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Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) — series 2

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.

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.4Percentage
Median: 0.1Percentage
Countries Covered
194
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
4.2Percentage
Lowest
Belarus
0.0Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic4.2Percentage
2Chad4.2Percentage
3Nigeria4.1Percentage
4Somalia3.4Percentage
5Liberia2.5Percentage
By Region
Africa0.8Percentage(9 countries)
Other0.6Percentage(115 countries)
Asia0.2Percentage(25 countries)
North America0.1Percentage(4 countries)
South America0.1Percentage(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0Percentage)High (4.2Percentage)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.4Percentage)

Africa (9)
Other (115)
Asia (25)
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
1Central African Republic4.2Percentage
2Chad4.2Percentage
3Nigeria4.1Percentage
4Somalia3.4Percentage
5Liberia2.5Percentage
6Afghanistan2.5Percentage
7Democratic Republic of the Congo2.5Percentage
8South Sudan2.4Percentage
9Benin2.3Percentage
10Niger2.1Percentage
11Guinea2.1Percentage
12Mali2.0Percentage
13Guinea-Bissau1.9Percentage
14Madagascar1.8Percentage
15Burundi1.8Percentage
16Mauritania1.7Percentage
17Cote d'Ivoire1.5Percentage
18Republic of The Gambia1.4Percentage
19Togo1.4Percentage
20Sierra Leone1.4Percentage
21Zimbabwe1.3Percentage
22Lesotho1.3Percentage
23United Republic of Tanzania1.3Percentage
24Cameroon1.1Percentage
25Sudan1.1Percentage
26Eritrea1.1Percentage
27Burkina Faso1.0Percentage
28Republic of the Congo1.0Percentage
29Angola0.9Percentage
30Senegal0.9Percentage
31Malawi0.9Percentage
32Nauru0.9Percentage
33Haiti0.8Percentage
34Gabon0.8Percentage
35Rwanda0.8Percentage
36Ethiopia0.8Percentage
37Uganda0.8Percentage
38Ghana0.8Percentage
39Equatorial Guinea0.7Percentage
40Comoros0.7Percentage
41Pakistan0.6Percentage
42Papua New Guinea0.6Percentage
43Yemen0.5Percentage
44Tuvalu0.5Percentage
45Timor-Leste0.5Percentage
46Mozambique0.5Percentage
47Kenya0.5Percentage
48Botswana0.4Percentage
49Namibia0.4Percentage
50Venezuela0.4Percentage
51Solomon Islands0.4Percentage
52Marshall Islands0.4Percentage
53Djibouti0.4Percentage
54Vanuatu0.4Percentage
55Bolivia0.4Percentage
56Zambia0.4Percentage
57Samoa0.4Percentage
58Myanmar0.4Percentage
59Micronesia, Federated States of0.4Percentage
60Cambodia0.3Percentage
61Eswatini0.3Percentage
62Nepal0.3Percentage
63Lao People's Democratic Republic0.3Percentage
64Sao Tome and Principe0.3Percentage
65Dominican Republic0.3Percentage
66Indonesia0.3Percentage
67Bangladesh0.3Percentage
68Kiribati0.2Percentage
69South Africa0.2Percentage
70Guatemala0.2Percentage
71Iraq0.2Percentage
72Tonga0.2Percentage
73Guyana0.2Percentage
74Suriname0.2Percentage
75Jamaica0.2Percentage
76Algeria0.2Percentage
77Philippines0.2Percentage
78India0.2Percentage
79Morocco0.1Percentage
80Paraguay0.1Percentage
81Belize0.1Percentage
82Nicaragua0.1Percentage
83Palau0.1Percentage
84Honduras0.1Percentage
85Libya0.1Percentage
86Kyrgyzstan0.1Percentage
87North Korea0.1Percentage
88Mongolia0.1Percentage
89Ecuador0.1Percentage
90Saint Kitts and Nevis0.1Percentage
91Brazil0.1Percentage
92Peru0.1Percentage
93Bahamas0.1Percentage
94Colombia0.1Percentage
95Uzbekistan0.1Percentage
96Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.1Percentage
97Jordan0.1Percentage
98Vietnam0.1Percentage
99Seychelles0.1Percentage
100Mexico0.1Percentage
101Mauritius0.1Percentage
102Panama0.1Percentage
103Trinidad and Tobago0.1Percentage
104Grenada0.1Percentage
105El Salvador0.1Percentage
106Bhutan0.1Percentage
107Fiji0.1Percentage
108Cape Verde0.1Percentage
109Tunisia0.1Percentage
110Brunei Darussalam0.1Percentage
111Saint Lucia0.1Percentage
112State of Palestine0.1Percentage
113Syrian Arab Republic0.1Percentage
114Maldives0.1Percentage
115Barbados0.1Percentage
116Dominica0.0Percentage
117Antigua and Barbuda0.0Percentage
118Argentina0.0Percentage
119Tajikistan0.0Percentage
120Egypt0.0Percentage
121Cuba0.0Percentage
122Malaysia0.0Percentage
123Thailand0.0Percentage
124Oman0.0Percentage
125Sri Lanka0.0Percentage
126Lebanon0.0Percentage
127Bahrain0.0Percentage
128Georgia0.0Percentage
129Costa Rica0.0Percentage
130Armenia0.0Percentage
131Moldova, Republic of0.0Percentage
132Azerbaijan0.0Percentage
133Kazakhstan0.0Percentage
134United States of America0.0Percentage
135Islamic Republic of Iran0.0Percentage
136Türkiye0.0Percentage
137Latvia0.0Percentage
138Uruguay0.0Percentage
139Cyprus0.0Percentage
140Portugal0.0Percentage
141Saudi Arabia0.0Percentage
142Romania0.0Percentage
143Luxembourg0.0Percentage
144Canada0.0Percentage
145Hungary0.0Percentage
146People's Republic of China0.0Percentage
147Serbia0.0Percentage
148Turkmenistan0.0Percentage
149United Kingdom0.0Percentage
150Ukraine0.0Percentage
151Russian Federation0.0Percentage
152Chile0.0Percentage
153New Zealand0.0Percentage
154Kuwait0.0Percentage
155France0.0Percentage
156Monaco0.0Percentage
157Andorra0.0Percentage
158Albania0.0Percentage
159Malta0.0Percentage
160Finland0.0Percentage
161Puerto Rico0.0Percentage
162Montenegro0.0Percentage
163Lithuania0.0Percentage
164Bulgaria0.0Percentage
165Austria0.0Percentage
166Switzerland0.0Percentage
167Qatar0.0Percentage
168Bosnia and Herzegovina0.0Percentage
169San Marino0.0Percentage
170Israel0.0Percentage
171Italy0.0Percentage
172Singapore0.0Percentage
173Estonia0.0Percentage
174Slovakia0.0Percentage
175Netherlands0.0Percentage
176Sweden0.0Percentage
177Denmark0.0Percentage
178Ireland0.0Percentage
179Greece0.0Percentage
180Belgium0.0Percentage
181Germany0.0Percentage
182Iceland0.0Percentage
183Slovenia0.0Percentage
184Croatia0.0Percentage
185Australia0.0Percentage
186United Arab Emirates0.0Percentage
187The Republic of North Macedonia0.0Percentage
188Czech Republic0.0Percentage
189Japan0.0Percentage
190Spain0.0Percentage
191South Korea0.0Percentage
192Poland0.0Percentage
193Norway0.0Percentage
194Belarus0.0Percentage
Showing 194 of 194 countries

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Data Source

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

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