Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) by country
Countries reporting
72
Highest
1.1
Sudan
Lowest
0.001
Belarus
Median
0.0109
Years covered
39
1985–2023
Data points
2,808
What the numbers show
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) is currently reported for 72 countries. The highest value is 1.1 in Sudan; the lowest is 0.001 in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0109, and the mean is 0.0535.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,055.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 66.5%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 62.2%).
Lifetime risk of maternal death: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 1.1 | 2023 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Yemen | 0.549 | 2023 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Djibouti | 0.3773 | 2023 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Iraq | 0.2152 | 2023 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 5 | Algeria | 0.1579 | 2023 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Morocco | 0.1428 | 2023 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Libya | 0.1168 | 2023 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1135 | 2023 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 0.0884 | 2023 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Jordan | 0.0792 | 2023 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Tunisia | 0.06 | 2023 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Palestine | 0.0536 | 2023 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Syria | 0.0526 | 2023 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Tajikistan | 0.0454 | 2023 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Egypt | 0.045 | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Oman | 0.0326 | 2023 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Lebanon | 0.0304 | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Bahrain | 0.0302 | 2023 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Georgia | 0.03 | 2023 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 20 | Armenia | 0.0281 | 2023 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Moldova | 0.0261 | 2023 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Azerbaijan | 0.0256 | 2023 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 0.0253 | 2023 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Iran | 0.0239 | 2023 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Turkey | 0.0216 | 2023 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Latvia | 0.0202 | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 27 | Cyprus | 0.0181 | 2023 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Portugal | 0.0175 | 2023 | up 66.5% | falling |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0172 | 2023 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Romania | 0.0152 | 2023 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 0.015 | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 32 | Hungary | 0.0138 | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 33 | Serbia | 0.0131 | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 34 | Turkmenistan | 0.0119 | 2023 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 0.0114 | 2023 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 36 | Ukraine | 0.011 | 2023 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Russia | 0.0108 | 2023 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Kuwait | 0.0107 | 2023 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 39 | France | 0.01 | 2023 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 40 | Monaco | 0.0094 | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Andorra | 0.0092 | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 42 | Albania | 0.0091 | 2023 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Malta | 0.009 | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 44 | Finland | 0.009 | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 45 | Montenegro | 0.0086 | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 46 | Lithuania | 0.0081 | 2023 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 0.0072 | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Austria | 0.0072 | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 49 | Switzerland | 0.0071 | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 50 | Qatar | 0.0071 | 2023 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0068 | 2023 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 52 | San Marino | 0.0065 | 2023 | down 32.9% | flat |
| 53 | Italy | 0.0061 | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 54 | Estonia | 0.0057 | 2023 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Slovakia | 0.0056 | 2023 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Netherlands | 0.0055 | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 57 | Sweden | 0.0053 | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 58 | Denmark | 0.005 | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 59 | Ireland | 0.005 | 2023 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 60 | Greece | 0.0049 | 2023 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 61 | Belgium | 0.0047 | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 62 | Germany | 0.0046 | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 63 | Iceland | 0.0045 | 2023 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Slovenia | 0.0042 | 2023 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Croatia | 0.0036 | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 66 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0034 | 2023 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 67 | North Macedonia | 0.0034 | 2023 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Czechia | 0.0032 | 2023 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Spain | 0.0026 | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 70 | Poland | 0.0017 | 2023 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Norway | 0.0017 | 2023 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Belarus | 0.001 | 2023 | down 61.2% | volatile |