Number of maternal deaths by country
Countries reporting
194
Highest
74,559
Nigeria
Lowest
0.0002
Cook Islands
Median
38.82
Years covered
39
1985–2023
Data points
7,878
What the numbers show
Number of maternal deaths is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 74,559 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.0002 in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 38.82, and the mean is 1,282.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 180 fell. The largest increase was in Belize (up 58.8%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini (down 78.8%).
Number of maternal deaths: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 74,559 | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 2 | India | 18,688 | 2023 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 18,660 | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 10,669 | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 8,003 | 2023 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 7,646 | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 7 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 6,472 | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 8 | Indonesia | 6,298 | 2023 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 9 | Chad | 6,123 | 2023 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 10 | Kenya | 5,682 | 2023 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 11 | Madagascar | 4,460 | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 12 | Somalia | 4,437 | 2023 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 13 | Sudan | 4,301 | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 4,017 | 2023 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Niger | 3,839 | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 16 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3,579 | 2023 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 17 | Mali | 3,495 | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 18 | Uganda | 2,917 | 2023 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 19 | Angola | 2,531 | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 20 | Benin | 2,477 | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 21 | Cameroon | 2,472 | 2023 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 22 | Guinea | 2,409 | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 23 | South Sudan | 2,271 | 2023 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Ghana | 2,083 | 2023 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 25 | Burundi | 1,807 | 2023 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 1,777 | 2023 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 1,762 | 2023 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 28 | Brazil | 1,741 | 2023 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Myanmar | 1,669 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 30 | Central African Republic | 1,652 | 2023 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 31 | Yemen | 1,642 | 2023 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 32 | Philippines | 1,541 | 2023 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 33 | Malawi | 1,490 | 2023 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 34 | China | 1,446 | 2023 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 35 | South Africa | 1,395 | 2023 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 36 | Senegal | 1,263 | 2023 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 37 | Liberia | 1,068 | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 38 | Mozambique | 1,037 | 2023 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Togo | 1,011 | 2023 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 40 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 967.91 | 2023 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 915.39 | 2023 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 42 | Rwanda | 907.79 | 2023 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Mexico | 857.99 | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 44 | Haiti | 846.25 | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 45 | Nepal | 815.53 | 2023 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Iraq | 765.28 | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 47 | Viet Nam | 660.81 | 2023 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Mauritania | 658.78 | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 49 | United States of America | 608.33 | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 50 | Zambia | 585.82 | 2023 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 51 | Algeria | 566.1 | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 52 | Cambodia | 496.78 | 2023 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Papua New Guinea | 481.68 | 2023 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 54 | Congo | 456.54 | 2023 | down 20.3% | flat |
| 55 | Morocco | 439.43 | 2023 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Colombia | 418.65 | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 57 | Egypt | 407.83 | 2023 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 380.79 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 59 | Guatemala | 353.47 | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 60 | Guinea-Bissau | 326.87 | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 61 | Gambia | 290.89 | 2023 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 62 | Eritrea | 288.61 | 2023 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 63 | Peru | 277.61 | 2023 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 64 | Lesotho | 266.39 | 2023 | down 49.5% | rising |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 252.91 | 2023 | up 28.8% | falling |
| 66 | Uzbekistan | 249.7 | 2023 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 67 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 228.83 | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 68 | Thailand | 203.67 | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 69 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 185.88 | 2023 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 182.85 | 2023 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Argentina | 167.41 | 2023 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 72 | Gabon | 159.94 | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 73 | Türkiye | 156.79 | 2023 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 74 | Ecuador | 149.67 | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 75 | Russian Federation | 121.97 | 2023 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Malaysia | 115.01 | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 77 | Honduras | 109.3 | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 78 | Namibia | 106.52 | 2023 | down 62.2% | rising |
| 79 | Syrian Arab Republic | 106.26 | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 80 | Botswana | 95.07 | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 81 | Equatorial Guinea | 94.98 | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 79.79 | 2023 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Paraguay | 79.7 | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 84 | Libya | 74 | 2023 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 85 | Jordan | 72.57 | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 63.16 | 2023 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 87 | Tunisia | 59.9 | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 59.37 | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 89 | Timor-Leste | 58.79 | 2023 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 90 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 57.18 | 2023 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 91 | France | 46.67 | 2023 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 92 | Comoros | 43.59 | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 93 | Jamaica | 42.96 | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 94 | Canada | 42.04 | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 95 | Saudi Arabia | 40.18 | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 96 | Kazakhstan | 39.22 | 2023 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 97 | El Salvador | 38.88 | 2023 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Djibouti | 38.76 | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 99 | Tajikistan | 37.62 | 2023 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Eswatini | 34.93 | 2023 | down 78.8% | falling |
