Maternal mortality ratio by country
Countries reporting
212
Highest
992.83 per 100,000 live births
Nigeria
Lowest
0.1072 per 100,000 live births
Cook Islands
Median
46.7 per 100,000 live births
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
5,952
What the numbers show
Maternal mortality ratio is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 992.83 per 100,000 live births in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.1072 per 100,000 live births in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 46.7 per 100,000 live births, and the mean is 115.24 per 100,000 live births.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9,257.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 185 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (up 84.7%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini (down 76.0%).
Maternal mortality ratio: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 992.83 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 2 | Chad | 747.54 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 3 | South Sudan | 691.82 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 691.74 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 5 | Liberia | 627.72 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 6 | Somalia | 562.59 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 520.5 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 8 | Benin | 518.23 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 9 | Guinea-Bissau | 505.37 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 10 | Guinea | 494.12 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 11 | Lesotho | 478.02 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 12 | Madagascar | 445.43 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 427.05 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 14 | Burundi | 391.98 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 15 | Mauritania | 381.05 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 16 | Kenya | 378.8 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 17 | Mali | 367.33 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 358.95 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 358.95 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 357.62 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 21 | Gambia | 354.35 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 22 | Sierra Leone | 353.56 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 23 | Niger | 350.27 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 24 | Togo | 348.9 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 25 | Haiti | 327.56 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 26 | Eritrea | 291.36 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 27 | United Republic of Tanzania | 275.84 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 28 | Nauru | 273.38 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 28 | Naoero | 273.38 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 30 | Cameroon | 258.23 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 31 | Sudan | 255.71 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 241.79 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 33 | Congo | 241.09 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 34 | Senegal | 237.44 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 35 | Ghana | 234.32 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 36 | Gabon | 232.66 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 37 | Rwanda | 229.48 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 38 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 226.69 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 84.7% | rising |
| 39 | Malawi | 224.95 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 40 | Ethiopia | 194.94 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 41 | East Timor | 192.36 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 41 | Timor-Leste | 192.36 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 43 | Caribbean | 189.83 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | 188.65 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 45 | Myanmar | 184.63 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 46 | Angola | 183.2 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 47 | Comoros | 178.88 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 48 | Melanesia | 175.56 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 49 | Equatorial Guinea | 173.66 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 50 | Uganda | 170.31 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 51 | Tuvalu | 169.71 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 52 | Djibouti | 161.88 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 53 | Botswana | 155.1 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 54 | Pakistan | 155.03 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 55 | Marshall Islands | 154.79 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 56 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 146.37 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 57 | Nepal | 142 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 58 | Indonesia | 140.5 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 59 | Namibia | 138.86 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 60 | Cambodia | 137.39 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 61 | Jamaica | 130.14 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 62 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 128.75 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 63 | Micronesia | 126.25 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 124.47 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 65 | Solomon Islands | 122.59 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 66 | Yemen | 118.4 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 67 | Eswatini | 117.93 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 68 | South Africa | 117.57 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 69 | Bangladesh | 115.11 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 70 | Laos | 112.15 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 112.15 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Samoa | 101.49 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 73 | Vanuatu | 100.05 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 74 | Polynesia | 97.64 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 75 | Guatemala | 93.72 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 76 | Palau | 89.42 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 77 | Zambia | 85.45 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 78 | Philippines | 83.75 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 79 | Suriname | 83.64 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 80 | Mozambique | 82.22 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 81 | India | 80.48 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 82 | Kiribati | 79.76 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 83 | Bahamas | 75.95 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 84 | Sao Tome and Principe | 75.36 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 85 | Guyana | 74.73 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 86 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 73.52 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 87 | Morocco | 69.77 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 88 | Brazil | 66.91 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 89 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 66.9 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 90 | Belize | 66.8 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 91 | Tonga | 66.78 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 92 | Iraq | 65.99 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 93 | Mauritius | 65.9 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 94 | Algeria | 62.49 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 60.35 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 96 | Libya | 59.5 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 20.2% | flat |
