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Estimated maternal deaths
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
1,546.3deaths
Median: 57.3deaths
Countries Covered
185
with available data
Highest
Nigeria
81,747.2deaths
Lowest
Seychelles
0.1deaths
Top 5 Countries
1Nigeria81,747.2deaths
2India23,753.1deaths
3Democratic Republic of the Congo21,511.3deaths
4Ethiopia10,246.2deaths
5Pakistan9,809.5deaths
By Region
Africa12,017.6deaths(9 countries)
Asia2,520.6deaths(25 countries)
Other1,025.3deaths(106 countries)
North America584.0deaths(4 countries)
South America498.3deaths(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.1deaths)High (81,747.2deaths)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,546.3deaths)
Africa (9)
Asia (25)
Other (106)
North America (4)
South America (7)
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 | Nigeria | 81,747.2deaths |
| 2 | India | 23,753.1deaths |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21,511.3deaths |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 10,246.2deaths |
| 5 | Pakistan | 9,809.5deaths |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 8,698.1deaths |
| 7 | Indonesia | 7,826.5deaths |
| 8 | Chad | 7,763.5deaths |
| 9 | Kenya | 7,716.3deaths |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5,390.3deaths |
| 11 | Niger | 4,895.9deaths |
| 12 | Uganda | 4,699.7deaths |
| 13 | Somalia | 4,518.6deaths |
| 14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4,400.7deaths |
| 15 | Cameroon | 4,119.3deaths |
| 16 | Sudan | 4,112.1deaths |
| 17 | Mali | 3,926.8deaths |
| 18 | South Sudan | 3,789.8deaths |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 3,719.1deaths |
| 20 | Madagascar | 3,464.9deaths |
| 21 | Angola | 2,913.6deaths |
| 22 | People's Republic of China | 2,821.7deaths |
| 23 | Guinea | 2,556.7deaths |
| 24 | Malawi | 2,451.5deaths |
| 25 | Benin | 2,451.0deaths |
| 26 | Ghana | 2,373.2deaths |
| 27 | Burundi | 2,150.8deaths |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 2,049.4deaths |
| 29 | Brazil | 2,010.8deaths |
| 30 | Philippines | 1,934.8deaths |
| 31 | Central African Republic | 1,887.7deaths |
| 32 | Yemen | 1,852.3deaths |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 1,733.8deaths |
| 34 | Myanmar | 1,658.1deaths |
| 35 | South Africa | 1,515.7deaths |
| 36 | Mozambique | 1,465.6deaths |
| 37 | Senegal | 1,416.6deaths |
| 38 | Venezuela | 1,207.8deaths |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 1,164.6deaths |
| 40 | Mexico | 1,159.4deaths |
| 41 | Togo | 1,089.4deaths |
| 42 | Nepal | 1,051.7deaths |
| 43 | Liberia | 1,050.3deaths |
| 44 | Rwanda | 1,033.1deaths |
| 45 | Haiti | 949.6deaths |
| 46 | Iraq | 897.3deaths |
| 47 | Zambia | 891.5deaths |
| 48 | United States of America | 773.8deaths |
| 49 | Algeria | 757.5deaths |
| 50 | Cambodia | 710.6deaths |
| 51 | Mauritania | 695.7deaths |
| 52 | Vietnam | 677.5deaths |
| 53 | Colombia | 548.0deaths |
| 54 | Republic of the Congo | 502.6deaths |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 485.4deaths |
| 56 | Morocco | 472.1deaths |
| 57 | Guinea-Bissau | 464.1deaths |
| 58 | Bolivia | 423.2deaths |
| 59 | Egypt | 416.6deaths |
| 60 | Peru | 406.4deaths |
| 61 | Republic of The Gambia | 398.7deaths |
| 62 | North Korea | 368.1deaths |
| 63 | Guatemala | 362.0deaths |
| 64 | Lesotho | 334.1deaths |
| 65 | Eritrea | 328.0deaths |
| 66 | Argentina | 285.6deaths |
| 67 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 273.7deaths |
| 68 | Uzbekistan | 251.1deaths |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 222.2deaths |
| 70 | Türkiye | 219.3deaths |
| 71 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 206.7deaths |
| 72 | Russian Federation | 197.2deaths |
| 73 | Ecuador | 196.6deaths |
| 74 | Thailand | 187.6deaths |
| 75 | Honduras | 155.1deaths |
| 76 | Namibia | 148.1deaths |
| 77 | Gabon | 142.7deaths |
| 78 | Syrian Arab Republic | 121.5deaths |
