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Indirect maternal deaths
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
112.9deaths
Median: 4.3deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
India
3,498.9deaths
Lowest
Cook Islands
0.0deaths
Top 5 Countries
1India3,498.9deaths
2Bangladesh1,803.7deaths
3Nigeria1,712.6deaths
4Ethiopia1,705.9deaths
5Democratic Republic of the Congo1,481.3deaths
By Region
Africa585.9deaths(9 countries)
Asia323.6deaths(26 countries)
North America164.4deaths(4 countries)
South America123.8deaths(7 countries)
Other62.7deaths(124 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0deaths)High (3,498.9deaths)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 112.9deaths)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (124)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 3,498.9deaths |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 1,803.7deaths |
| 3 | Nigeria | 1,712.6deaths |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 1,705.9deaths |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,481.3deaths |
| 6 | Pakistan | 1,033.9deaths |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 560.5deaths |
| 8 | Indonesia | 522.5deaths |
| 9 | Cameroon | 488.3deaths |
| 10 | Brazil | 404.8deaths |
| 11 | Uganda | 399.1deaths |
| 12 | Ghana | 396.4deaths |
| 13 | Algeria | 377.7deaths |
| 14 | Afghanistan | 377.6deaths |
| 15 | Angola | 350.5deaths |
| 16 | South Africa | 317.7deaths |
| 17 | People's Republic of China | 316.5deaths |
| 18 | Myanmar | 305.6deaths |
| 19 | Vietnam | 283.4deaths |
| 20 | Philippines | 280.8deaths |
| 21 | Kenya | 273.1deaths |
| 22 | Madagascar | 268.2deaths |
| 23 | United States of America | 268.1deaths |
| 24 | Cote d'Ivoire | 257.4deaths |
| 25 | Venezuela | 236.6deaths |
| 26 | Sudan | 229.8deaths |
| 27 | Peru | 214.6deaths |
| 28 | Malawi | 203.7deaths |
| 29 | Chad | 203.5deaths |
| 30 | Niger | 197.3deaths |
| 31 | Mexico | 194.6deaths |
| 32 | Guatemala | 187.6deaths |
| 33 | Mali | 183.7deaths |
| 34 | Bolivia | 152.6deaths |
| 35 | Somalia | 149.2deaths |
| 36 | Guinea | 136.6deaths |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 133.0deaths |
| 38 | Burundi | 123.5deaths |
| 39 | Eritrea | 118.8deaths |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 117.8deaths |
| 41 | Haiti | 113.5deaths |
| 42 | Senegal | 106.3deaths |
| 43 | Benin | 103.3deaths |
| 44 | Türkiye | 94.7deaths |
| 45 | Argentina | 93.8deaths |
| 46 | Colombia | 90.7deaths |
| 47 | Republic of the Congo | 87.8deaths |
| 48 | Nepal | 86.9deaths |
| 49 | Sierra Leone | 86.7deaths |
| 50 | Mozambique | 86.0deaths |
| 51 | Morocco | 84.5deaths |
| 52 | Liberia | 82.3deaths |
| 53 | Central African Republic | 81.9deaths |
| 54 | Zambia | 78.2deaths |
| 55 | Togo | 70.9deaths |
| 56 | Thailand | 67.0deaths |
| 57 | Russian Federation | 62.8deaths |
| 58 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 58.6deaths |
| 59 | Egypt | 54.9deaths |
| 60 | Mauritania | 54.6deaths |
| 61 | Honduras | 47.9deaths |
| 62 | Ecuador | 47.5deaths |
| 63 | Yemen | 46.6deaths |
| 64 | South Sudan | 45.0deaths |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 44.0deaths |
| 66 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 36.4deaths |
| 67 | Rwanda | 36.0deaths |
| 68 | Iraq | 34.8deaths |
| 69 | Malaysia | 33.5deaths |
| 70 | Paraguay | 27.8deaths |
| 71 | Guinea-Bissau | 26.2deaths |
| 72 | Namibia | 24.9deaths |
| 73 | Gabon | 24.9deaths |
| 74 | Cuba | 24.7deaths |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 23.8deaths |
| 76 | El Salvador | 21.5deaths |
| 77 | Republic of The Gambia | 20.6deaths |
| 78 | Lesotho | 20.5deaths |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 19.0deaths |
| 80 | Eswatini | 16.7deaths |
| 81 | Libya | 15.7deaths |
| 82 | Equatorial Guinea | 14.9deaths |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 13.8deaths |
| 84 | Panama | 13.2deaths |
| 85 | Chile | 12.7deaths |
| 86 | Cambodia | 12.5deaths |
| 87 | Tunisia | 11.6deaths |
| 88 | Ukraine | 11.1deaths |
| 89 | Mongolia | 10.5deaths |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.6deaths |
| 91 | Timor-Leste | 9.6deaths |
