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Maternal mortality, per 100,000 live births: ranking of countries
194 countries ranked by their latest value. Nigeria is highest at 993; Norway is lowest at 1.
World 197 (2023)Median country 47194 countries
Maternal mortality: world and regions, 1994–2023
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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All 194 countries
Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
194 shown
| # | Country | Region | Maternal mortality | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 993 | 2023 | |
| 2 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 748 | 2023 | |
| 3 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 692 | 2023 | |
| 4 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 692 | 2023 | |
| 5 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 628 | 2023 | |
| 6 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 563 | 2023 | |
| 7 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 521 | 2023 | |
| 8 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 518 | 2023 | |
| 9 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 505 | 2023 | |
| 10 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 494 | 2023 | |
| 11 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 478 | 2023 | |
| 12 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 445 | 2023 | |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 427 | 2023 | |
| 14 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 392 | 2023 | |
| 15 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 381 | 2023 | |
| 16 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 367 | 2023 | |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 359 | 2023 | |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 358 | 2023 | |
| 19 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 354 | 2023 | |
| 20 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 354 | 2023 | |
| 21 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 350 | 2023 | |
| 22 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 349 | 2023 | |
| 23 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 328 | 2023 | |
| 24 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 291 | 2023 | |
| 25 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 276 | 2023 | |
| 26 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 273 | 2023 | |
| 27 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 258 | 2023 | |
| 28 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 256 | 2023 | |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 242 | 2023 | |
| 30 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 241 | 2023 | |
| 31 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 237 | 2023 | |
| 32 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 234 | 2023 | |
| 33 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 233 | 2023 | |
| 34 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 229 | 2023 | |
| 35 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 227 | 2023 | |
| 36 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 225 | 2023 | |
| 37 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 195 | 2023 | |
| 38 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 192 | 2023 | |
| 39 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 189 | 2023 | |
| 40 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 185 | 2023 | |
| 41 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 183 | 2023 | |
| 42 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 179 | 2023 | |
| 43 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 174 | 2023 | |
| 44 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 170 | 2023 | |
| 45 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 170 | 2023 | |
| 46 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 162 | 2023 | |
| 47 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 155 | 2023 | |
| 48 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 155 | 2023 | |
| 49 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 155 | 2023 | |
| 50 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 149 | 2023 | |
| 51 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 146 | 2023 | |
| 52 | Nepal | South Asia | 142 | 2023 | |
| 53 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 140 | 2023 | |
| 54 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 139 | 2023 | |
| 55 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 137 | 2023 | |
| 56 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 130 | 2023 | |
| 57 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 129 | 2023 | |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 124 | 2023 | |
| 59 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 123 | 2023 | |
| 60 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 118 | 2023 | |
| 61 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 118 | 2023 | |
| 62 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 118 | 2023 | |
| 63 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 115 | 2023 | |
| 64 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 112 | 2023 | |
| 65 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 101 | 2023 | |
| 66 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 100 | 2023 | |
| 67 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 99 | 2023 | |
| 68 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 94 | 2023 | |
| 69 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 89 | 2023 | |
| 70 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 85 | 2023 | |
| 71 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 84 | 2023 | |
| 72 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 84 | 2023 | |
| 73 | India | South Asia | 80 | 2023 | |
| 74 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 80 | 2023 | |
| 75 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 76 | 2023 | |
| 76 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 75 | 2023 | |
| 77 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 75 | 2023 | |
| 78 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 74 | 2023 | |
| 79 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 70 | 2023 | |
| 80 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 67 | 2023 | |
| 81 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 67 | 2023 | |
| 82 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 67 | 2023 | |
| 83 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 67 | 2023 | |
| 84 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 66 | 2023 | |
| 85 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 66 | 2023 | |
| 86 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 62 | 2023 | |
| 87 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 60 | 2023 | |
| 88 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 59 | 2023 | |
| 89 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 59 | 2023 | |
| 90 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 58 | 2023 | |
| 91 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 56 | 2023 | |
| 92 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 55 | 2023 | |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 54 | 2023 | |