| 79 | Botswana | 115.3deaths |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 109.8deaths |
| 81 | Malaysia | 108.0deaths |
| 82 | Saudi Arabia | 107.9deaths |
| 83 | Equatorial Guinea | 106.2deaths |
| 84 | Jordan | 100.4deaths |
| 85 | Paraguay | 98.9deaths |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 89.4deaths |
| 87 | Libya | 88.0deaths |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 81.1deaths |
| 89 | Tunisia | 74.0deaths |
| 90 | Eswatini | 69.5deaths |
| 91 | Timor-Leste | 67.3deaths |
| 92 | United Kingdom | 66.8deaths |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | 57.3deaths |
| 94 | Djibouti | 56.3deaths |
| 95 | Ukraine | 56.1deaths |
| 96 | France | 53.9deaths |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 53.8deaths |
| 98 | Comoros | 52.1deaths |
| 99 | Tajikistan | 43.7deaths |
| 100 | El Salvador | 43.6deaths |
| 101 | Cuba | 41.6deaths |
| 102 | Canada | 40.9deaths |
| 103 | Panama | 38.1deaths |
| 104 | Japan | 35.7deaths |
| 105 | Chile | 34.3deaths |
| 106 | Germany | 33.7deaths |
| 107 | Jamaica | 32.6deaths |
| 108 | State of Palestine | 29.6deaths |
| 109 | Mongolia | 29.2deaths |
| 110 | Solomon Islands | 25.7deaths |
| 111 | South Korea | 23.9deaths |
| 112 | Romania | 20.0deaths |
| 113 | Italy | 18.8deaths |
| 114 | Lebanon | 18.1deaths |
| 115 | Guyana | 17.9deaths |
| 116 | Oman | 14.8deaths |
| 117 | Hungary | 14.0deaths |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 13.6deaths |
| 119 | Georgia | 13.5deaths |
| 120 | Spain | 12.1deaths |
| 121 | Mauritius | 11.0deaths |
| 122 | Suriname | 10.6deaths |
| 123 | Portugal | 9.8deaths |
| 124 | Armenia | 9.5deaths |
| 125 | Puerto Rico | 9.3deaths |
| 126 | United Arab Emirates | 9.2deaths |
| 127 | Belize | 9.1deaths |
| 128 | Cyprus | 8.9deaths |
| 129 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.8deaths |
| 130 | Australia | 8.7deaths |
| 131 | Vanuatu | 8.5deaths |
| 132 | Netherlands | 7.5deaths |
| 133 | Poland | 7.3deaths |
| 134 | Turkmenistan | 7.2deaths |
| 135 | Serbia | 7.0deaths |
| 136 | Fiji | 6.8deaths |
| 137 | Uruguay | 6.5deaths |
| 138 | Switzerland | 6.4deaths |
| 139 | Greece | 6.2deaths |
| 140 | Bhutan | 6.0deaths |
| 141 | Belgium | 5.5deaths |
| 142 | Sweden | 5.0deaths |
| 143 | Israel | 5.0deaths |
| 144 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.8deaths |
| 145 | Moldova, Republic of | 4.8deaths |
| 146 | New Zealand | 4.4deaths |
| 147 | Austria | 4.3deaths |
| 148 | Bulgaria | 4.3deaths |
| 149 | Cape Verde | 4.2deaths |
| 150 | Maldives | 4.0deaths |
| 151 | Bahamas | 3.9deaths |
| 152 | Finland | 3.8deaths |
| 153 | Kuwait | 3.8deaths |
| 154 | Czech Republic | 3.6deaths |
| 155 | Samoa | 3.5deaths |
| 156 | Latvia | 3.3deaths |
| 157 | Singapore | 3.1deaths |
| 158 | Kiribati | 3.1deaths |
| 159 | Bahrain | 3.0deaths |
| 160 | Ireland | 3.0deaths |
| 161 | Denmark | 2.8deaths |
| 162 | Slovakia | 2.7deaths |
| 163 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.7deaths |
| 164 | Tonga | 2.5deaths |
| 165 | Albania | 2.5deaths |
| 166 | Qatar | 2.4deaths |
| 167 | Lithuania | 2.3deaths |
| 168 | Croatia | 1.7deaths |
| 169 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.6deaths |
| 170 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.5deaths |
| 171 | Saint Lucia | 1.5deaths |
| 172 | Barbados | 1.2deaths |
| 173 | Belarus | 1.0deaths |
| 174 | Norway | 0.9deaths |
| 175 | Slovenia | 0.9deaths |
| 176 | Estonia | 0.7deaths |
| 177 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.6deaths |
| 178 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.6deaths |
| 179 | Montenegro | 0.4deaths |
| 180 | Grenada | 0.4deaths |
| 181 | Luxembourg | 0.4deaths |
| 182 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2deaths |
| 183 | Malta | 0.1deaths |
| 184 | Iceland | 0.1deaths |
| 185 | Seychelles | 0.1deaths |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).
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