Number of maternal deaths, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of maternal deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
189
Highest
200 % change on previous year
Bahrain
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Tuvalu
Median
-6.52 % change on previous year
Years covered
38
1986–2023
Data points
8,887
What the numbers show
Number of maternal deaths, annual growth rate is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 200 % change on previous year in Bahrain; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is -6.52 % change on previous year, and the mean is -14.92 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 671.4%), and the largest decrease in Egypt (down 2,033.3%).
Number of maternal deaths, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 200 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 85.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 671.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 80 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Switzerland | 66.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 50 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Botswana | 28.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 220.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Mauritius | 14.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Namibia | 13.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 301.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Iraq | 13.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 11.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Oman | 10 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Senegal | 8.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Gabon | 6.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Eswatini | 6.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Madagascar | 4.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 4.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Congo | 2.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Mauritania | 1.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Nepal | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 121.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Angola | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Albania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Belarus | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Barbados | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Bhutan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Cape Verde | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Estonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Fiji | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Honduras | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Kiribati | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Kuwait | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Lebanon | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Liberia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Lesotho | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Lithuania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Republic of Moldova | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Maldives | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Mali | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Mozambique | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Niger | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Nigeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Norway | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Pakistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Papua New Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Poland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Palestine, State of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | El Salvador | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | South Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Togo | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Tonga | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Vanuatu | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Samoa | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Rwanda | -1.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 87.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Haiti | -1.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Nicaragua | -1.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Chad | -1.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Zambia | -1.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Comoros | -2.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Morocco | -2.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Sudan | -2.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Libya | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 126.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Guatemala | -2.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Sierra Leone | -3.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Gambia | -3.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Solomon Islands | -3.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 200.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Benin | -3.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Cameroon | -3.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Equatorial Guinea | -4.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Kenya | -4.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | -4.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Ethiopia | -4.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Algeria | -5 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 490.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Tajikistan | -5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Burundi | -5.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Myanmar | -5.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Guinea-Bissau | -5.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Viet Nam | -5.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Yemen | -5.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Indonesia | -5.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Afghanistan | -6.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 517.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Malawi | -6.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Uganda | -6.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 188.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Jamaica | -6.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 334.8% | volatile |
| 97 | South Africa | -6.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Costa Rica | -7.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Djibouti | -7.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 285.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Guyana | -7.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Mongolia | -7.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Portugal | -7.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Tunisia | -7.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Somalia | -8.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 350.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Mexico | -8.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Saudi Arabia | -9.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 107 | India | -9.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Côte d'Ivoire | -10 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 440.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Georgia | -10 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -10 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Suriname | -10 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Germany | -10.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 251.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Panama | -10.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 334.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Central African Republic | -10.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Ukraine | -11.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -11.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 446.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Philippines | -11.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Jordan | -12.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Netherlands | -12.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Romania | -12.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Turkmenistan | -12.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Bangladesh | -13.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 154.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Cambodia | -13.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 148.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Argentina | -15 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 440.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Cuba | -15.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 730.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Austria | -16.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Hungary | -16.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 128 | China | -17.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Sri Lanka | -18.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 429.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Timor-Leste | -18.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 134.7% | volatile |
| 131 | United States of America | -18.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,257.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Canada | -19.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 746.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Sweden | -20 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Colombia | -20.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Ecuador | -21.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 136 | France | -21.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 420.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Burkina Faso | -21.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Armenia | -22.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Chile | -22.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 233.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -24 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Finland | -25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Micronesia, Federated States of | -25 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Malaysia | -25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 450.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Paraguay | -27.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Egypt | -28.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,033.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Uruguay | -28.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Russian Federation | -29.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 400.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Türkiye | -30.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 326.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Spain | -30.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 176.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -33.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Czechia | -33.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Denmark | -33.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Israel | -33.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Serbia | -33.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Slovakia | -33.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Kazakhstan | -33.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 267.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Italy | -35.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 426.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Australia | -36.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Peru | -36.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 445.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Brazil | -37.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Belize | -37.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Latvia | -40 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 260.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Greece | -42.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 164 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -43 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 527.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Japan | -45.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,189.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Azerbaijan | -46.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 212.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Korea | -47.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 238.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Bulgaria | -50 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Croatia | -50 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Ireland | -50 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Marshall Islands | -50 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Qatar | -50 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Seychelles | -50 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Belgium | -66.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Brunei Darussalam | -66.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Slovenia | -66.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | New Zealand | -69.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 315.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Thailand | -70.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 958.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Cyprus | -75 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Puerto Rico | -80 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 460.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Singapore | -80 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 300.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Antigua and Barbuda | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | unchanged | volatile |
| 182 | Dominica | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 182 | Iceland | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Luxembourg | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 182 | North Macedonia | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Malta | -100 % change on previous year | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Montenegro | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Tuvalu | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Eastern and Southern 0 % change on previous year
- Arab World 0 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0 % change on previous year
- Pre-demographic dividend -0.5814 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income -0.6579 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) -0.9804 % change on previous year
- IDA blend -1.02 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) -1.12 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) -1.12 % change on previous year
- IDA total -1.46 % change on previous year
- Africa Western and Central -1.77 % change on previous year
- IDA only -1.87 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries -1.87 % change on previous year
- Low income -2.22 % change on previous year
- Middle income -2.96 % change on previous year
- World -2.99 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total -3.56 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income -3.56 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan -4.08 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) -4.17 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) -4.17 % change on previous year
- Caribbean Small States -4.44 % change on previous year
- Pacific island small states -5.08 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend -6.85 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) -7.69 % change on previous year
- South Asia -8.51 % change on previous year
- Small states -11.76 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific -12.5 % change on previous year
- IBRD only -12.5 % change on previous year
- Other small states -13.04 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) -13.33 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) -13.33 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income -15 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) -16.88 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean -17.24 % change on previous year
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) -17.86 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) -18.07 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) -19.39 % change on previous year
- North America -19.75 % change on previous year
- OECD members -20 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of maternal deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of maternal deaths Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of maternal deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.