The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 by country
Countries reporting
185
Highest
1,223
South Sudan, Republic of
Lowest
1.1
Belarus, Republic of
Median
59.08
Years covered
36
1985–2020
Data points
6,660
What the numbers show
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 1,223 in South Sudan, Republic of; the lowest is 1.1 in Belarus, Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 59.08, and the mean is 143.35.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,109.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 149 fell. The largest increase was in Belize (up 297.0%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini, Kingdom of (down 64.3%).
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan, Republic of | 1,223 | 2020 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Chad | 1,063 | 2020 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 1,047 | 2020 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 835.27 | 2020 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 5 | Guinea-Bissau | 725.09 | 2020 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 6 | Liberia | 652.34 | 2020 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 7 | Somalia | 620.68 | 2020 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 8 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 620.41 | 2020 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 9 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 566.21 | 2020 | down 45.6% | rising |
| 10 | Guinea | 553.4 | 2020 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 11 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 547.36 | 2020 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 12 | Kenya | 529.96 | 2020 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 13 | Benin | 522.61 | 2020 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 14 | Burundi | 494.43 | 2020 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 15 | Côte d'Ivoire | 479.91 | 2020 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 16 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 463.83 | 2020 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 17 | Gambia, The | 458.24 | 2020 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 442.83 | 2020 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 19 | Niger | 441.07 | 2020 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 20 | Mali | 440.23 | 2020 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 21 | Cameroon | 437.75 | 2020 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 22 | Togo | 399.04 | 2020 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 23 | Madagascar, Republic of | 391.52 | 2020 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 24 | Malawi | 380.67 | 2020 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 356.76 | 2020 | down 42.3% | rising |
| 26 | Haiti | 350.4 | 2020 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 27 | Eritrea, The State of | 321.55 | 2020 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Uganda | 284.14 | 2020 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 29 | Congo, Republic of | 282.39 | 2020 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 30 | Sudan | 270.36 | 2020 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 266.69 | 2020 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 263.75 | 2020 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 33 | Ghana | 263.11 | 2020 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 34 | Senegal | 260.88 | 2020 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 35 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 259.19 | 2020 | up 131.0% | rising |
| 36 | Rwanda | 258.93 | 2020 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 239.63 | 2020 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 38 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 238.3 | 2020 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 39 | Djibouti | 234.49 | 2020 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 40 | Gabon | 226.55 | 2020 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 41 | Angola | 221.91 | 2020 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 42 | Cambodia | 217.98 | 2020 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 43 | Comoros, Union of the | 216.95 | 2020 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 44 | Namibia | 214.63 | 2020 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 45 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 212.33 | 2020 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 203.92 | 2020 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Papua New Guinea | 191.84 | 2020 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 48 | Botswana | 185.9 | 2020 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 49 | Yemen, Republic of | 183.4 | 2020 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 50 | Myanmar | 178.67 | 2020 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 51 | Nepal | 174.41 | 2020 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Indonesia | 172.92 | 2020 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 53 | Bolivia | 160.91 | 2020 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 54 | Pakistan | 154.16 | 2020 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 55 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 146.24 | 2020 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 56 | Zambia | 134.66 | 2020 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 57 | Belize | 129.79 | 2020 | up 297.0% | falling |
| 58 | Mozambique, Republic of | 127.11 | 2020 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 59 | South Africa | 126.83 | 2020 | down 42.1% | flat |
| 60 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 126.06 | 2020 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 61 | Tonga | 125.64 | 2020 | up 34.8% | falling |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 123.03 | 2020 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Solomon Islands | 122.25 | 2020 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 64 | Guyana | 111.94 | 2020 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 107.35 | 2020 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 66 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 106.7 | 2020 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 67 | India | 102.65 | 2020 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 68 | Jamaica | 98.88 | 2020 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 69 | Suriname | 96.46 | 2020 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 70 | Guatemala | 95.5 | 2020 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 71 | Vanuatu | 94.44 | 2020 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 72 | Mauritius | 84.36 | 2020 | up 53.2% | falling |
| 73 | Philippines | 78.24 | 2020 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 77.88 | 2020 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 75 | Algeria | 77.69 | 2020 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 76 | Bahamas, The | 77.05 | 2020 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 77 | Kiribati | 76.33 | 2020 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 78 | Iraq | 76.11 | 2020 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 79 | Colombia | 74.76 | 2020 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 80 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 74.31 | 2020 | up 62.5% | falling |
| 81 | St. Lucia | 73.27 | 2020 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 82 | Brazil | 72.15 | 2020 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Libya | 72.13 | 2020 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 84 | Morocco | 71.85 | 2020 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Honduras | 71.82 | 2020 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 86 | Paraguay | 71.12 | 2020 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 87 | Peru | 68.54 | 2020 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Cyprus | 68.41 | 2020 | up 155.4% | rising |
