Maptheory
social2018

Share of mothers aged 20-44 who have lost an infant

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

Loading visualization...

Key Insights

Global Average
79.8per 1000 mothers
Median: 49.0per 1000 mothers
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
Sierra Leone
303.3per 1000 mothers
Lowest
Hong Kong
2.8per 1000 mothers
Top 5 Countries
1Sierra Leone303.3per 1000 mothers
2Somalia285.3per 1000 mothers
3Chad274.0per 1000 mothers
4Niger260.3per 1000 mothers
5Central African Republic254.6per 1000 mothers
By Region
Africa125.2per 1000 mothers(9 countries)
Other114.3per 1000 mothers(90 countries)
Asia53.2per 1000 mothers(27 countries)
South America38.5per 1000 mothers(7 countries)
North America37.8per 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 (2.8per 1000 mothers)High (303.3per 1000 mothers)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 79.8per 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 ↕
1Sierra Leone303.3per 1000 mothers
2Somalia285.3per 1000 mothers
3Chad274.0per 1000 mothers
4Niger260.3per 1000 mothers
5Central African Republic254.6per 1000 mothers
6Afghanistan252.7per 1000 mothers
7Equatorial Guinea248.8per 1000 mothers
8Burkina Faso242.9per 1000 mothers
9Guinea-Bissau240.9per 1000 mothers
10South Sudan240.7per 1000 mothers
11Guinea237.0per 1000 mothers
12Mozambique228.5per 1000 mothers
13Nigeria227.1per 1000 mothers
14Liberia224.0per 1000 mothers
15Ethiopia214.2per 1000 mothers
16Democratic Republic of the Congo208.5per 1000 mothers
17Cote d'Ivoire198.9per 1000 mothers
18Cameroon197.7per 1000 mothers
19Mali191.4per 1000 mothers
20Burundi188.3per 1000 mothers
21Uganda185.1per 1000 mothers
22Mauritania182.4per 1000 mothers
23Pakistan180.4per 1000 mothers
24Zambia178.0per 1000 mothers
25Benin177.1per 1000 mothers
26Angola168.5per 1000 mothers
27United Republic of Tanzania167.6per 1000 mothers
28Sudan166.3per 1000 mothers
29Madagascar157.8per 1000 mothers
30Eritrea153.5per 1000 mothers
31Lao People's Democratic Republic151.9per 1000 mothers
32Malawi151.2per 1000 mothers
33Rwanda150.9per 1000 mothers
34Togo150.6per 1000 mothers
35Sao Tome and Principe147.8per 1000 mothers
36Senegal142.5per 1000 mothers
37Yemen140.7per 1000 mothers
38Myanmar138.9per 1000 mothers
39Eswatini136.4per 1000 mothers
40Lesotho135.4per 1000 mothers
41Ghana134.7per 1000 mothers
42Bangladesh133.8per 1000 mothers
43Republic of the Congo132.4per 1000 mothers
44Haiti131.3per 1000 mothers
45Zimbabwe130.3per 1000 mothers
46Turkmenistan129.6per 1000 mothers
47Djibouti128.1per 1000 mothers
48Republic of The Gambia127.6per 1000 mothers
49Nepal121.8per 1000 mothers
50Kenya118.6per 1000 mothers
51Bolivia113.4per 1000 mothers
52Comoros110.5per 1000 mothers
53Gabon110.3per 1000 mothers
54Papua New Guinea100.5per 1000 mothers
55Timor-Leste100.1per 1000 mothers
56Cambodia99.6per 1000 mothers
57Bhutan99.1per 1000 mothers
58Botswana99.1per 1000 mothers
59India96.8per 1000 mothers
60Uzbekistan96.7per 1000 mothers
61Guatemala93.8per 1000 mothers
62Iraq91.5per 1000 mothers
63Azerbaijan90.4per 1000 mothers
64Namibia90.0per 1000 mothers
65Dominican Republic88.6per 1000 mothers
66Tajikistan81.3per 1000 mothers
67Guyana77.3per 1000 mothers
68State of Palestine74.8per 1000 mothers
69South Africa74.1per 1000 mothers
70Mongolia72.5per 1000 mothers
71Egypt70.0per 1000 mothers
72Honduras69.5per 1000 mothers
