Maternal mortality rate who mdb by country
Countries reporting
111
Highest
3.26
Venezuela
Lowest
0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Median
0.1413
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
4,924
What the numbers show
Maternal mortality rate who mdb is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 3.26 in Venezuela; the lowest is 0 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1413, and the mean is 0.3458.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Puerto Rico (up 1,254.6%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Maternal mortality rate who mdb: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela | 3.26 | 2016 | up 155.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Paraguay | 2.59 | 2021 | up 75.0% | falling |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 2.14 | 2018 | up 299.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Cuba | 1.89 | 2021 | up 213.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Grenada | 1.58 | 2023 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Philippines | 1.35 | 2019 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Suriname | 1.29 | 2014 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Jamaica | 1.25 | 2014 | up 570.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Guyana | 1.17 | 2020 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 10 | Panama | 0.9995 | 2022 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Guatemala | 0.9861 | 2023 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Fiji | 0.931 | 2012 | up 137.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Mayotte | 0.9267 | 2016 | — | rising |
| 14 | South Africa | 0.8735 | 2020 | down 70.1% | falling |
| 15 | Ecuador | 0.8365 | 2022 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Brazil | 0.7728 | 2022 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 17 | Colombia | 0.7604 | 2023 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Mexico | 0.6474 | 2022 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Peru | 0.5662 | 2022 | up 34.7% | falling |
| 20 | Saint Lucia | 0.532 | 2020 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Nicaragua | 0.5135 | 2022 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.4829 | 2023 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 23 | Maldives | 0.453 | 2021 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Argentina | 0.4507 | 2023 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Puerto Rico | 0.4339 | 2022 | up 1,254.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Mongolia | 0.4264 | 2024 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 27 | United States | 0.4171 | 2022 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Georgia | 0.4024 | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Barbados | 0.3968 | 2013 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Martinique | 0.3895 | 2016 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 31 | El Salvador | 0.3764 | 2018 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Chile | 0.3697 | 2023 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Jordan | 0.3377 | 2018 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 34 | French Guiana | 0.332 | 2016 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Mauritius | 0.331 | 2023 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Azerbaijan | 0.3297 | 2007 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Malaysia | 0.318 | 2020 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 38 | Armenia | 0.3059 | 2024 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Reunion | 0.2902 | 2016 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Egypt | 0.2707 | 2019 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.252 | 2020 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Moldova | 0.249 | 2023 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Guadeloupe | 0.2427 | 2016 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 0.2288 | 2023 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Belize | 0.2235 | 2022 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Thailand | 0.1902 | 2023 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 47 | New Zealand | 0.1804 | 2018 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Brunei | 0.1748 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Portugal | 0.1747 | 2022 | up 334.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Iran | 0.1742 | 2017 | — | rising |
| 51 | Sri Lanka | 0.1697 | 2019 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Montenegro | 0.1577 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Romania | 0.1553 | 2022 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 0.1486 | 2022 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 0.1449 | 2023 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Hungary | 0.1413 | 2024 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 0.1358 | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Croatia | 0.1253 | 2021 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Canada | 0.1245 | 2024 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Turkey | 0.1207 | 2023 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Ukraine | 0.1156 | 2019 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Tajikistan | 0.1151 | 2022 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Serbia | 0.1142 | 2023 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 64 | Oman | 0.107 | 2021 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Syria | 0.1062 | 2010 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Cyprus | 0.1058 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Russia | 0.0942 | 2019 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 68 | United Kingdom | 0.0861 | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 0.0779 | 2015 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Israel | 0.074 | 2022 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Greece | 0.0714 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Kuwait | 0.0633 | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 73 | France | 0.0611 | 2023 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 74 | South Korea | 0.0543 | 2022 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 75 | Czechia | 0.0491 | 2023 | up 289.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Netherlands | 0.0446 | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Bahrain | 0.0445 | 2014 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Germany | 0.0423 | 2022 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 79 | Belgium | 0.0386 | 2022 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Uruguay | 0.0329 | 2022 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Slovakia | 0.0311 | 2023 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Italy | 0.031 | 2023 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Belarus | 0.0309 | 2018 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Qatar | 0.029 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Sweden | 0.028 | 2023 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Switzerland | 0.0277 | 2023 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Spain | 0.0259 | 2023 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Japan | 0.0257 | 2023 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Singapore | 0.0246 | 2022 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Austria | 0.0238 | 2024 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Denmark | 0.0227 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Australia | 0.0199 | 2024 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Finland | 0.0192 | 2024 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Norway | 0.019 | 2023 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Poland | 0.0164 | 2022 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Hong Kong | 0.0123 | 2017 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Albania | 0 | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Bahamas | 0 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Estonia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Ireland | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Iceland | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Lithuania | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Latvia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Malta | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Slovenia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Seychelles | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |