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Change in maternal mortality ratio since 1990
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2015; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
-44.3%
Median: -48.5%
Countries Covered
182
with available data
Highest
Bahamas
73.9%
Lowest
Maldives
-90.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Bahamas73.9%
2Tonga65.3%
3Guyana33.9%
4South Africa27.8%
5Suriname22.0%
By Region
North America-24.5%(4 countries)
Oceania-31.9%(2 countries)
Other-41.8%(103 countries)
Africa-42.7%(9 countries)
Europe-42.8%(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-90.0%)High (73.9%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: -44.3%)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Other (103)
Africa (9)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Asia (25)
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 2015; 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 | Bahamas | 73.9% |
| 2 | Tonga | 65.3% |
| 3 | Guyana | 33.9% |
| 4 | South Africa | 27.8% |
| 5 | Suriname | 22.0% |
| 6 | Serbia | 21.4% |
| 7 | United States of America | 16.7% |
| 8 | Jamaica | 12.7% |
| 9 | North Korea | 9.3% |
| 10 | Saint Lucia | 6.7% |
| 11 | Georgia | 5.9% |
| 12 | Venezuela | 1.1% |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 0.7% |
| 14 | Canada | 0.0% |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | -5.0% |
| 16 | Panama | -7.8% |
| 17 | United Kingdom | -10.0% |
| 18 | Paraguay | -12.0% |
| 19 | Nicaragua | -13.3% |
| 20 | Cote d'Ivoire | -13.4% |
| 21 | Luxembourg | -16.7% |
| 22 | Singapore | -16.7% |
| 23 | Spain | -16.7% |
| 24 | Cameroon | -18.1% |
| 25 | Croatia | -20.0% |
| 26 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -21.2% |
| 27 | Namibia | -21.6% |
| 28 | Belgium | -22.2% |
| 29 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -22.4% |
| 30 | Lesotho | -22.6% |
| 31 | Philippines | -25.0% |
| 32 | Slovenia | -25.0% |
| 33 | Australia | -25.0% |
| 34 | Kenya | -25.8% |
| 35 | Republic of the Congo | -26.7% |
| 36 | Ireland | -27.3% |
| 37 | Argentina | -27.8% |
| 38 | Norway | -28.6% |
| 39 | Hungary | -29.2% |
| 40 | Yemen | -29.6% |
| 41 | Benin | -29.7% |
| 42 | Mauritania | -29.9% |
| 43 | Montenegro | -30.0% |
| 44 | Trinidad and Tobago | -30.0% |
| 45 | Malta | -30.8% |
| 46 | Gabon | -31.0% |
| 47 | Republic of The Gambia | -31.5% |
| 48 | Central African Republic | -31.6% |
| 49 | Cuba | -32.8% |
| 50 | Uzbekistan | -33.3% |
| 51 | Malawi | -33.8% |
| 52 | Grenada | -34.1% |
| 53 | Brunei Darussalam | -34.3% |
| 54 | Mauritius | -34.6% |
| 55 | Guinea | -34.7% |
| 56 | Algeria | -35.2% |
| 57 | Togo | -35.2% |
| 58 | Niger | -36.7% |
| 59 | Switzerland | -37.5% |
| 60 | Eswatini | -38.7% |
| 61 | New Zealand | -38.9% |
| 62 | Guinea-Bissau | -39.5% |
| 63 | Somalia | -39.5% |
| 64 | Nigeria | -39.7% |
| 65 | Greece | -40.0% |
| 66 | Chad | -41.0% |
| 67 | Portugal | -41.2% |
| 68 | Burundi | -41.6% |
| 69 | Netherlands | -41.7% |
| 70 | Senegal | -41.7% |
| 71 | Costa Rica | -41.9% |
| 72 | Mali | -41.9% |
| 73 | Bahrain | -42.3% |
| 74 | Haiti | -42.6% |
| 75 | Kuwait | -42.9% |
| 76 | The Republic of North Macedonia | -42.9% |
| 77 | Oman | -43.3% |
| 78 | Micronesia, Federated States of | -45.4% |
