan | 20.7% | 2021 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 129 | Seychelles | 20.2% | 2021 | up 180.0% | rising |
| 130 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 19.7% | 2021 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 131 | United States of America | 19.1% | 2021 | up 216.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Fiji | 18.3% | 2021 | up 172.4% | rising |
| 133 | Czechia | 18.2% | 2021 | up 380.4% | volatile |
| 134 | El Salvador | 18.2% | 2021 | up 158.8% | rising |
| 135 | Uruguay | 18.0% | 2021 | up 110.5% | rising |
| 136 | Morocco | 17.5% | 2021 | up 42.3% | falling |
| 137 | Montenegro | 17.4% | 2021 | up 1,599.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Sri Lanka | 17.0% | 2021 | up 139.9% | rising |
| 139 | Mauritius | 16.9% | 2021 | up 113.0% | rising |
| 140 | Latvia | 16.1% | 2021 | up 203.4% | rising |
| 141 | Mongolia | 16.1% | 2021 | up 103.4% | falling |
| 142 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 15.8% | 2021 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 143 | Vanuatu | 15.5% | 2021 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 144 | Cyprus | 15.3% | 2021 | up 357.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Algeria | 15.3% | 2021 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 146 | Israel | 14.8% | 2021 | up 265.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Iraq | 14.4% | 2021 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 148 | Croatia | 14.3% | 2021 | up 564.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Greece | 14.2% | 2021 | up 318.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Uzbekistan | 13.7% | 2021 | up 58.1% | flat |
| 151 | Viet Nam | 13.7% | 2021 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 152 | Portugal | 13.5% | 2021 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 153 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.0% | 2021 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 154 | Puerto Rico | 12.4% | 2021 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 155 | Brunei Darussalam | 12.2% | 2021 | up 51.4% | falling |
| 156 | Estonia | 11.3% | 2021 | up 139.8% | rising |
| 157 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 11.3% | 2021 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 158 | Syrian Arab Republic | 11.0% | 2021 | up 108.5% | rising |
| 159 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 9.8% | 2021 | up 127.7% | rising |
| 160 | Samoa | 9.6% | 2021 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 161 | Tonga | 8.6% | 2021 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 162 | Spain | 8.3% | 2021 | up 99.4% | rising |
| 163 | Luxembourg | 8.3% | 2021 | up 144.4% | rising |
| 164 | Italy | 7.5% | 2021 | up 120.8% | rising |
| 165 | Belgium | 7.5% | 2021 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Germany | 7.4% | 2021 | up 147.4% | rising |
| 167 | Austria | 7.4% | 2021 | up 277.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Netherlands | 7.1% | 2021 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 169 | Switzerland | 7.1% | 2021 | up 174.3% | rising |
| 170 | Canada | 7.0% | 2021 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 171 | Singapore | 6.7% | 2021 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 172 | Sweden | 6.5% | 2021 | up 158.4% | rising |
| 173 | Slovenia | 6.3% | 2021 | up 514.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Ireland | 5.9% | 2021 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 175 | France | 5.6% | 2021 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 176 | Korea | 4.3% | 2021 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 177 | China | 4.0% | 2021 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 178 | Denmark | 3.8% | 2021 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 179 | Malta | 3.6% | 2021 | up 102.5% | falling |
| 180 | Japan | 3.2% | 2021 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 181 | Finland | 3.0% | 2021 | up 31.1% | falling |
| 182 | Australia | 2.9% | 2021 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 183 | Norway | 2.5% | 2021 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 184 | New Zealand | 2.0% | 2021 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 185 | Iceland | 0.7% | 2021 | down 46.2% | rising |
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 51.0%
- Pre-demographic dividend 49.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 49.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 49.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 49.6%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 48.8%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 46.5%
- Low income 44.2%
- Least developed countries 42.7%
- IDA blend 41.7%
- IDA total 41.7%
- IDA only 41.6%
- Other small states 39.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 39.1%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 38.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean 38.5%
- Lower middle income 34.6%
- Small states 32.7%
- Early-demographic dividend 32.2%
- Low & middle income 32.0%
- IDA & IBRD total 31.9%
- South Asia 31.2%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 31.2%
- World 30.4%
- Middle income 30.2%
- IBRD only 27.8%
- Caribbean Small States 27.5%
- Arab World 27.4%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 27.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 26.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 26.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 26.6%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 26.1%
- Upper middle income 24.4%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 23.0%
- Europe & Central Asia 21.8%
- OECD members 20.9%
- Pacific island small states 18.7%
- North America 18.4%
- High income 18.2%
About this data
Number of female deaths ages 15-59 due to communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions divided by number of all female deaths ages 15-59, 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.