Lifetime risk of maternal death, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Lifetime risk of maternal death. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
194
Highest
219.27 % change on previous year
Bahrain
Lowest
-81.31 % change on previous year
Singapore
Median
-8.43 % change on previous year
Years covered
38
1986–2023
Data points
7,372
What the numbers show
Lifetime risk of maternal death, annual growth rate is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 219.27 % change on previous year in Bahrain; the lowest is -81.31 % change on previous year in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is -8.43 % change on previous year, and the mean is -13.27 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 135 fell. The largest increase was in Bahrain (up 30,733.9%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 187,648.0%).
Lifetime risk of maternal death, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 219.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 30,733.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 90.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 441.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Tanzania | 79.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 910.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 73.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,796.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Switzerland | 44.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,027.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Botswana | 26.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 209.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Iraq | 10.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 269.8% | volatile |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 10.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,515.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Namibia | 8.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 198.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Mauritius | 6.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 215.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Gabon | 5.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Monaco | 5.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 234.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Eswatini | 3.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 120.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Venezuela | 3.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Senegal | 3.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 150.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Central African Republic | 1.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 316.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Nepal | 0.4425 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 106.4% | volatile |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 0.4374 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 19 | North Korea | 0.1131 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 120.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Madagascar | 0.0028 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.1% | volatile |
| 21 | El Salvador | -0.0673 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 101.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Moldova | -0.1323 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Syria | -0.6833 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 105.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Congo | -1.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Lesotho | -1.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | -1.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 203.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Lebanon | -1.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 80.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Oman | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 209.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -2.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 112.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Angola | -2.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Liberia | -2.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Papua New Guinea | -2.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Sudan | -2.47 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Mauritania | -2.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 262.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | -2.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 180.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Haiti | -2.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Kuwait | -2.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Nicaragua | -2.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Guinea | -3.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Ghana | -3.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Niger | -3.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Nigeria | -3.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,162.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Morocco | -3.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Rwanda | -4.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Honduras | -4.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Solomon Islands | -4.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3,510.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Eritrea | -4.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Gambia | -4.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Antigua and Barbuda | -4.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | -4.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Ukraine | -4.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 105.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Portugal | -4.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Poland | -4.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 54 | South Sudan | -4.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3,305.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Guatemala | -4.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Turkmenistan | -4.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Pakistan | -4.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Mali | -4.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Togo | -5.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Myanmar | -5.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Cape Verde | -5.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | -5.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Grenada | -5.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 630.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Suriname | -5.47 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 212.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Comoros | -5.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Bhutan | -5.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 67 | Yemen | -5.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 300.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Bahamas | -5.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 268.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Vietnam | -5.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,124.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Kenya | -5.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Netherlands | -5.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Mongolia | -5.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4,138.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Zambia | -5.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Fiji | -6.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Sierra Leone | -6.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Libya | -6.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,952.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Mozambique | -6.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Indonesia | -6.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Tajikistan | -6.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Chad | -6.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Benin | -6.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 247.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Algeria | -6.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3,469.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -6.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 184.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Vanuatu | -6.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 597.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Equatorial Guinea | -7.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Jamaica | -7.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 446.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Romania | -7.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Afghanistan | -7.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Burundi | -7.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Malawi | -7.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Ethiopia | -7.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Cameroon | -7.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Guinea-Bissau | -7.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,164.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Barbados | -8.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 30,685.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Tonga | -8.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Saint Lucia | -8.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 115.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Djibouti | -8.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 152.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Laos | -8.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 34.6% | falling |
| 99 | Finland | -8.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 477.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Tunisia | -8.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4,080.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Panama | -8.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 105.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Kiribati | -8.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Mexico | -9.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 171.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Uganda | -9.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 261.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Palestine | -9.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Sao Tome and Principe | -9.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Samoa | -9.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 751.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Philippines | -10.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 198.2% | volatile |
| 109 | South Africa | -10.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Somalia | -10.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 150.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Maldives | -10.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 253.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Belarus | -10.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Germany | -10.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,199.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Micronesia (country) | -11.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,021.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Georgia | -11.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,313.3% | volatile |
| 116 | India | -11.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Guyana | -11.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 285.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Bolivia | -12.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 155.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Marshall Islands | -12.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Saudi Arabia | -12.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Bangladesh | -12.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Costa Rica | -12.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Cuba | -13.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,439.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Albania | -13.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 452.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Jordan | -14.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Cote d'Ivoire | -14.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 232.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Argentina | -14.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 264.9% | volatile |
| 128 | China | -15.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Cambodia | -15.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 115.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Malta | -16.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Nauru | -17.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 358.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Czechia | -17.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 136.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Hungary | -17.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4,942.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Sri Lanka | -18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 382.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Slovakia | -18.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 845.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Dominica | -19.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 121.2% | volatile |
| 137 | United States | -19.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,073.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Canada | -20.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 594.7% | volatile |
| 139 | East Timor | -20.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Lithuania | -20.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 187,648.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Colombia | -21.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 448.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Chile | -21.47 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 151.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Ecuador | -21.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 144 | France | -21.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 596.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Austria | -22.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,217.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Uruguay | -23.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3,465.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Israel | -23.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 250.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Tuvalu | -23.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 39,303.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Burkina Faso | -25.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 390.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Paraguay | -26.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Sweden | -26.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 8,826.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Serbia | -26.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 12,029.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Palau | -26.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,067.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Iran | -27.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,750.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -27.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 232.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Armenia | -28.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3,895.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Russia | -29.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 369.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Egypt | -29.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 805.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Spain | -29.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 256.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Malaysia | -29.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7,367.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Turkey | -31.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 366.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Kazakhstan | -33.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 293.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Denmark | -34.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 227.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Estonia | -34.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Andorra | -35.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Australia | -35.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 17,430.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Italy | -35.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 689.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Brazil | -36.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,998.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Belize | -36.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,777.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Peru | -37.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 458.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Iceland | -42.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,940.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Latvia | -42.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 266.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Bulgaria | -43.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 646.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Japan | -44.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,263.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Ireland | -45.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 193.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Azerbaijan | -45.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 211.4% | volatile |
| 177 | United Kingdom | -45.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 620.1% | volatile |
| 178 | South Korea | -46.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 235.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Croatia | -47.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 321.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -47.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4,572.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Greece | -50.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 755.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Norway | -52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 453.6% | volatile |
| 183 | Qatar | -52.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 925.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Seychelles | -52.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 414.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Montenegro | -56.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,510.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Brunei | -59.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4,477.6% | volatile |
| 187 | San Marino | -65.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 502.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Belgium | -68.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3,476.2% | volatile |
| 189 | New Zealand | -68.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 383.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Thailand | -69.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 852.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Cyprus | -74.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,596.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Slovenia | -78.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 714.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Puerto Rico | -79.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 639.1% | volatile |
| 194 | Singapore | -81.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 521.5% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Lifetime risk of maternal death. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Lifetime risk of maternal death Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Lifetime risk of maternal death. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.