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Late 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
39.3deaths
Median: 2.6deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Nigeria
819.5deaths
Lowest
Tokelau
0.0deaths
Top 5 Countries
1Nigeria819.5deaths
2India791.7deaths
3United States of America438.3deaths
4Democratic Republic of the Congo415.9deaths
5Indonesia382.2deaths
By Region
North America200.5deaths(4 countries)
Africa175.0deaths(9 countries)
South America101.0deaths(7 countries)
Asia88.9deaths(26 countries)
Other20.8deaths(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 (819.5deaths)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 39.3deaths)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
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 | Nigeria | 819.5deaths |
| 2 | India | 791.7deaths |
| 3 | United States of America | 438.3deaths |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 415.9deaths |
| 5 | Indonesia | 382.2deaths |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 311.3deaths |
| 7 | Brazil | 304.2deaths |
| 8 | Pakistan | 278.6deaths |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 274.3deaths |
| 10 | Mexico | 189.0deaths |
| 11 | Cameroon | 158.6deaths |
| 12 | Guatemala | 154.6deaths |
| 13 | Colombia | 152.5deaths |
| 14 | Vietnam | 145.2deaths |
| 15 | Sudan | 144.6deaths |
| 16 | Venezuela | 130.0deaths |
| 17 | Niger | 118.4deaths |
| 18 | Uganda | 109.4deaths |
| 19 | Peru | 109.2deaths |
| 20 | Kenya | 106.7deaths |
| 21 | Algeria | 102.1deaths |
| 22 | Philippines | 96.3deaths |
| 23 | Chad | 95.0deaths |
| 24 | Cote d'Ivoire | 91.4deaths |
| 25 | Myanmar | 88.8deaths |
| 26 | People's Republic of China | 84.1deaths |
| 27 | Argentina | 77.7deaths |
| 28 | Mali | 71.1deaths |
| 29 | Angola | 70.4deaths |
| 30 | Madagascar | 68.1deaths |
| 31 | South Africa | 64.6deaths |
| 32 | United Republic of Tanzania | 62.1deaths |
| 33 | Ghana | 59.2deaths |
| 34 | Guinea | 52.1deaths |
| 35 | Bolivia | 47.0deaths |
| 36 | Liberia | 46.3deaths |
| 37 | Egypt | 45.4deaths |
| 38 | Somalia | 44.5deaths |
| 39 | Haiti | 44.2deaths |
| 40 | Malawi | 39.8deaths |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 38.9deaths |
| 42 | Benin | 36.8deaths |
| 43 | Senegal | 36.0deaths |
| 44 | Iraq | 35.8deaths |
| 45 | Yemen | 34.8deaths |
| 46 | Zimbabwe | 34.7deaths |
| 47 | Papua New Guinea | 33.4deaths |
| 48 | Morocco | 33.2deaths |
| 49 | Ecuador | 32.5deaths |
| 50 | Burkina Faso | 32.4deaths |
| 51 | Burundi | 31.6deaths |
| 52 | Türkiye | 30.5deaths |
| 53 | Zambia | 29.3deaths |
| 54 | Mozambique | 28.9deaths |
| 55 | Afghanistan | 28.4deaths |
| 56 | Thailand | 27.7deaths |
| 57 | Chile | 26.9deaths |
| 58 | Central African Republic | 26.2deaths |
| 59 | Honduras | 26.1deaths |
| 60 | Rwanda | 24.2deaths |
| 61 | Eritrea | 23.7deaths |
| 62 | El Salvador | 21.1deaths |
| 63 | Togo | 20.4deaths |
| 64 | Canada | 20.2deaths |
| 65 | Mauritania | 20.0deaths |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 18.1deaths |
| 67 | South Sudan | 18.0deaths |
| 68 | Republic of the Congo | 17.7deaths |
| 69 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 17.5deaths |
| 70 | Malaysia | 17.0deaths |
| 71 | Cuba | 14.5deaths |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 14.4deaths |
| 73 | Paraguay | 14.3deaths |
| 74 | Syrian Arab Republic | 13.6deaths |
| 75 | Panama | 13.4deaths |
| 76 | Japan | 13.2deaths |
| 77 | Libya | 12.1deaths |
| 78 | Nepal | 12.0deaths |
| 79 | Tunisia | 11.8deaths |
| 80 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11.6deaths |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 9.4deaths |
| 82 | France | 9.0deaths |
| 83 | Gabon | 8.1deaths |
| 84 | Russian Federation | 8.0deaths |
| 85 | Uzbekistan | 6.5deaths |
| 86 | Costa Rica | 6.3deaths |
| 87 | Jordan | 6.3deaths |
| 88 | Timor-Leste | 6.2deaths |
| 89 | North Korea | 6.2deaths |
| 90 | Republic of The Gambia | 6.0deaths |
| 91 | Lebanon | 5.9deaths |
| 92 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.6deaths |
| 93 | South Korea | 4.7deaths |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 4.7deaths |
| 95 | United Kingdom | 4.4deaths |
| 96 | Namibia | 4.1deaths |
| 97 | Uruguay | 3.8deaths |
| 98 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.5deaths |
| 99 | Lesotho | 3.2deaths |
| 100 | Cambodia | 3.1deaths |
| 101 | Spain | 2.9deaths |
| 102 | Puerto Rico | 2.6deaths |
| 103 | Oman | 2.5deaths |
| 104 | Solomon Islands | 2.5deaths |
| 105 | Djibouti | 2.5deaths |
| 106 | Eswatini | 2.3deaths |
| 107 | Germany | 2.1deaths |
| 108 | Italy | 1.9deaths |
| 109 | Australia | 1.9deaths |
| 110 | Taiwan, Province of China | 1.7deaths |
| 111 | Israel | 1.7deaths |
| 112 | Kazakhstan | 1.6deaths |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.3deaths |
| 114 | Portugal | 1.2deaths |
| 115 | Jamaica | 1.2deaths |
| 116 | Kuwait | 1.2deaths |
| 117 | Romania | 1.1deaths |
| 118 | State of Palestine | 1.1deaths |
| 119 | Poland | 1.1deaths |
| 120 | Bhutan | 1.1deaths |
| 121 | United Arab Emirates | 1.0deaths |
| 122 | Mauritius | 1.0deaths |
| 123 | Tajikistan | 1.0deaths |
| 124 | Netherlands | 1.0deaths |
| 125 | Bahrain | 0.9deaths |
| 126 | Fiji | 0.8deaths |
| 127 | Qatar | 0.8deaths |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.8deaths |
| 129 | Serbia | 0.8deaths |
| 130 | Azerbaijan | 0.7deaths |
| 131 | Guyana | 0.7deaths |
| 132 | Botswana | 0.6deaths |
| 133 | Guam | 0.6deaths |
| 134 | New Zealand | 0.6deaths |
| 135 | Georgia | 0.6deaths |
| 136 | Greece | 0.6deaths |
| 137 | Sweden | 0.5deaths |
| 138 | Maldives | 0.5deaths |
| 139 | Belgium | 0.5deaths |
| 140 | Hungary | 0.5deaths |
| 141 | Singapore | 0.4deaths |
| 142 | Turkmenistan | 0.4deaths |
| 143 | Ukraine | 0.4deaths |
| 144 | Bahamas | 0.4deaths |
| 145 | Ireland | 0.4deaths |
| 146 | Mongolia | 0.3deaths |
| 147 | Czech Republic | 0.3deaths |
| 148 | Comoros | 0.3deaths |
| 149 | Finland | 0.3deaths |
| 150 | Belize | 0.3deaths |
| 151 | Suriname | 0.3deaths |
| 152 | Slovakia | 0.3deaths |
| 153 | Switzerland | 0.3deaths |
| 154 | Norway | 0.3deaths |
| 155 | Cape Verde | 0.2deaths |
| 156 | Austria | 0.2deaths |
| 157 | Armenia | 0.2deaths |
| 158 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.2deaths |
| 159 | Denmark | 0.2deaths |
| 160 | Croatia | 0.2deaths |
| 161 | Bulgaria | 0.2deaths |
| 162 | Kiribati | 0.2deaths |
| 163 | Barbados | 0.2deaths |
| 164 | Belarus | 0.2deaths |
| 165 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2deaths |
| 166 | Tonga | 0.2deaths |
| 167 | Vanuatu | 0.1deaths |
| 168 | Albania | 0.1deaths |
| 169 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.1deaths |
| 170 | Samoa | 0.1deaths |
| 171 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.1deaths |
| 172 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.1deaths |
| 173 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.1deaths |
| 174 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.1deaths |
| 175 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1deaths |
| 176 | Cyprus | 0.1deaths |
| 177 | Saint Lucia | 0.1deaths |
| 178 | Grenada | 0.1deaths |
| 179 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1deaths |
| 180 | Seychelles | 0.1deaths |
| 181 | Slovenia | 0.1deaths |
| 182 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.1deaths |
| 183 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.1deaths |
| 184 | Montenegro | 0.1deaths |
| 185 | Malta | 0.1deaths |
| 186 | Marshall Islands | 0.1deaths |
| 187 | Latvia | 0.0deaths |
| 188 | Bermuda | 0.0deaths |
| 189 | Nauru | 0.0deaths |
| 190 | American Samoa | 0.0deaths |
| 191 | Lithuania | 0.0deaths |
| 192 | Estonia | 0.0deaths |
| 193 | Iceland | 0.0deaths |
| 194 | Greenland | 0.0deaths |
| 195 | Dominica | 0.0deaths |
| 196 | Palau | 0.0deaths |
| 197 | Tuvalu | 0.0deaths |
| 198 | Luxembourg | 0.0deaths |
| 199 | Andorra | 0.0deaths |
| 200 | Monaco | 0.0deaths |
| 201 | San Marino | 0.0deaths |
| 202 | Cook Islands | 0.0deaths |
| 203 | Niue | 0.0deaths |
| 204 | Tokelau | 0.0deaths |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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