Number of maternal deaths by country
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.
Countries reporting
191
Highest
75,000
Nigeria
Lowest
0
Tuvalu
Median
39
Years covered
39
1985–2023
Data points
9,399
What the numbers show
Number of maternal deaths is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 75,000 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 39, and the mean is 1,293.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 151 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Saint Kitts and Nevis (down 100.0%).
Number of maternal deaths: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 75,000 | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 19,000 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 2 | India | 19,000 | 2023 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Pakistan | 11,000 | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 8,000 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 7,600 | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 7 | Tanzania | 6,500 | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 8 | Indonesia | 6,300 | 2023 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 9 | Chad | 6,100 | 2023 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 10 | Madagascar | 4,500 | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 11 | Somalia | 4,400 | 2023 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 12 | Sudan | 4,300 | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 4,000 | 2023 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Niger | 3,800 | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 15 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3,600 | 2023 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 16 | Mali | 3,500 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 17 | Uganda | 2,900 | 2023 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 18 | Angola | 2,500 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 18 | Benin | 2,500 | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 18 | Cameroon | 2,500 | 2023 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 21 | Guinea | 2,400 | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 22 | South Sudan | 2,300 | 2023 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Kenya | 2,200 | 2023 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Ghana | 2,100 | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 25 | Burundi | 1,800 | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 1,800 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 1,800 | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 28 | Brazil | 1,700 | 2023 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Central African Republic | 1,700 | 2023 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 28 | Myanmar | 1,700 | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 31 | Yemen | 1,600 | 2023 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 32 | Malawi | 1,500 | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 32 | Philippines | 1,500 | 2023 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 34 | China | 1,400 | 2023 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 34 | South Africa | 1,400 | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 36 | Mozambique | 1,300 | 2023 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Senegal | 1,300 | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 38 | Liberia | 1,100 | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 39 | Togo | 1,000 | 2023 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 40 | Venezuela | 970 | 2023 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 920 | 2023 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 42 | Rwanda | 910 | 2023 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Mexico | 860 | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 44 | Haiti | 850 | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 45 | Nepal | 820 | 2023 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Iraq | 770 | 2023 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 47 | Mauritania | 660 | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 47 | Vietnam | 660 | 2023 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 49 | United States | 610 | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 50 | Zambia | 590 | 2023 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 51 | Algeria | 570 | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 52 | Cambodia | 500 | 2023 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Papua New Guinea | 480 | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 54 | Congo | 460 | 2023 | down 19.3% | flat |
| 55 | Morocco | 440 | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Colombia | 420 | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 57 | Egypt | 410 | 2023 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Bolivia | 380 | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 59 | Guatemala | 350 | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 60 | Guinea-Bissau | 330 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 61 | Eritrea | 290 | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 61 | Gambia | 290 | 2023 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 63 | Peru | 280 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 64 | Lesotho | 270 | 2023 | down 49.1% | rising |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 250 | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 250 | 2023 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 67 | North Korea | 230 | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 68 | Thailand | 200 | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 69 | Iran | 190 | 2023 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Laos | 180 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Argentina | 170 | 2023 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 72 | Gabon | 160 | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 72 | Turkey | 160 | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 74 | Ecuador | 150 | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 75 | Malaysia | 120 | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 75 | Russia | 120 | 2023 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Honduras | 110 | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 77 | Namibia | 110 | 2023 | down 60.7% | rising |
| 77 | Syria | 110 | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 80 | Botswana | 95 | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 80 | Equatorial Guinea | 95 | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 80 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Paraguay | 80 | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 84 | Libya | 74 | 2023 | down 32.7% | rising |
| 85 | Jordan | 73 | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 63 | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 87 | Tunisia | 60 | 2023 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 59 | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 88 | East Timor | 59 | 2023 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 90 | United Kingdom | 57 | 2023 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 91 | France | 47 | 2023 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 92 | Comoros | 44 | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 93 | Jamaica | 43 | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 94 | Canada | 42 | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 95 | Saudi Arabia | 40 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 96 | Djibouti | 39 | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 96 | Kazakhstan | 39 | 2023 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 96 | El Salvador | 39 | 2023 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Tajikistan | 38 | 2023 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Eswatini | 35 | 2023 | down 78.1% | falling |
| 101 | Cuba | 33 | 2023 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 102 | Ukraine | 32 | 2023 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Germany | 26 | 2023 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Mongolia | 26 | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Panama | 26 | 2023 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 103 | Solomon Islands | 26 | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 107 | Italy | 25 | 2023 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 108 | Palestine | 24 | 2023 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 109 | Japan | 23 | 2023 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Azerbaijan | 22 | 2023 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 111 | Romania | 21 | 2023 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Chile | 17 | 2023 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Lebanon | 14 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 13 | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 114 | Guyana | 13 | 2023 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 114 | Portugal | 13 | 2023 | up 44.4% | falling |
| 117 | Oman | 11 | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Hungary | 10 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 119 | Spain | 9 | 2023 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 119 | Georgia | 9 | 2023 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 119 | South Korea | 9 | 2023 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Suriname | 9 | 2023 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 119 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 119 | Vanuatu | 9 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Mauritius | 8 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 126 | Armenia | 7 | 2023 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Australia | 7 | 2023 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 126 | Netherlands | 7 | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 126 | Turkmenistan | 7 | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Moldova | 6 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Serbia | 6 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 130 | Samoa | 6 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 133 | Austria | 5 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 133 | Belize | 5 | 2023 | up 66.7% | flat |
| 133 | Bhutan | 5 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Switzerland | 5 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 133 | Fiji | 5 | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 133 | Poland | 5 | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 133 | Uruguay | 5 | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 141 | Belgium | 4 | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 141 | Greece | 4 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 141 | Israel | 4 | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Kuwait | 4 | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 141 | New Zealand | 4 | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 141 | Sweden | 4 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 147 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 147 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Bahrain | 3 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 147 | Bahamas | 3 | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 147 | Cape Verde | 3 | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Finland | 3 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 147 | Micronesia (country) | 3 | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 147 | Kiribati | 3 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 147 | Latvia | 3 | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Singapore | 3 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 157 | Albania | 2 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 157 | Brunei | 2 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 157 | Cyprus | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Czechia | 2 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Denmark | 2 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 157 | Lithuania | 2 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Maldives | 2 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Slovakia | 2 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Tonga | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 169 | Belarus | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Barbados | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 169 | Estonia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 169 | Grenada | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 169 | Croatia | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 169 | Marshall Islands | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 169 | Norway | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 169 | Nauru | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Qatar | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Slovenia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 169 | Seychelles | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 183 | Andorra | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 183 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Dominica | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Iceland | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Monaco | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 183 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Montenegro | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 183 | Palau | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 183 | San Marino | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 183 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 260,000
- IDA & IBRD total 244,000
- Low & middle income 244,000
- IDA total 202,000
- Sub-Saharan Africa 187,000
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 177,000
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 177,000
- Pre-demographic dividend 171,000
- Middle income 164,000
- Lower middle income 151,000
- Africa Western and Central 111,000
- IDA only 105,000
About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.