Number of maternal deaths by region by country
Countries reporting
185
Highest
81,747
Nigeria
Lowest
0.0667
Seychelles
Median
57.28
Years covered
36
1985–2020
Data points
6,660
What the numbers show
Number of maternal deaths by region is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 81,747 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.0667 in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 57.28, and the mean is 1,546.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 151 fell. The largest increase was in Belize (up 297.0%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini (down 68.6%).
Number of maternal deaths by region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 81,747 | 2020 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 2 | India | 23,753 | 2020 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 21,511 | 2020 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 10,246 | 2020 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 5 | Pakistan | 9,809 | 2020 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 8,698 | 2020 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 7,826 | 2020 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 8 | Chad | 7,764 | 2020 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 9 | Kenya | 7,716 | 2020 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 10 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 5,390 | 2020 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 11 | Niger | 4,896 | 2020 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 12 | Uganda | 4,700 | 2020 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 13 | Somalia | 4,519 | 2020 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 14 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4,401 | 2020 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 15 | Cameroon | 4,119 | 2020 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 16 | Sudan | 4,112 | 2020 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 17 | Mali | 3,927 | 2020 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 18 | South Sudan | 3,790 | 2020 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 3,719 | 2020 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Madagascar | 3,465 | 2020 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 21 | Angola | 2,914 | 2020 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 22 | China | 2,822 | 2020 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Guinea | 2,557 | 2020 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 24 | Malawi | 2,452 | 2020 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 25 | Benin | 2,451 | 2020 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 26 | Ghana | 2,373 | 2020 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 27 | Burundi | 2,151 | 2020 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 2,049 | 2020 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 29 | Brazil | 2,011 | 2020 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Philippines | 1,935 | 2020 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 31 | Central African Republic | 1,888 | 2020 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 32 | Yemen | 1,852 | 2020 | up 33.5% | falling |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 1,734 | 2020 | down 41.3% | rising |
| 34 | Myanmar | 1,658 | 2020 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 35 | South Africa | 1,516 | 2020 | down 40.0% | flat |
| 36 | Mozambique | 1,466 | 2020 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 37 | Senegal | 1,417 | 2020 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 38 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1,208 | 2020 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 1,165 | 2020 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 40 | Mexico | 1,159 | 2020 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 41 | Togo | 1,089 | 2020 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 42 | Nepal | 1,052 | 2020 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Liberia | 1,050 | 2020 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 44 | Rwanda | 1,033 | 2020 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Haiti | 949.59 | 2020 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 46 | Iraq | 897.34 | 2020 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 47 | Zambia | 891.49 | 2020 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 48 | United States of America | 773.82 | 2020 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 49 | Algeria | 757.52 | 2020 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 50 | Cambodia | 710.62 | 2020 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 51 | Mauritania | 695.75 | 2020 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 52 | Viet Nam | 677.49 | 2020 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 53 | Colombia | 548.01 | 2020 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 54 | Congo | 502.65 | 2020 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 485.35 | 2020 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 56 | Morocco | 472.07 | 2020 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Guinea-Bissau | 464.06 | 2020 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 58 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 423.19 | 2020 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 59 | Egypt | 416.62 | 2020 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Peru | 406.42 | 2020 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Gambia | 398.67 | 2020 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 62 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 368.12 | 2020 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 63 | Guatemala | 361.95 | 2020 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 64 | Lesotho | 334.06 | 2020 | down 44.6% | rising |
| 65 | Eritrea | 327.98 | 2020 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 66 | Argentina | 285.56 | 2020 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 67 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 273.69 | 2020 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Uzbekistan | 251.09 | 2020 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 222.21 | 2020 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 70 | Türkiye | 219.25 | 2020 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 71 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 206.74 | 2020 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 72 | Russian Federation | 197.2 | 2020 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Ecuador | 196.59 | 2020 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 74 | Thailand | 187.62 | 2020 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 75 | Honduras | 155.13 | 2020 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 76 | Namibia | 148.1 | 2020 | down 52.0% | rising |
