Maternal mortality, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Maternal mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
188
Highest
102.63 % change on previous year
Reunion
Lowest
-51.28 % change on previous year
Hong Kong
Median
1.09 % change on previous year
Years covered
269
1752–2020
Data points
8,596
What the numbers show
Maternal mortality, annual growth rate is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 102.63 % change on previous year in Reunion; the lowest is -51.28 % change on previous year in Hong Kong.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.09 % change on previous year, and the mean is 3.47 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 135 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 10,467.6%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 3,287.8%).
Maternal mortality, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reunion | 102.63 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 245.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Russia | 84.12 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 881.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Ukraine | 78.6 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 8,955.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Mauritius | 71.97 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 529.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 63.93 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 2,484.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Botswana | 57.7 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 464.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Albania | 56.01 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 977.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 51.71 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 3,421.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Belize | 50.89 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 410.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Venezuela | 46.83 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 1,832.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Argentina | 37.72 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 1,580.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Slovenia | 30.72 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 362.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Greece | 28.39 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 249.0% | volatile |
| 14 | South Korea | 27.6 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 471.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Singapore | 19.3 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 2,925.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Brazil | 18.79 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 413.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Lithuania | 17.71 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 811.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 17.69 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 1,788.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Qatar | 16.69 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 240.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 14.24 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 1,424.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Micronesia (country) | 14.03 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 2,772.9% | volatile |
| 22 | China | 12.99 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 634.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Maldives | 12.66 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 200.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.34 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 175.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Dominica | 11.11 % change on previous year | 2002 | up 2,104.4% | volatile |
| 26 | El Salvador | 10.13 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 1,172.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Bahrain | 9.61 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Netherlands | 9.41 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 183.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Indonesia | 9.33 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 200.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Oman | 9.1 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 173.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Armenia | 9.03 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 1,759.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Spain | 8.64 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 296.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Seychelles | 8.46 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 140.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Israel | 8.03 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 247.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Ghana | 7.9 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 10,467.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Honduras | 7.77 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 5,058.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Niger | 7.67 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 197.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Mauritania | 7.59 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 1,124.2% | volatile |
| 39 | South Africa | 7.24 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 363.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Cyprus | 7.2 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 160.3% | volatile |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 6.71 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 218.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Hungary | 6.68 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Jamaica | 6.27 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 184.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Croatia | 6.26 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 45 | United States | 6.21 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 171.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.2 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 423.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Montenegro | 6.15 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Iran | 5.47 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 140.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Kenya | 5.38 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 119.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 5.29 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Lebanon | 5.27 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 232.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Eswatini | 5.1 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 135.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.09 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Turkmenistan | 4.73 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 133.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Iraq | 4.58 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 152.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Zambia | 4.52 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 125.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 4.32 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 358.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Georgia | 4.31 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 182.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Portugal | 4.1 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 456.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Switzerland | 3.86 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Nicaragua | 3.72 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 166.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Poland | 3.7 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 126.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Belgium | 3.31 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 204.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Grenada | 3.19 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 235.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Burundi | 3.16 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 289.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Denmark | 3.06 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 171.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Chile | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 193.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Malawi | 2.82 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Mali | 2.79 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 332.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.69 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Somalia | 2.38 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 72 | France | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 142.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Estonia | 2.25 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 122.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.2 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 296.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Mexico | 1.99 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 616.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Guyana | 1.99 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Turkey | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 360.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Belarus | 1.84 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 111.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Vanuatu | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Cambodia | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 2,143.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Paraguay | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Sierra Leone | 1.74 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Saint Lucia | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 120.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Tajikistan | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Japan | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 140.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Chad | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 352.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Moldova | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 161.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Algeria | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Senegal | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 128.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 545.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Czechia | 1.16 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 117.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Yemen | 1.14 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Uzbekistan | 1.14 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 481.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Luxembourg | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 152.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Papua New Guinea | 1.07 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 1,025.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Palestine | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 112.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.9007 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 98 | North Korea | 0.5134 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 158.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Haiti | 0.4973 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Gabon | 0.4768 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Cape Verde | 0.3437 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 105.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Tonga | 0.189 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 102.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Benin | 0.1414 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Jordan | 0.0557 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 100.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Fiji | -0.2982 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Guinea | -0.3856 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Cameroon | -0.4582 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Sweden | -0.4707 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 94.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Germany | -0.4836 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Libya | -0.5013 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 117.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Mongolia | -0.5384 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 91.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.6118 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Slovakia | -0.6534 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Thailand | -0.8308 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 79.6% | volatile |
| 115 | United Arab Emirates | -0.9686 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Canada | -1.29 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Central African Republic | -1.42 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Madagascar | -1.54 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 119 | North Macedonia | -1.62 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Brunei | -1.69 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 393.0% | volatile |
| 121 | South Sudan | -1.82 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.86 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Malaysia | -2.08 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Finland | -2.28 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Kuwait | -2.3 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Liberia | -2.34 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 288.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Angola | -2.54 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Uganda | -2.57 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Cuba | -2.59 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 237.1% | volatile |
| 130 | New Zealand | -2.62 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Bhutan | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 72.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Serbia | -2.77 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Romania | -2.79 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 155.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Italy | -2.81 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Panama | -2.91 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 269.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Eritrea | -3.01 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 993.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Philippines | -3.09 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 683.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Sri Lanka | -3.28 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Congo | -3.33 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Gambia | -3.4 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Suriname | -3.58 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Afghanistan | -3.7 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 135.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Namibia | -3.73 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 177.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Solomon Islands | -3.88 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 617.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Djibouti | -3.94 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Nepal | -4.34 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 235.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Kazakhstan | -4.52 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Togo | -4.6 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 292.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Guatemala | -4.78 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 175.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Peru | -4.8 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Austria | -4.86 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 1,013.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Egypt | -5.32 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 153 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -5.62 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 213.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Morocco | -5.9 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 155 | Bahamas | -6.07 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Nigeria | -6.67 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 437.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Burkina Faso | -6.88 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 130.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Uruguay | -7.14 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 114.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Rwanda | -7.96 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 108.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Tunisia | -8.02 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Comoros | -8.3 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 609.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Saudi Arabia | -8.36 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Bolivia | -8.45 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 479.7% | volatile |
| 164 | East Timor | -8.77 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Tanzania | -8.99 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Zimbabwe | -9.26 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Sudan | -9.27 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 239.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Ethiopia | -9.3 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Syria | -9.46 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 286.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Vietnam | -9.73 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 476.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Ireland | -9.76 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Lesotho | -9.96 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Ecuador | -10.9 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Samoa | -10.96 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 787.1% | volatile |
| 175 | India | -11.8 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Pakistan | -14 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 176.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Norway | -14.34 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 143.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Iceland | -15 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 170.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Mozambique | -15.21 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Latvia | -15.99 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 294.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Myanmar | -16.1 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 465.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Barbados | -16.12 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 1,332.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Laos | -17.79 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Bangladesh | -21.72 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Malta | -28.58 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 318.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Kiribati | -29.47 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 1,012.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Australia | -42.16 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 3,287.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Hong Kong | -51.28 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 1,257.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Maternal mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Maternal mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.