73Kyrgyzstan67.3per 1000 mothers
74Indonesia65.7per 1000 mothers
75Peru64.5per 1000 mothers
76Morocco60.8per 1000 mothers
77Nicaragua60.7per 1000 mothers
78Suriname58.9per 1000 mothers
79Algeria58.6per 1000 mothers
80Paraguay57.9per 1000 mothers
81Kazakhstan53.5per 1000 mothers
82Philippines53.5per 1000 mothers
83Türkiye51.8per 1000 mothers
84El Salvador50.7per 1000 mothers
85North Korea49.0per 1000 mothers
86Trinidad and Tobago48.9per 1000 mothers
87Ecuador48.8per 1000 mothers
88Belize47.4per 1000 mothers
89Syrian Arab Republic46.9per 1000 mothers
90Brazil46.5per 1000 mothers
91Panama43.1per 1000 mothers
92Vietnam42.0per 1000 mothers
93Mexico41.8per 1000 mothers
94Jordan41.7per 1000 mothers
95Islamic Republic of Iran41.1per 1000 mothers
96Georgia40.9per 1000 mothers
97Maldives39.9per 1000 mothers
98Venezuela38.5per 1000 mothers
99People's Republic of China38.4per 1000 mothers
100Colombia38.4per 1000 mothers
101Jamaica35.8per 1000 mothers
102French Guiana34.0per 1000 mothers
103Tunisia33.9per 1000 mothers
104Oman32.9per 1000 mothers
105Saudi Arabia32.0per 1000 mothers
106Argentina31.4per 1000 mothers
107Libya31.2per 1000 mothers
108Moldova, Republic of30.6per 1000 mothers
109Mauritius25.3per 1000 mothers
110Armenia24.7per 1000 mothers
111Lebanon24.6per 1000 mothers
112Thailand24.6per 1000 mothers
113Uruguay24.0per 1000 mothers
114The Republic of North Macedonia23.3per 1000 mothers
115Romania22.2per 1000 mothers
116Sri Lanka21.3per 1000 mothers
117Russian Federation21.2per 1000 mothers
118Costa Rica21.0per 1000 mothers
119Ukraine20.4per 1000 mothers
120Kuwait19.6per 1000 mothers
121Qatar19.6per 1000 mothers
122Bulgaria18.1per 1000 mothers
123Bahrain17.3per 1000 mothers
124Chile15.9per 1000 mothers
125Montenegro15.9per 1000 mothers
126Serbia15.9per 1000 mothers
127United Arab Emirates15.8per 1000 mothers
128Bosnia and Herzegovina15.2per 1000 mothers
129Malaysia14.5per 1000 mothers
130Puerto Rico14.5per 1000 mothers
131Albania13.9per 1000 mothers
132Latvia13.8per 1000 mothers
133Belarus12.7per 1000 mothers
134Lithuania11.8per 1000 mothers
135Slovakia11.3per 1000 mothers
136Poland10.9per 1000 mothers
137Hungary10.6per 1000 mothers
138Cuba10.5per 1000 mothers
139Estonia10.3per 1000 mothers
140Israel10.0per 1000 mothers
141Croatia9.5per 1000 mothers
142New Zealand9.1per 1000 mothers
143Cyprus8.6per 1000 mothers
144Canada8.3per 1000 mothers
145United Kingdom8.3per 1000 mothers
146Taiwan, Province of China7.7per 1000 mothers
147Australia7.5per 1000 mothers
148United States of America7.2per 1000 mothers
149Belgium6.9per 1000 mothers
150France6.8per 1000 mothers
151Ireland6.8per 1000 mothers
152Denmark6.7per 1000 mothers
153Netherlands6.5per 1000 mothers
154Switzerland6.5per 1000 mothers
155Austria6.3per 1000 mothers
156Greece6.2per 1000 mothers
157Portugal6.1per 1000 mothers
158Czech Republic6.0per 1000 mothers
159South Korea6.0per 1000 mothers
160Germany5.9per 1000 mothers
161Italy5.3per 1000 mothers
162Norway5.3per 1000 mothers
163Slovenia5.2per 1000 mothers
164Spain4.9per 1000 mothers
165Sweden4.7per 1000 mothers
166Finland4.6per 1000 mothers
167Iceland4.1per 1000 mothers
168Japan3.8per 1000 mothers
169Singapore3.5per 1000 mothers
170Hong Kong2.8per 1000 mothers
Showing 170 of 170 countries

Topics

#social#per 1000 mothers#share#mothers#aged#who#have#lost#infant

Data Source

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

View Original Source