| 89 | Ecuador | 65.75 | 2020 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 90 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 61.79 | 2020 | up 38.5% | falling |
| 91 | Bhutan | 59.95 | 2020 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Mexico | 59.13 | 2020 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 93 | Samoa | 59.08 | 2020 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 94 | Maldives | 56.69 | 2020 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Kyrgyz Republic | 50.38 | 2020 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 96 | Panama | 49.52 | 2020 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 97 | Vietnam | 45.53 | 2020 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 98 | Argentina | 44.9 | 2020 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 99 | Brunei Darussalam | 44.24 | 2020 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 100 | El Salvador | 42.79 | 2020 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Cabo Verde | 42.24 | 2020 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Jordan | 41.31 | 2020 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 103 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 40.76 | 2020 | up 24.2% | falling |
| 104 | Mongolia | 39.49 | 2020 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Cuba | 39.25 | 2020 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 106 | Barbados | 39.11 | 2020 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 107 | Fiji, Republic of | 38.05 | 2020 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 108 | Tunisia | 36.63 | 2020 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 109 | Puerto Rico | 34.34 | 2020 | up 61.6% | falling |
| 110 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 30.18 | 2020 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 111 | Syrian Arab Republic | 29.92 | 2020 | up 40.5% | falling |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | 28.84 | 2020 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 113 | Thailand | 28.6 | 2020 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 114 | Georgia | 27.61 | 2020 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 115 | Armenia, Republic of | 27.19 | 2020 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 26.58 | 2020 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 117 | China, People's Republic of | 23.05 | 2020 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 118 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 22.02 | 2020 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 22 | 2020 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 120 | Antigua and Barbuda | 21.25 | 2020 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 121 | Grenada | 21.14 | 2020 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 122 | Malaysia | 21.13 | 2020 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 123 | United States | 21.08 | 2020 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 124 | Lebanon | 20.62 | 2020 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Palestine, State of | 20.43 | 2020 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 126 | Uruguay | 18.64 | 2020 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 127 | Latvia | 18.32 | 2020 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 128 | Türkiye | 17.33 | 2020 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 129 | Oman | 17.01 | 2020 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 130 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 16.82 | 2020 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 16.63 | 2020 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Ukraine | 16.54 | 2020 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Saudi Arabia | 16.2 | 2020 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 134 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 15.9 | 2020 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 135 | Hungary | 15.05 | 2020 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 136 | Chile | 15.03 | 2020 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Russia | 13.72 | 2020 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 13.38 | 2020 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Moldova, Republic of | 12.26 | 2020 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Portugal | 11.8 | 2020 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 141 | Canada | 11.01 | 2020 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 142 | Serbia, Republic of | 10.18 | 2020 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 143 | Romania | 10.07 | 2020 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 144 | United Kingdom | 9.84 | 2020 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 145 | United Arab Emirates | 9.34 | 2020 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 146 | Lithuania | 8.66 | 2020 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 147 | Finland | 8.34 | 2020 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 148 | Albania | 8.28 | 2020 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Korea | 8.12 | 2020 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 150 | France | 7.91 | 2020 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 151 | Greece | 7.65 | 2020 | up 123.1% | falling |
| 152 | Qatar | 7.61 | 2020 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 153 | Singapore | 7.45 | 2020 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 154 | Switzerland | 7.38 | 2020 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 155 | Kuwait | 7.17 | 2020 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 156 | Bulgaria | 7.09 | 2020 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 157 | New Zealand | 7.03 | 2020 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 158 | Luxembourg | 6.49 | 2020 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 159 | Montenegro | 6.17 | 2020 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 160 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.67 | 2020 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Austria | 5.23 | 2020 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 162 | Estonia | 5.18 | 2020 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Turkmenistan | 5.15 | 2020 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Ireland | 4.98 | 2020 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 165 | Slovak Republic | 4.82 | 2020 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 166 | Croatia | 4.82 | 2020 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 167 | Belgium | 4.76 | 2020 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 168 | Denmark | 4.66 | 2020 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 169 | Italy | 4.59 | 2020 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 170 | Slovenia | 4.53 | 2020 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 171 | Sweden | 4.51 | 2020 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 172 | Germany | 4.43 | 2020 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 173 | Japan | 4.31 | 2020 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 174 | Netherlands | 4.31 | 2020 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 175 | Spain | 3.44 | 2020 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 176 | Czechia | 3.37 | 2020 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Seychelles | 3.33 | 2020 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 178 | North Macedonia | 3.04 | 2020 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 179 | Australia | 2.94 | 2020 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 180 | Malta | 2.89 | 2020 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 181 | Israel | 2.84 | 2020 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Iceland | 2.65 | 2020 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 183 | Poland | 1.96 | 2020 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Norway | 1.66 | 2020 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 185 | Belarus, Republic of | 1.1 | 2020 | down 59.3% | volatile |