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Estimated maternal mortality ratio
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
143.3deaths per 100,000 live births
Median: 59.1deaths per 100,000 live births
Countries Covered
185
with available data
Highest
South Sudan
1,222.5deaths per 100,000 live births
Lowest
Belarus
1.1deaths per 100,000 live births
Top 5 Countries
1South Sudan1,222.5deaths per 100,000 live births
2Chad1,063.5deaths per 100,000 live births
3Nigeria1,047.2deaths per 100,000 live births
4Central African Republic835.3deaths per 100,000 live births
5Guinea-Bissau725.1deaths per 100,000 live births
By Region
Africa291.3deaths per 100,000 live births(9 countries)
Other200.4deaths per 100,000 live births(106 countries)
Asia72.7deaths per 100,000 live births(25 countries)
South America51.4deaths per 100,000 live births(7 countries)
North America46.7deaths per 100,000 live births(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.1deaths per 100,000 live births)High (1,222.5deaths per 100,000 live births)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 143.3deaths per 100,000 live births)
Africa (9)
Other (106)
Asia (25)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
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 2020; 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 | South Sudan | 1,222.5deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 2 | Chad | 1,063.5deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 3 | Nigeria | 1,047.2deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 835.3deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 5 | Guinea-Bissau | 725.1deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 6 | Liberia | 652.3deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 7 | Somalia | 620.7deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 620.4deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 9 | Lesotho | 566.2deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 10 | Guinea | 553.4deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 547.4deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 12 | Kenya | 530.0deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 13 | Benin | 522.6deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 14 | Burundi | 494.4deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 15 | Cote d'Ivoire | 479.9deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 16 | Mauritania | 463.8deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 17 | Republic of The Gambia | 458.2deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 442.8deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 19 | Niger | 441.1deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 20 | Mali | 440.2deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 21 | Cameroon | 437.8deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 22 | Togo | 399.0deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 23 | Madagascar | 391.5deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 24 | Malawi | 380.7deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 356.8deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 26 | Haiti | 350.4deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 27 | Eritrea | 321.6deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 28 | Uganda | 284.1deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 29 | Republic of the Congo | 282.4deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 30 | Sudan | 270.4deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 266.7deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 263.8deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 33 | Ghana | 263.1deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 34 | Senegal | 260.9deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 35 | Venezuela | 259.2deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 36 | Rwanda | 258.9deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 37 | Eswatini | 239.6deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 38 | United Republic of Tanzania | 238.3deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 39 | Djibouti | 234.5deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 40 | Gabon | 226.6deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 41 | Angola | 221.9deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 42 | Cambodia | 218.0deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 43 | Comoros | 217.0deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 44 | Namibia | 214.6deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 45 | Equatorial Guinea | 212.3deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 46 | Timor-Leste | 203.9deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 47 | Papua New Guinea | 191.8deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 48 | Botswana | 185.9deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 49 | Yemen | 183.4deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 50 | Myanmar | 178.7deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 51 | Nepal | 174.4deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 52 | Indonesia | 172.9deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 53 | Bolivia | 160.9deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 54 | Pakistan | 154.2deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 55 | Sao Tome and Principe | 146.2deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 56 | Zambia | 134.7deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 57 | Belize | 129.8deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 58 | Mozambique | 127.1deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 59 | South Africa | 126.8deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 60 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 126.1deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 61 | Tonga | 125.6deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 123.0deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 63 | Solomon Islands | 122.2deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 64 | Guyana | 111.9deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 107.3deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 66 | North Korea | 106.7deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 67 | India | 102.7deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 68 | Jamaica | 98.9deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 69 | Suriname | 96.5deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 70 | Guatemala | 95.5deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 71 | Vanuatu | 94.4deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 72 | Mauritius | 84.4deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 73 | Philippines | 78.2deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 77.9deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 75 | Algeria | 77.7deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 76 | Bahamas | 77.1deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 77 | Kiribati | 76.3deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 78 | Iraq | 76.1deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 79 | Colombia | 74.8deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 80 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 74.3deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 81 | Saint Lucia | 73.3deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 82 | Brazil | 72.1deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 83 | Libya | 72.1deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 84 | Morocco | 71.9deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 85 | Honduras | 71.8deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 86 | Paraguay | 