Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 by country
Countries reporting
32
Highest
327.56
Haiti
Lowest
9.88
Chile
Median
54.72
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
792
What the numbers show
Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 327.56 in Haiti; the lowest is 9.88 in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 54.72, and the mean is 71.53.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 33.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (up 84.8%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 41.7%).
Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | 327.56 | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 2 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 226.69 | 2023 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 3 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 146.37 | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 4 | Jamaica | 130.14 | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 124.47 | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 6 | Guatemala | 93.72 | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 7 | Suriname | 83.64 | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 8 | Guyana | 74.73 | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 9 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 73.52 | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 10 | Brazil | 66.91 | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 11 | Belize | 66.8 | 2023 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 12 | Nicaragua | 60.35 | 2023 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 13 | Colombia | 59.38 | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 14 | Paraguay | 58.27 | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 15 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 55.84 | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 16 | Ecuador | 55.37 | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 17 | Trinidad and Tobago | 54.08 | 2023 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 18 | Peru | 51.45 | 2023 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 19 | Grenada | 48.25 | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 20 | Honduras | 46.75 | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 21 | Saint Lucia | 43.96 | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 22 | Mexico | 42.11 | 2023 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 23 | El Salvador | 39.11 | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 24 | Panama | 37.01 | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 25 | Dominica | 35.55 | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 26 | Barbados | 34.88 | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 27 | Cuba | 34.79 | 2023 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Antigua and Barbuda | 34.57 | 2023 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 29 | Argentina | 33.23 | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 24.12 | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 31 | Uruguay | 15.31 | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 32 | Chile | 9.88 | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.