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Cumulative maternal under-five offspring mortality among mothers aged 20-44 as a rate per 1000 mothers in the age group

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2018; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•170 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
104.9per 1000 mothers
Median: 59.0per 1000 mothers
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
Niger
437.2per 1000 mothers
Lowest
Hong Kong
3.9per 1000 mothers
Top 5 Countries
1Niger437.2per 1000 mothers
2Chad402.6per 1000 mothers
3Somalia398.7per 1000 mothers
4Sierra Leone398.6per 1000 mothers
5Burkina Faso372.0per 1000 mothers
By Region
Africa163.8per 1000 mothers(9 countries)
Other153.4per 1000 mothers(90 countries)
Asia63.0per 1000 mothers(27 countries)
South America46.0per 1000 mothers(7 countries)
North America45.2per 1000 mothers(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (3.9per 1000 mothers)High (437.2per 1000 mothers)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 104.9per 1000 mothers)

Africa (9)
Other (90)
Asia (27)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (31)
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 2018; 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 ↕
1Niger437.2per 1000 mothers
2Chad402.6per 1000 mothers
3Somalia398.7per 1000 mothers
4Sierra Leone398.6per 1000 mothers
5Burkina Faso372.0per 1000 mothers
6Central African Republic354.8per 1000 mothers
7Guinea335.9per 1000 mothers
8Nigeria334.0per 1000 mothers
9Equatorial Guinea333.2per 1000 mothers
10South Sudan330.4per 1000 mothers
11Guinea-Bissau324.0per 1000 mothers
12Afghanistan318.6per 1000 mothers
13Liberia318.4per 1000 mothers
14Cameroon305.6per 1000 mothers
15Mozambique295.4per 1000 mothers
16Democratic Republic of the Congo294.4per 1000 mothers
17Cote d'Ivoire272.3per 1000 mothers
18Ethiopia264.1per 1000 mothers
19Mauritania263.8per 1000 mothers
20Mali263.0per 1000 mothers
21Zambia259.2per 1000 mothers
22Benin258.9per 1000 mothers
23Burundi258.5per 1000 mothers
24Uganda254.1per 1000 mothers
25Sudan232.9per 1000 mothers
26United Republic of Tanzania226.7per 1000 mothers
27Togo225.1per 1000 mothers
28Angola224.7per 1000 mothers
29Malawi222.6per 1000 mothers
30Rwanda214.9per 1000 mothers
31Madagascar213.7per 1000 mothers
32Pakistan205.1per 1000 mothers
33Republic of the Congo198.4per 1000 mothers
34Senegal193.3per 1000 mothers
35Lao People's Democratic Republic192.8per 1000 mothers
36Eritrea192.7per 1000 mothers
37Ghana189.1per 1000 mothers
38Eswatini184.4per 1000 mothers
39Republic of The Gambia183.5per 1000 mothers
40Sao Tome and Principe179.6per 1000 mothers
41Djibouti179.1per 1000 mothers
42Haiti175.7per 1000 mothers
43Bolivia172.8per 1000 mothers
44Zimbabwe170.4per 1000 mothers
45Lesotho167.5per 1000 mothers
46Yemen162.9per 1000 mothers
47Myanmar159.0per 1000 mothers
48Bangladesh158.0per 1000 mothers
49Kenya155.5per 1000 mothers
50Nepal151.7per 1000 mothers
51Turkmenistan151.5per 1000 mothers
52Gabon149.9per 1000 mothers
53Comoros135.5per 1000 mothers
54Papua New Guinea131.5per 1000 mothers
55Botswana128.2per 1000 mothers
56Bhutan128.0per 1000 mothers
57Timor-Leste123.3per 1000 mothers
58Namibia118.1per 1000 mothers
59Cambodia117.9per 1000 mothers
60Guatemala114.6per 1000 mothers
61India114.5per 1000 mothers
62Uzbekistan113.9per 1000 mothers
63Iraq108.9per 1000 mothers
64Azerbaijan104.8per 1000 mothers
65Dominican Republic102.4per 1000 mothers
66Guyana93.5per 1000 mothers
67Tajikistan93.5per 1000 mothers
68Mongolia86.9per 1000 mothers
69South Africa86.9per 1000 mothers