| 101 | Cuba | 33.38 | 2023 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 102 | Ukraine | 31.72 | 2023 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Panama | 26.45 | 2023 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 104 | Solomon Islands | 26.42 | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 105 | Mongolia | 26.34 | 2023 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Germany | 26.04 | 2023 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Italy | 24.91 | 2023 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 108 | Palestine, State of | 23.59 | 2023 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 109 | Japan | 23.08 | 2023 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Azerbaijan | 22.39 | 2023 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 111 | Romania | 21.45 | 2023 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Chile | 17.42 | 2023 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Lebanon | 13.96 | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Portugal | 12.95 | 2023 | up 52.1% | falling |
| 115 | Costa Rica | 12.53 | 2023 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 116 | Guyana | 12.53 | 2023 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 117 | Oman | 10.67 | 2023 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Hungary | 9.95 | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 119 | Spain | 9.17 | 2023 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 120 | Vanuatu | 8.99 | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 121 | Republic of Korea | 8.96 | 2023 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.7 | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 123 | Georgia | 8.62 | 2023 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 124 | Mauritius | 7.78 | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 125 | Turkmenistan | 7.24 | 2023 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Netherlands | 7.22 | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 127 | Australia | 7.1 | 2023 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 128 | Armenia | 6.76 | 2023 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Serbia | 6.43 | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 130 | Republic of Moldova | 6.16 | 2023 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Samoa | 5.58 | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 132 | Uruguay | 5.12 | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 133 | Fiji | 5.03 | 2023 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 134 | Poland | 4.98 | 2023 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Belize | 4.95 | 2023 | up 58.8% | falling |
| 136 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.9 | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 137 | Austria | 4.7 | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 138 | Bhutan | 4.65 | 2023 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Switzerland | 4.57 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 140 | Israel | 4.29 | 2023 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 141 | New Zealand | 4.16 | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 142 | Sweden | 3.94 | 2023 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 143 | Belgium | 3.91 | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 144 | Kuwait | 3.83 | 2023 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Greece | 3.53 | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 146 | Bulgaria | 3.48 | 2023 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Finland | 3.43 | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 148 | Bahamas | 3.29 | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 149 | Bahrain | 3.28 | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 150 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 3.23 | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 151 | Singapore | 2.91 | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 152 | Kiribati | 2.73 | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 153 | Latvia | 2.67 | 2023 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 154 | United Arab Emirates | 2.64 | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Cabo Verde | 2.58 | 2023 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Czechia | 2.48 | 2023 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Slovakia | 2.34 | 2023 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.27 | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 159 | Denmark | 2.12 | 2023 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 160 | Puerto Rico | 2.08 | 2023 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Ireland | 2.02 | 2023 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 162 | Cyprus | 1.98 | 2023 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Albania | 1.98 | 2023 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Maldives | 1.84 | 2023 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Lithuania | 1.64 | 2023 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Tonga | 1.61 | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 167 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.52 | 2023 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Marshall Islands | 1.27 | 2023 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 169 | Qatar | 1.16 | 2023 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 170 | Barbados | 1.1 | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 171 | Croatia | 0.9584 | 2023 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 172 | Saint Lucia | 0.8876 | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 173 | Nauru | 0.8283 | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 174 | Luxembourg | 0.8119 | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 175 | Seychelles | 0.7306 | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 176 | Belarus | 0.7129 | 2023 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.6879 | 2023 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 178 | Norway | 0.6744 | 2023 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 179 | Grenada | 0.6615 | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 180 | Slovenia | 0.5959 | 2023 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Estonia | 0.5477 | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 182 | North Macedonia | 0.4655 | 2023 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Montenegro | 0.4072 | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 184 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.4036 | 2023 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Tuvalu | 0.3835 | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 186 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.3823 | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 187 | Malta | 0.3536 | 2023 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 188 | Dominica | 0.2623 | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 189 | Palau | 0.1726 | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 190 | Iceland | 0.1314 | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 191 | Andorra | 0.059 | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 192 | Monaco | 0.0192 | 2023 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 193 | San Marino | 0.0153 | 2023 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Cook Islands | 0.0002 | 2023 | down 55.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa (WHO region) 177,774
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 33,013
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 32,702
- Americas (WHO region) 7,813
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 5,269
- Europe (WHO region) 1,084