| 79 | Denmark | -45.5% |
| 80 | Germany | -45.5% |
| 81 | Slovakia | -45.5% |
| 82 | Colombia | -45.8% |
| 83 | Puerto Rico | -46.2% |
| 84 | France | -46.7% |
| 85 | Botswana | -46.9% |
| 86 | Comoros | -47.2% |
| 87 | Jordan | -47.3% |
| 88 | South Korea | -47.6% |
| 89 | Ukraine | -47.8% |
| 90 | Belize | -48.1% |
| 91 | Sierra Leone | -48.3% |
| 92 | Turkmenistan | -48.8% |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | -49.0% |
| 94 | Malaysia | -49.4% |
| 95 | Ghana | -49.7% |
| 96 | Finland | -50.0% |
| 97 | Italy | -50.0% |
| 98 | Sweden | -50.0% |
| 99 | Thailand | -50.0% |
| 100 | Austria | -50.0% |
| 101 | Uganda | -50.1% |
| 102 | Bolivia | -51.5% |
| 103 | Liberia | -51.7% |
| 104 | Fiji | -52.4% |
| 105 | Honduras | -52.6% |
| 106 | Tunisia | -52.7% |
| 107 | Sao Tome and Principe | -52.7% |
| 108 | Iraq | -53.3% |
| 109 | Barbados | -53.4% |
| 110 | Dominican Republic | -53.5% |
| 111 | Papua New Guinea | -54.3% |
| 112 | South Sudan | -54.4% |
| 113 | Israel | -54.5% |
| 114 | Madagascar | -54.6% |
| 115 | Moldova, Republic of | -54.9% |
| 116 | Qatar | -55.2% |
| 117 | Djibouti | -55.7% |
| 118 | Bulgaria | -56.0% |
| 119 | Cyprus | -56.3% |
| 120 | Armenia | -56.9% |
| 121 | Guatemala | -57.1% |
| 122 | Iceland | -57.1% |
| 123 | Brazil | -57.7% |
| 124 | Mexico | -57.8% |
| 125 | Sudan | -58.2% |
| 126 | Pakistan | -58.7% |
| 127 | Angola | -58.9% |
| 128 | Albania | -59.2% |
| 129 | Uruguay | -59.5% |
| 130 | Sri Lanka | -60.0% |
| 131 | United Republic of Tanzania | -60.1% |
| 132 | Russian Federation | -60.3% |
| 133 | Myanmar | -60.7% |
| 134 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -60.7% |
| 135 | Azerbaijan | -60.9% |
| 136 | Vietnam | -61.2% |
| 137 | Zambia | -61.2% |
| 138 | Chile | -61.4% |
| 139 | Kiribati | -61.5% |
| 140 | Morocco | -61.8% |
| 141 | State of Palestine | -61.9% |
| 142 | Latvia | -62.5% |
| 143 | Japan | -64.3% |
| 144 | United Arab Emirates | -64.7% |
| 145 | Mozambique | -64.8% |
| 146 | Vanuatu | -65.3% |
| 147 | Ecuador | -65.4% |
| 148 | Lithuania | -65.5% |
| 149 | El Salvador | -65.6% |
| 150 | Samoa | -67.3% |
| 151 | Eritrea | -68.5% |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | -68.7% |
| 153 | India | -68.7% |
| 154 | Egypt | -68.9% |
| 155 | Bangladesh | -69.1% |
| 156 | Tajikistan | -70.1% |
| 157 | Afghanistan | -70.4% |
| 158 | Nepal | -71.4% |
| 159 | Czech Republic | -71.4% |
| 160 | Indonesia | -71.7% |
| 161 | Ethiopia | -71.8% |
| 162 | People's Republic of China | -72.2% |
| 163 | Peru | -72.9% |
| 164 | Equatorial Guinea | -73.9% |
| 165 | Saudi Arabia | -73.9% |
| 166 | Romania | -75.0% |
| 167 | Mongolia | -76.3% |
| 168 | Libya | -76.9% |
| 169 | Rwanda | -77.7% |
| 170 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -78.2% |
| 171 | Estonia | -78.6% |
| 172 | Islamic Republic of Iran | -79.7% |
| 173 | Lebanon | -79.7% |
| 174 | Timor-Leste | -80.1% |
| 175 | Poland | -82.4% |
| 176 | Türkiye | -83.5% |
| 177 | Cape Verde | -83.6% |
| 178 | Cambodia | -84.2% |
| 179 | Bhutan | -84.3% |
| 180 | Kazakhstan | -84.6% |
| 181 | Belarus | -87.9% |
| 182 | Maldives | -90.0% |
Showing 182 of 182 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2015).
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