71.1deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 87 | Peru | 68.5deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 88 | Cyprus | 68.4deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 89 | Ecuador | 65.7deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 90 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 61.8deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 91 | Bhutan | 59.9deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 92 | Mexico | 59.1deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 93 | Samoa | 59.1deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 94 | Maldives | 56.7deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 50.4deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 96 | Panama | 49.5deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 97 | Vietnam | 45.5deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 98 | Argentina | 44.9deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 99 | Brunei Darussalam | 44.2deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 100 | El Salvador | 42.8deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 101 | Cape Verde | 42.2deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 102 | Jordan | 41.3deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 103 | Azerbaijan | 40.8deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 104 | Mongolia | 39.5deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 105 | Cuba | 39.3deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 106 | Barbados | 39.1deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 107 | Fiji | 38.0deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 108 | Tunisia | 36.6deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 109 | Puerto Rico | 34.3deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 110 | Uzbekistan | 30.2deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 111 | Syrian Arab Republic | 29.9deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | 28.8deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 113 | Thailand | 28.6deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 114 | Georgia | 27.6deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 115 | Armenia | 27.2deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 26.6deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 117 | People's Republic of China | 23.0deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 118 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 22.0deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 22.0deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 120 | Antigua and Barbuda | 21.2deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 121 | Grenada | 21.1deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 122 | Malaysia | 21.1deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 123 | United States of America | 21.1deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 124 | Lebanon | 20.6deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 125 | State of Palestine | 20.4deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 126 | Uruguay | 18.6deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 127 | Latvia | 18.3deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 128 | Türkiye | 17.3deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 129 | Oman | 17.0deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 130 | Egypt | 16.8deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 131 | Tajikistan | 16.6deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 132 | Ukraine | 16.5deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 133 | Saudi Arabia | 16.2deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 134 | Bahrain | 15.9deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 135 | Hungary | 15.0deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 136 | Chile | 15.0deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 137 | Russian Federation | 13.7deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 138 | Kazakhstan | 13.4deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 139 | Moldova, Republic of | 12.3deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 140 | Portugal | 11.8deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 141 | Canada | 11.0deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 142 | Serbia | 10.2deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 143 | Romania | 10.1deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 144 | United Kingdom | 9.8deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 145 | United Arab Emirates | 9.3deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 146 | Lithuania | 8.7deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 147 | Finland | 8.3deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 148 | Albania | 8.3deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 149 | South Korea | 8.1deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 150 | France | 7.9deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 151 | Greece | 7.7deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 152 | Qatar | 7.6deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 153 | Singapore | 7.5deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 154 | Switzerland | 7.4deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 155 | Kuwait | 7.2deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 156 | Bulgaria | 7.1deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 157 | New Zealand | 7.0deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 158 | Luxembourg | 6.5deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 159 | Montenegro | 6.2deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 160 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.7deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 161 | Austria | 5.2deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 162 | Estonia | 5.2deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 163 | Turkmenistan | 5.1deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 164 | Ireland | 5.0deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 165 | Slovakia | 4.8deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 166 | Croatia | 4.8deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 167 | Belgium | 4.8deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 168 | Denmark | 4.7deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 169 | Italy | 4.6deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 170 | Slovenia | 4.5deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 171 | Sweden | 4.5deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 172 | Germany | 4.4deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 173 | Japan | 4.3deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 174 | Netherlands | 4.3deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 175 | Spain | 3.4deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 176 | Czech Republic | 3.4deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 177 | Seychelles | 3.3deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 178 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 3.0deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 179 | Australia | 2.9deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 180 | Malta | 2.9deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 181 | Israel | 2.8deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 182 | Iceland | 2.7deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 183 | Poland | 2.0deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 184 | Norway | 1.7deaths per 100,000 live births |
| 185 | Belarus | 1.1deaths per 100,000 live births |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).
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