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social2023

Number of maternal deaths

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•194 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1,273.3Unit
Median: 39.0Unit
Countries Covered
194
with available data
Highest
Nigeria
75,000.0Unit
Lowest
Antigua and Barbuda
0.0Unit
Top 5 Countries
1Nigeria75,000.0Unit
2Democratic Republic of the Congo19,000.0Unit
3India19,000.0Unit
4Pakistan11,000.0Unit
5Ethiopia8,000.0Unit
By Region
Africa10,291.1Unit(9 countries)
Asia2,184.5Unit(25 countries)
Other824.9Unit(115 countries)
North America465.5Unit(4 countries)
South America391.7Unit(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0Unit)High (75,000.0Unit)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,273.3Unit)

Africa (9)
Asia (25)
Other (115)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Nigeria75,000.0Unit
2Democratic Republic of the Congo19,000.0Unit
3India19,000.0Unit
4Pakistan11,000.0Unit
5Ethiopia8,000.0Unit
6Afghanistan7,600.0Unit
7United Republic of Tanzania6,500.0Unit
8Indonesia6,300.0Unit
9Chad6,100.0Unit
10Madagascar4,500.0Unit
11Somalia4,400.0Unit
12Sudan4,300.0Unit
13Bangladesh4,000.0Unit
14Niger3,800.0Unit
15Cote d'Ivoire3,600.0Unit
16Mali3,500.0Unit
17Uganda2,900.0Unit
18Cameroon2,500.0Unit
19Benin2,500.0Unit
20Angola2,500.0Unit
21Guinea2,400.0Unit
22South Sudan2,300.0Unit
23Kenya2,200.0Unit
24Ghana2,100.0Unit
25Burundi1,800.0Unit
26Zimbabwe1,800.0Unit
27Burkina Faso1,800.0Unit
28Myanmar1,700.0Unit
29Central African Republic1,700.0Unit
30Brazil1,700.0Unit
31Yemen1,600.0Unit
32Malawi1,500.0Unit
33Philippines1,500.0Unit
34People's Republic of China1,400.0Unit
35South Africa1,400.0Unit
36Mozambique1,300.0Unit
37Senegal1,300.0Unit
38Liberia1,100.0Unit
39Togo1,000.0Unit
40Venezuela970.0Unit
41Sierra Leone920.0Unit
42Rwanda910.0Unit
43Mexico860.0Unit
44Haiti850.0Unit
45Nepal820.0Unit
46Iraq770.0Unit
47Mauritania660.0Unit
48Vietnam660.0Unit
49United States of America610.0Unit
50Zambia590.0Unit
51Algeria570.0Unit
52Cambodia500.0Unit
53Papua New Guinea480.0Unit
54Republic of the Congo460.0Unit
55Morocco440.0Unit
56Colombia420.0Unit
57Egypt410.0Unit
58Bolivia380.0Unit
59Guatemala350.0Unit
60Guinea-Bissau330.0Unit
61Eritrea290.0Unit
62Republic of The Gambia290.0Unit
63Peru280.0Unit
64Lesotho270.0Unit
65Dominican Republic250.0Unit
66Uzbekistan250.0Unit
67North Korea230.0Unit
68Thailand200.0Unit
69Islamic Republic of Iran190.0Unit
70Lao People's Democratic Republic180.0Unit
71Argentina170.0Unit
72Gabon160.0Unit
73Türkiye160.0Unit
74Ecuador150.0Unit
75Malaysia120.0Unit
76Russian Federation120.0Unit
77Honduras110.0Unit
78Namibia110.0Unit
79Syrian Arab Republic110.0Unit
80Equatorial Guinea95.0Unit
81Botswana95.0Unit
82Nicaragua80.0Unit
83Paraguay80.0Unit
84Libya74.0Unit
85Jordan73.0Unit
86Kyrgyzstan63.0Unit
87Tunisia60.0Unit
88Sri Lanka59.0Unit
89Timor-Leste59.0Unit
90United Kingdom57.0Unit
91France47.0Unit
92Comoros44.0Unit
93Jamaica43.0Unit
94Canada42.0Unit
95Saudi Arabia40.0Unit
96El Salvador39.0Unit
97Djibouti39.0Unit
98Kazakhstan39.0Unit
99Tajikistan38.0Unit
100Eswatini35.0Unit
101Cuba33.0Unit
102Ukraine32.0Unit
103Germany26.0Unit
104Mongolia26.0Unit
105Panama26.0Unit
106Solomon Islands26.0Unit
107Italy25.0Unit
108State of Palestine24.0Unit
109Japan23.0Unit
110Azerbaijan22.0Unit
111Romania21.0Unit
112Chile17.0Unit
113Lebanon14.0Unit
114Costa Rica13.0Unit
115Guyana13.0Unit
116Portugal13.0Unit
117Oman11.0Unit
118Hungary10.0Unit
119Georgia9.0Unit
120South Korea9.0Unit
121Vanuatu9.0Unit
122Spain9.0Unit
123Suriname9.0Unit
124Trinidad and Tobago9.0Unit
125Mauritius8.0Unit
126Netherlands7.0Unit
127Turkmenistan7.0Unit
128Australia7.0Unit
129Armenia7.0Unit
130Moldova, Republic of6.0Unit
131Serbia6.0Unit
132Samoa6.0Unit
133Fiji5.0Unit
134Poland5.0Unit
135Sao Tome and Principe5.0Unit
136Switzerland5.0Unit
137Uruguay5.0Unit
138Austria5.0Unit
139Bhutan5.0Unit
140Belize5.0Unit
141Greece4.0Unit
142Israel4.0Unit
143Kuwait4.0Unit
144New Zealand4.0Unit
145Sweden4.0Unit
146Belgium4.0Unit
147Bulgaria3.0Unit
148Cape Verde3.0Unit
149Finland3.0Unit
150Kiribati3.0Unit
151Latvia3.0Unit
152Micronesia, Federated States of3.0Unit
153Singapore3.0Unit
154United Arab Emirates3.0Unit
155Bahamas3.0Unit
156Bahrain3.0Unit
157Cyprus2.0Unit
158Czech Republic2.0Unit
159Denmark2.0Unit
160Ireland2.0Unit
161Lithuania2.0Unit
162Maldives2.0Unit
163Puerto Rico2.0Unit
164Slovakia2.0Unit
165Tonga2.0Unit
166Albania2.0Unit
167Bosnia and Herzegovina2.0Unit
168Brunei Darussalam2.0Unit
169Belarus1.0Unit
170Croatia1.0Unit
171Estonia1.0Unit
172Grenada1.0Unit
173Luxembourg1.0Unit
174Nauru1.0Unit
175Norway1.0Unit
176Marshall Islands1.0Unit
177Qatar1.0Unit
178Saint Lucia1.0Unit
179Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.0Unit
180Seychelles1.0Unit
181Slovenia1.0Unit
182Barbados1.0Unit
183Dominica0.0Unit
184Iceland0.0Unit
185Malta0.0Unit
186Monaco0.0Unit
187Montenegro0.0Unit
188Palau0.0Unit
189Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0Unit
190San Marino0.0Unit
191Tuvalu0.0Unit
192The Republic of North Macedonia0.0Unit
193Andorra0.0Unit
194Antigua and Barbuda0.0Unit
Showing 194 of 194 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2023).

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