| 92 | Saudi Arabia | 9.5deaths |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 9.1deaths |
| 94 | Djibouti | 8.6deaths |
| 95 | Canada | 7.5deaths |
| 96 | Bhutan | 7.1deaths |
| 97 | United Kingdom | 6.3deaths |
| 98 | Turkmenistan | 6.1deaths |
| 99 | Jordan | 5.7deaths |
| 100 | Japan | 5.6deaths |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 4.9deaths |
| 102 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.6deaths |
| 103 | Costa Rica | 4.1deaths |
| 104 | Romania | 3.9deaths |
| 105 | Georgia | 3.8deaths |
| 106 | Solomon Islands | 3.8deaths |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 3.7deaths |
| 108 | Oman | 3.7deaths |
| 109 | Lebanon | 3.6deaths |
| 110 | France | 3.6deaths |
| 111 | New Zealand | 2.9deaths |
| 112 | Guyana | 2.7deaths |
| 113 | Uruguay | 2.3deaths |
| 114 | South Korea | 2.3deaths |
| 115 | Armenia | 2.3deaths |
| 116 | Suriname | 2.2deaths |
| 117 | Serbia | 2.0deaths |
| 118 | Puerto Rico | 1.5deaths |
| 119 | Mauritius | 1.4deaths |
| 120 | Comoros | 1.4deaths |
| 121 | North Korea | 1.3deaths |
| 122 | Jamaica | 1.2deaths |
| 123 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.2deaths |
| 124 | Hungary | 1.1deaths |
| 125 | Australia | 1.1deaths |
| 126 | Belarus | 1.0deaths |
| 127 | United Arab Emirates | 1.0deaths |
| 128 | Bahamas | 1.0deaths |
| 129 | Fiji | 0.9deaths |
| 130 | Germany | 0.8deaths |
| 131 | State of Palestine | 0.8deaths |
| 132 | Bahrain | 0.7deaths |
| 133 | Portugal | 0.7deaths |
| 134 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.7deaths |
| 135 | Spain | 0.7deaths |
| 136 | Latvia | 0.6deaths |
| 137 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.6deaths |
| 138 | Israel | 0.6deaths |
| 139 | Maldives | 0.6deaths |
| 140 | Botswana | 0.5deaths |
| 141 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.5deaths |
| 142 | Qatar | 0.5deaths |
| 143 | Belize | 0.5deaths |
| 144 | Netherlands | 0.5deaths |
| 145 | Bulgaria | 0.5deaths |
| 146 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.4deaths |
| 147 | Croatia | 0.4deaths |
| 148 | Kiribati | 0.4deaths |
| 149 | Greece | 0.4deaths |
| 150 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.3deaths |
| 151 | Italy | 0.2deaths |
| 152 | Guam | 0.2deaths |
| 153 | Kuwait | 0.2deaths |
| 154 | Finland | 0.2deaths |
| 155 | Vanuatu | 0.2deaths |
| 156 | Slovakia | 0.2deaths |
| 157 | Barbados | 0.2deaths |
| 158 | Sweden | 0.2deaths |
| 159 | Switzerland | 0.2deaths |
| 160 | Lithuania | 0.2deaths |
| 161 | Grenada | 0.2deaths |
| 162 | Saint Lucia | 0.2deaths |
| 163 | Czech Republic | 0.2deaths |
| 164 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2deaths |
| 165 | Poland | 0.2deaths |
| 166 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.2deaths |
| 167 | Estonia | 0.2deaths |
| 168 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.1deaths |
| 169 | Albania | 0.1deaths |
| 170 | Austria | 0.1deaths |
| 171 | Tonga | 0.1deaths |
| 172 | Samoa | 0.1deaths |
| 173 | Cape Verde | 0.1deaths |
| 174 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.1deaths |
| 175 | Tajikistan | 0.1deaths |
| 176 | Belgium | 0.1deaths |
| 177 | American Samoa | 0.1deaths |
| 178 | Slovenia | 0.1deaths |
| 179 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.1deaths |
| 180 | Ireland | 0.1deaths |
| 181 | Nauru | 0.1deaths |
| 182 | Palau | 0.1deaths |
| 183 | Denmark | 0.1deaths |
| 184 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1deaths |
| 185 | Singapore | 0.1deaths |
| 186 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.1deaths |
| 187 | Marshall Islands | 0.1deaths |
| 188 | Seychelles | 0.0deaths |
| 189 | Dominica | 0.0deaths |
| 190 | Malta | 0.0deaths |
| 191 | Norway | 0.0deaths |
| 192 | Tuvalu | 0.0deaths |
| 193 | Greenland | 0.0deaths |
| 194 | Iceland | 0.0deaths |
| 195 | Montenegro | 0.0deaths |
| 196 | Luxembourg | 0.0deaths |
| 197 | Cyprus | 0.0deaths |
| 198 | Bermuda | 0.0deaths |
| 199 | Monaco | 0.0deaths |
| 200 | Andorra | 0.0deaths |
| 201 | Niue | 0.0deaths |
| 202 | San Marino | 0.0deaths |
| 203 | Tokelau | 0.0deaths |
| 204 | Cook Islands | 0.0deaths |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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