Maternal deaths (estimated) by country
Countries reporting
20
Highest
4,301
Sudan
Lowest
1.2
Qatar
Median
66.25
Years covered
24
2000β2023
Data points
504
What the numbers show
Maternal deaths (estimated) is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 4,301 in Sudan; the lowest is 1.2 in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 66.25, and the mean is 437.94.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,584.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 17.0%), and the largest decrease in Iran, Islamic Republic of (down 48.2%).
Maternal deaths: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 4,301 | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 2 | Yemen | 1,642 | 2023 | up 17.0% | flat |
| 3 | Iraq | 765.3 | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 4 | Algeria | 566.1 | 2023 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 5 | Morocco | 439.4 | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 6 | Egypt | 407.8 | 2023 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 7 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 185.9 | 2023 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 106.3 | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 9 | Libya | 74 | 2023 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 10 | Jordan | 72.6 | 2023 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 11 | Tunisia | 59.9 | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 40.2 | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 13 | Djibouti | 38.8 | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 14 | Palestine, State of | 23.6 | 2023 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 15 | Lebanon | 14 | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 16 | Oman | 10.7 | 2023 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Kuwait | 3.8 | 2023 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Bahrain | 3.3 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 2.6 | 2023 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 20 | Qatar | 1.2 | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MENA Reporting Region 4,600