| 94 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 51 | 2023 | |
| 95 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 48 | 2023 | |
| 96 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 48 | 2023 | |
| 97 | Bhutan | South Asia | 47 | 2023 | |
| 98 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 47 | 2023 | |
| 99 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 44 | 2023 | |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 42 | 2023 | |
| 101 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 42 | 2023 | |
| 102 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42 | 2023 | |
| 103 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 41 | 2023 | |
| 104 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40 | 2023 | |
| 105 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 39 | 2023 | |
| 106 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 37 | 2023 | |
| 107 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 36 | 2023 | |
| 108 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 36 | 2023 | |
| 109 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 36 | 2023 | |
| 110 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 35 | 2023 | |
| 111 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 35 | 2023 | |
| 112 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 35 | 2023 | |
| 113 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 34 | 2023 | |
| 114 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 33 | 2023 | |
| 115 | Maldives | South Asia | 32 | 2023 | |
| 116 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 31 | 2023 | |
| 117 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 30 | 2023 | |
| 118 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 26 | 2023 | |
| 119 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 26 | 2023 | |
| 120 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 24 | 2023 | |
| 121 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 20 | 2023 | |
| 122 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 20 | 2023 | |
| 123 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 19 | 2023 | |
| 124 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 19 | 2023 | |
| 125 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 19 | 2023 | |
| 126 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 18 | 2023 | |
| 127 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 18 | 2023 | |
| 128 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17 | 2023 | |
| 129 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17 | 2023 | |
| 130 | United States | North America | 17 | 2023 | |
| 131 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 16 | 2023 | |
| 132 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16 | 2023 | |
| 133 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16 | 2023 | |
| 134 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15 | 2023 | |
| 135 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 15 | 2023 | |
| 136 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 15 | 2023 | |
| 137 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 15 | 2023 | |
| 138 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 15 | 2023 | |
| 139 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 14 | 2023 | |
| 140 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 14 | 2023 | |
| 141 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 13 | 2023 | |
| 142 | Canada | North America | 12 | 2023 | |
| 143 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 12 | 2023 | |
| 144 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 12 | 2023 | |
| 145 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 11 | 2023 | |
| 146 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 11 | 2023 | |
| 147 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 11 | 2023 | |
| 148 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 11 | 2023 | |
| 149 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 10 | 2023 | |
| 150 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 10 | 2023 | |
| 151 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 9 | 2023 | |
| 152 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 8 | 2023 | |
| 153 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8 | 2023 | |
| 154 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 8 | 2023 | |
| 155 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8 | 2023 | |
| 156 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 8 | 2023 | |
| 157 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 8 | 2023 | |
| 158 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 7 | 2023 | |
| 159 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 7 | 2023 | |
| 160 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 7 | 2023 | |
| 161 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7 | 2023 | |
| 162 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 6 | 2023 | |
| 163 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 6 | 2023 | |
| 164 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 6 | 2023 | |
| 165 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 6 | 2023 | |
| 166 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 6 | 2023 | |
| 167 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 6 | 2023 | |
| 168 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 5 | 2023 | |
| 169 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 5 | 2023 | |
| 170 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 5 | 2023 | |
| 171 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 5 | 2023 | |
| 172 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 5 | 2023 | |
| 173 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 4 | 2023 | |
| 174 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 4 | 2023 | |
| 175 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 4 | 2023 | |
| 176 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 4 | 2023 | |
| 177 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 4 | 2023 | |
| 178 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4 | 2023 | |
| 179 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 4 | 2023 | |
| 180 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 4 | 2023 | |
| 181 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 4 | 2023 | |
| 182 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 3 | 2023 | |
| 183 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 3 | 2023 | |
| 184 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 3 | 2023 | |
| 185 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 3 | 2023 | |
| 186 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 3 | 2023 | |
| 187 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 3 | 2023 | |
| 188 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 3 | 2023 | |
| 189 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3 | 2023 | |
| 190 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 2 | 2023 | |
| 191 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2 | 2023 | |
| 192 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 2 | 2023 | |
| 193 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 1 | 2023 | |
| 194 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 1 | 2023 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)