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Congenital and maternal conditions

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 Data119 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
2.0%
Median: 1.2%
Countries Covered
119
with available data
Highest
Iraq
9.6%
Lowest
The Republic of North Macedonia
0.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Iraq9.6%
2Mayotte8.9%
3Dominican Republic8.3%
4Turkmenistan7.3%
5Cape Verde7.3%
By Region
Asia2.8%(18 countries)
Other2.8%(54 countries)
Africa2.1%(2 countries)
North America2.0%(4 countries)
South America1.6%(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.1%)High (9.6%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.0%)

Asia (18)
Other (54)
Africa (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
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
1Iraq9.6%
2Mayotte8.9%
3Dominican Republic8.3%
4Turkmenistan7.3%
5Cape Verde7.3%
6Syrian Arab Republic6.8%
7French Guiana6.7%
8Kyrgyzstan6.0%
9Bahrain6.0%
10Tajikistan5.9%
11Saudi Arabia5.9%
12Venezuela5.7%
13Lebanon5.3%
14Qatar5.2%
15Kuwait4.6%
16Suriname4.5%
17Nicaragua4.5%
18Islamic Republic of Iran4.4%
19Guatemala4.3%
20Jamaica3.9%
21Sao Tome and Principe3.9%
22Belize3.7%
23Fiji3.5%
24Mongolia3.5%
25Brunei Darussalam3.5%
26Maldives3.2%
27Panama3.2%
28Jordan3.1%
29Uzbekistan2.9%
30Ecuador2.8%
31Paraguay2.8%
32Philippines2.8%
33United Arab Emirates2.5%
34South Africa2.4%
35Guyana2.3%
36Mexico2.3%
37Peru2.3%
38Grenada2.2%
39Bahamas2.2%
40Reunion2.1%
41Malaysia1.9%
42Colombia1.8%
43Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.8%
44Costa Rica1.8%
45Azerbaijan1.8%
46Brazil1.7%
47Egypt1.7%
48Barbados1.7%
49Sri Lanka1.6%
50Saint Kitts and Nevis1.6%
51Kazakhstan1.5%
52Saint Lucia1.5%
53Oman1.5%
54Türkiye1.4%
55Seychelles1.4%
56Mauritius1.3%
57Dominica1.3%
58Trinidad and Tobago1.2%
59El Salvador1.2%
60Martinique1.2%
61Argentina1.0%
62New Zealand1.0%
63Israel1.0%
64Chile0.9%
65Armenia0.9%
66Antigua and Barbuda0.9%
67Ireland0.8%
68Georgia0.8%
69Montenegro0.7%
70Cyprus0.7%
71United States of America0.7%
72Australia0.7%
73Albania0.7%
74Malta0.6%
75Canada0.6%
76Switzerland0.6%
77Cuba0.6%
78Moldova, Republic of0.6%
79United Kingdom0.6%
80Uruguay0.5%
81Norway0.5%
82Netherlands0.5%
83Puerto Rico0.5%
84Thailand0.5%
85France0.5%
86Guadeloupe0.5%
87Slovakia0.5%
88Austria0.4%
89Sweden0.4%
90Russian Federation0.4%
91Denmark0.4%
92Iceland0.4%
93Ukraine0.4%
94Finland0.4%
95Belgium0.4%
96Luxembourg0.4%
97Germany0.4%
98Hungary0.3%
99Bosnia and Herzegovina0.3%
100Spain0.3%
101Poland0.3%
102Serbia0.3%
103Belarus0.3%
104Croatia0.3%
105Italy0.3%
106Portugal0.3%
107Romania0.3%
108Hong Kong0.3%
109Slovenia0.2%
110Greece0.2%
111Lithuania0.2%
112Czech Republic0.2%
113Latvia0.2%
114Estonia0.2%
115Singapore0.2%
116South Korea0.2%
117Bulgaria0.2%
118Japan0.2%
119The Republic of North Macedonia0.1%
Showing 119 of 119 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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