70State of Palestine86.4per 1000 mothers
71Honduras84.9per 1000 mothers
72Peru81.9per 1000 mothers
73Egypt80.8per 1000 mothers
74Indonesia78.1per 1000 mothers
75Kyrgyzstan78.1per 1000 mothers
76Nicaragua72.7per 1000 mothers
77Morocco71.7per 1000 mothers
78Paraguay67.4per 1000 mothers
79Algeria67.2per 1000 mothers
80Suriname64.9per 1000 mothers
81Philippines63.3per 1000 mothers
82Kazakhstan62.3per 1000 mothers
83North Korea60.5per 1000 mothers
84Ecuador59.3per 1000 mothers
85Türkiye59.2per 1000 mothers
86El Salvador58.8per 1000 mothers
87Trinidad and Tobago54.7per 1000 mothers
88Belize54.5per 1000 mothers
89Brazil54.3per 1000 mothers
90Panama54.0per 1000 mothers
91Syrian Arab Republic53.6per 1000 mothers
92Vietnam51.3per 1000 mothers
93Islamic Republic of Iran47.8per 1000 mothers
94Mexico47.5per 1000 mothers
95Maldives46.4per 1000 mothers
96Jordan46.1per 1000 mothers
97Georgia45.3per 1000 mothers
98People's Republic of China44.6per 1000 mothers
99Venezuela44.5per 1000 mothers
100Colombia43.9per 1000 mothers
101Jamaica41.4per 1000 mothers
102French Guiana38.6per 1000 mothers
103Oman38.6per 1000 mothers
104Saudi Arabia36.3per 1000 mothers
105Tunisia36.3per 1000 mothers
106Moldova, Republic of36.2per 1000 mothers
107Libya36.1per 1000 mothers
108Argentina35.9per 1000 mothers
109Mauritius29.0per 1000 mothers
110Lebanon27.9per 1000 mothers
111Uruguay27.9per 1000 mothers
112Armenia27.9per 1000 mothers
113Thailand27.8per 1000 mothers
114Romania25.7per 1000 mothers
115Costa Rica25.2per 1000 mothers
116The Republic of North Macedonia25.1per 1000 mothers
117Russian Federation25.0per 1000 mothers
118Sri Lanka24.3per 1000 mothers
119Ukraine24.1per 1000 mothers
120Kuwait22.3per 1000 mothers
121Qatar22.3per 1000 mothers
122Bulgaria21.5per 1000 mothers
123Bahrain21.2per 1000 mothers
124Chile18.6per 1000 mothers
125Serbia18.0per 1000 mothers
126United Arab Emirates18.0per 1000 mothers
127Montenegro17.5per 1000 mothers
128Malaysia17.4per 1000 mothers
129Bosnia and Herzegovina17.3per 1000 mothers
130Latvia16.8per 1000 mothers
131Puerto Rico16.5per 1000 mothers
132Albania15.6per 1000 mothers
133Belarus15.5per 1000 mothers
134Lithuania14.0per 1000 mothers
135Slovakia13.3per 1000 mothers
136Cuba13.0per 1000 mothers
137Estonia12.6per 1000 mothers
138Poland12.2per 1000 mothers
139Hungary12.1per 1000 mothers
140Israel12.0per 1000 mothers
141Croatia10.9per 1000 mothers
142New Zealand10.9per 1000 mothers
143Cyprus9.9per 1000 mothers
144Taiwan, Province of China9.6per 1000 mothers
145United Kingdom9.5per 1000 mothers
146Canada9.3per 1000 mothers
147United States of America9.3per 1000 mothers
148Australia8.7per 1000 mothers
149Belgium8.2per 1000 mothers
150France7.9per 1000 mothers
151Ireland7.9per 1000 mothers
152Denmark7.7per 1000 mothers
153Netherlands7.6per 1000 mothers
154Portugal7.4per 1000 mothers
155Austria7.4per 1000 mothers
156South Korea7.3per 1000 mothers
157Switzerland7.3per 1000 mothers
158Czech Republic7.2per 1000 mothers
159Greece7.1per 1000 mothers
160Germany6.9per 1000 mothers
161Norway6.3per 1000 mothers
162Slovenia6.2per 1000 mothers
163Italy6.0per 1000 mothers
164Spain5.7per 1000 mothers
165Finland5.5per 1000 mothers
166Sweden5.5per 1000 mothers
167Iceland5.4per 1000 mothers
168Japan5.0per 1000 mothers
169Singapore4.2per 1000 mothers
170Hong Kong3.9per 1000 mothers
Showing 170 of 170 countries

Topics

#health#per 1000 mothers#cumulative#maternal#under#five#offspring#mortality#among#mothers#aged#rate#per#1000#the#age#group

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2018).

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