| 77 | Gabon | 142.73 | 2020 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 78 | Syrian Arab Republic | 121.46 | 2020 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 79 | Botswana | 115.26 | 2020 | up 27.5% | flat |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 109.81 | 2020 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 81 | Malaysia | 107.98 | 2020 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 82 | Saudi Arabia | 107.92 | 2020 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 83 | Equatorial Guinea | 106.17 | 2020 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 84 | Jordan | 100.39 | 2020 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 85 | Paraguay | 98.86 | 2020 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 89.41 | 2020 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 87 | Libya | 88 | 2020 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 81.12 | 2020 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 89 | Tunisia | 73.98 | 2020 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 90 | Eswatini | 69.49 | 2020 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 91 | Timor-Leste | 67.3 | 2020 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 92 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 66.83 | 2020 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | 57.28 | 2020 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Djibouti | 56.28 | 2020 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 95 | Ukraine | 56.07 | 2020 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 96 | France | 53.94 | 2020 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 53.81 | 2020 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 98 | Comoros | 52.07 | 2020 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 99 | Tajikistan | 43.74 | 2020 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 100 | El Salvador | 43.65 | 2020 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Cuba | 41.61 | 2020 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 102 | Canada | 40.86 | 2020 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 103 | Panama | 38.13 | 2020 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 104 | Japan | 35.73 | 2020 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Chile | 34.27 | 2020 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Germany | 33.66 | 2020 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 107 | Jamaica | 32.63 | 2020 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 108 | Palestine, State of | 29.63 | 2020 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 109 | Mongolia | 29.23 | 2020 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Solomon Islands | 25.67 | 2020 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 111 | Republic of Korea | 23.86 | 2020 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Romania | 20.04 | 2020 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Italy | 18.82 | 2020 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 114 | Lebanon | 18.15 | 2020 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Guyana | 17.91 | 2020 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 116 | Oman | 14.8 | 2020 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 117 | Hungary | 14 | 2020 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 13.64 | 2020 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 119 | Georgia | 13.53 | 2020 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 120 | Spain | 12.11 | 2020 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 121 | Mauritius | 10.97 | 2020 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Suriname | 10.61 | 2020 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 123 | Portugal | 9.79 | 2020 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 124 | Armenia | 9.52 | 2020 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Puerto Rico | 9.27 | 2020 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 126 | United Arab Emirates | 9.25 | 2020 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 127 | Belize | 9.09 | 2020 | up 297.0% | falling |
| 128 | Cyprus | 8.89 | 2020 | up 137.2% | rising |
| 129 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.77 | 2020 | down 21.7% | flat |
| 130 | Australia | 8.71 | 2020 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 131 | Vanuatu | 8.5 | 2020 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 132 | Netherlands | 7.46 | 2020 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 133 | Poland | 7.31 | 2020 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Turkmenistan | 7.16 | 2020 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Serbia | 7.03 | 2020 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 136 | Fiji | 6.85 | 2020 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 137 | Uruguay | 6.52 | 2020 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 138 | Switzerland | 6.42 | 2020 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 139 | Greece | 6.2 | 2020 | up 62.8% | falling |
| 140 | Bhutan | 5.99 | 2020 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Belgium | 5.47 | 2020 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 142 | Sweden | 5.05 | 2020 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 143 | Israel | 4.97 | 2020 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.78 | 2020 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Republic of Moldova | 4.78 | 2020 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 146 | New Zealand | 4.43 | 2020 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 147 | Austria | 4.34 | 2020 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 148 | Bulgaria | 4.25 | 2020 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Cape Verde | 4.22 | 2020 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Maldives | 3.97 | 2020 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Bahamas | 3.85 | 2020 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 152 | Finland | 3.84 | 2020 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 153 | Kuwait | 3.8 | 2020 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 154 | Czechia | 3.61 | 2020 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Samoa | 3.54 | 2020 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 156 | Latvia | 3.3 | 2020 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Singapore | 3.06 | 2020 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 158 | Kiribati | 3.05 | 2020 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 159 | Bahrain | 3.02 | 2020 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 160 | Ireland | 2.99 | 2020 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 161 | Denmark | 2.84 | 2020 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 162 | Slovakia | 2.7 | 2020 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 163 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.65 | 2020 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 164 | Tonga | 2.51 | 2020 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 165 | Albania | 2.48 | 2020 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Qatar | 2.36 | 2020 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 167 | Lithuania | 2.34 | 2020 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Croatia | 1.73 | 2020 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 169 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.64 | 2020 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.49 | 2020 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 171 | Saint Lucia | 1.47 | 2020 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 172 | Barbados | 1.17 | 2020 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 173 | Belarus | 1 | 2020 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Norway | 0.8984 | 2020 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 175 | Slovenia | 0.8613 | 2020 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 176 | Estonia | 0.7251 | 2020 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.6179 | 2020 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 178 | North Macedonia | 0.6072 | 2020 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Montenegro | 0.4322 | 2020 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 180 | Grenada | 0.4228 | 2020 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 181 | Luxembourg | 0.3891 | 2020 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 182 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2125 | 2020 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 183 | Malta | 0.1446 | 2020 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Iceland | 0.1327 | 2020 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 185 | Seychelles | 0.0667 | 2020 | down 59.4% | volatile |