| 97 | Colombia | 59.38 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 98 | Paraguay | 58.27 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 99 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 55.84 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 100 | Ecuador | 55.37 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 54.08 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 102 | Peru | 51.45 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 103 | Grenada | 48.25 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 104 | Vietnam | 47.61 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 104 | Viet Nam | 47.61 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 106 | Honduras | 46.75 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 107 | Bhutan | 46.65 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Saint Lucia | 43.96 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 109 | Mexico | 42.11 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 41.9 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 111 | Seychelles | 41.89 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 112 | Mongolia | 40.51 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 113 | Cabo Verde | 40.04 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 114 | El Salvador | 39.11 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 115 | Panama | 37.01 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 116 | Brunei | 36.35 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 116 | Brunei Darussalam | 36.35 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 118 | Tunisia | 35.71 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 119 | Dominica | 35.55 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 120 | Barbados | 34.88 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 121 | Cuba | 34.79 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Antigua and Barbuda | 34.57 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 123 | Thailand | 34.45 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 124 | Argentina | 33.23 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 125 | Maldives | 31.82 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 126 | Jordan | 30.78 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 127 | Fiji | 30.24 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 128 | Uzbekistan | 26.46 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 129 | Malaysia | 26.38 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 130 | Costa Rica | 24.12 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 131 | Syria | 20.37 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 131 | Syrian Arab Republic | 20.37 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 133 | Georgia | 19.69 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 134 | Armenia | 19.48 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 135 | Latvia | 18.72 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 136 | Moldova | 18.68 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 136 | Republic of Moldova | 18.68 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 138 | Sri Lanka | 18.32 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 139 | Azerbaijan | 17.9 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 140 | Egypt | 16.95 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 141 | Bahrain | 16.78 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 142 | United States | 16.63 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 143 | China | 16.25 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 144 | State of Palestine | 16.11 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 145 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 15.84 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 146 | Uruguay | 15.31 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 147 | Lebanon | 14.98 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 148 | Ukraine | 14.95 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 149 | Portugal | 14.95 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 150 | Turkey | 14.63 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 150 | Türkiye | 14.63 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 152 | Tajikistan | 13.86 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 153 | Cyprus | 13.62 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Oman | 12.54 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Canada | 11.78 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 156 | Luxembourg | 11.69 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 157 | Romania | 11.68 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 158 | Hungary | 11.65 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 159 | Puerto Rico | 11.03 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Serbia | 10.74 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 161 | Andorra | 10.63 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Chile | 9.88 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 163 | Kazakhstan | 9.58 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Russia | 9.4 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Russian Federation | 9.4 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Malta | 8.39 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 167 | United Kingdom | 8.31 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 167 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8.31 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 169 | Finland | 7.88 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 170 | Kuwait | 7.75 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Lithuania | 7.67 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 172 | San Marino | 7.66 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Saudi Arabia | 7.36 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 174 | France | 7.3 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 175 | New Zealand | 7.03 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 176 | Albania | 6.87 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 177 | Italy | 6.48 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 178 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.17 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 179 | Singapore | 6.12 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 180 | Austria | 6.1 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 181 | Montenegro | 5.83 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 17.6% | flat |
| 182 | Bulgaria | 5.56 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 183 | Switzerland | 5.46 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 184 | Monaco | 5.22 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Estonia | 4.96 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Greece | 4.79 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 187 | Turkmenistan | 4.52 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Slovakia | 4.47 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 189 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 4.3 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 190 | Sweden | 4.03 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 191 | Qatar | 3.92 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 192 | Belgium | 3.84 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 193 | Ireland | 3.79 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 194 | South Korea | 3.79 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 194 | Republic of Korea | 3.79 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 196 | Denmark | 3.67 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 197 | Germany | 3.62 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 198 | Slovenia | 3.33 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 41.9% | rising |
| 199 | Australia and New Zealand | 3.1 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 200 | Japan | 3.08 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 201 | Croatia | 3.05 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 202 | Iceland | 3.02 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 203 | North Macedonia | 2.76 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 204 | Spain | 2.72 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 205 | Czechia | 2.7 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 206 | United Arab Emirates | 2.54 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 207 | Israel | 2.49 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 208 | Australia | 2.33 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 209 | Poland | 1.57 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 210 | Norway | 1.31 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 211 | Belarus | 1.1 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 212 | Cook Islands | 0.1072 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Africa 691.11 per 100,000 live births
- Sub-Saharan Africa 453.93 per 100,000 live births
- Middle Africa 414.57 per 100,000 live births
- Africa 409.79 per 100,000 live births
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 313.13 per 100,000 live births
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 283.95 per 100,000 live births
- Eastern Africa 262.64 per 100,000 live births
- Developing regions 215.42 per 100,000 live births
- World 197.31 per 100,000 live births
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 193.01 per 100,000 live births
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 173.29 per 100,000 live births
- Southern Africa 136.6 per 100,000 live births
- Southern Asia 116.62 per 100,000 live births
- South-Eastern Asia 113.97 per 100,000 live births
- Central and Southern Asia 111.83 per 100,000 live births
- Northern Africa 100.54 per 100,000 live births
- Asia 93.01 per 100,000 live births
- Oceania 82.49 per 100,000 live births
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 77.81 per 100,000 live births
- South America 76.86 per 100,000 live births
- Latin America and the Caribbean 76.64 per 100,000 live births
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 65.46 per 100,000 live births
- Americas 58.54 per 100,000 live births
- Western Asia 51.65 per 100,000 live births
- Central America 49.44 per 100,000 live births
- Central Asia 21.09 per 100,000 live births
- Eastern Asia 17.09 per 100,000 live births
- United States of America 16.63 per 100,000 live births
- Northern America 16.27 per 100,000 live births
- Europe and Northern America 10.77 per 100,000 live births
- Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) 9.92 per 100,000 live births
- Eastern Europe 8.83 per 100,000 live births
- Northern Europe 7.24 per 100,000 live births
- Europe 7.2 per 100,000 live births
- Southern Europe 6.12 per 100,000 live births
- Western Europe 5.36 per 100,000 live births