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Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)

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
116.1Per 100,000 live births
Median: 47.0Per 100,000 live births
Countries Covered
194
with available data
Highest
Nigeria
993.0Per 100,000 live births
Lowest
Norway
1.0Per 100,000 live births
Top 5 Countries
1Nigeria993.0Per 100,000 live births
2Chad748.0Per 100,000 live births
3Central African Republic692.0Per 100,000 live births
4South Sudan692.0Per 100,000 live births
5Liberia628.0Per 100,000 live births
By Region
Africa224.6Per 100,000 live births(9 countries)
Other159.1Per 100,000 live births(115 countries)
Asia61.2Per 100,000 live births(25 countries)
South America41.4Per 100,000 live births(7 countries)
North America41.3Per 100,000 live births(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.0Per 100,000 live births)High (993.0Per 100,000 live births)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 116.1Per 100,000 live births)

Africa (9)
Other (115)
Asia (25)
South America (7)
North America (4)
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 ↕
1Nigeria993.0Per 100,000 live births
2Chad748.0Per 100,000 live births
3Central African Republic692.0Per 100,000 live births
4South Sudan692.0Per 100,000 live births
5Liberia628.0Per 100,000 live births
6Somalia563.0Per 100,000 live births
7Afghanistan521.0Per 100,000 live births
8Benin518.0Per 100,000 live births
9Guinea-Bissau505.0Per 100,000 live births
10Guinea494.0Per 100,000 live births
11Lesotho478.0Per 100,000 live births
12Madagascar445.0Per 100,000 live births
13Democratic Republic of the Congo427.0Per 100,000 live births
14Burundi392.0Per 100,000 live births
15Mauritania381.0Per 100,000 live births
16Mali367.0Per 100,000 live births
17Cote d'Ivoire359.0Per 100,000 live births
18Zimbabwe358.0Per 100,000 live births
19Republic of The Gambia354.0Per 100,000 live births
20Sierra Leone354.0Per 100,000 live births
21Niger350.0Per 100,000 live births
22Togo349.0Per 100,000 live births
23Haiti328.0Per 100,000 live births
24Eritrea291.0Per 100,000 live births
25United Republic of Tanzania276.0Per 100,000 live births
26Nauru273.0Per 100,000 live births
27Cameroon258.0Per 100,000 live births
28Sudan256.0Per 100,000 live births
29Burkina Faso242.0Per 100,000 live births
30Republic of the Congo241.0Per 100,000 live births
31Senegal237.0Per 100,000 live births
32Ghana234.0Per 100,000 live births
33Gabon233.0Per 100,000 live births
34Rwanda229.0Per 100,000 live births
35Venezuela227.0Per 100,000 live births
36Malawi225.0Per 100,000 live births
37Ethiopia195.0Per 100,000 live births
38Timor-Leste192.0Per 100,000 live births
39Papua New Guinea189.0Per 100,000 live births
40Myanmar185.0Per 100,000 live births
41Angola183.0Per 100,000 live births
42Comoros179.0Per 100,000 live births
43Equatorial Guinea174.0Per 100,000 live births
44Tuvalu170.0Per 100,000 live births
45Uganda170.0Per 100,000 live births
46Djibouti162.0Per 100,000 live births
47Marshall Islands155.0Per 100,000 live births
48Pakistan155.0Per 100,000 live births
49Botswana155.0Per 100,000 live births
50Kenya149.0Per 100,000 live births
51Bolivia146.0Per 100,000 live births
52Nepal142.0Per 100,000 live births
53Indonesia140.0Per 100,000 live births
54Namibia139.0Per 100,000 live births
55Cambodia137.0Per 100,000 live births
56Jamaica130.0Per 100,000 live births
57Micronesia, Federated States of129.0Per 100,000 live births
58Dominican Republic124.0Per 100,000 live births
59Solomon Islands123.0Per 100,000 live births
60South Africa118.0Per 100,000 live births
61Eswatini118.0Per 100,000 live births
62Yemen118.0Per 100,000 live births
63Bangladesh115.0Per 100,000 live births
64Lao People's Democratic Republic112.0Per 100,000 live births
65Samoa101.0Per 100,000 live births
66Vanuatu100.0Per 100,000 live births
67Mozambique99.0Per 100,000 live births
68Guatemala94.0Per 100,000 live births
69Palau89.0Per 100,000 live births
70Zambia85.0Per 100,000 live births
71Philippines84.0Per 100,000 live births
72Suriname84.0Per 100,000 live births
73Kiribati80.0Per 100,000 live births
74India80.0Per 100,000 live births
75Bahamas76.0Per 100,000 live births
76Guyana75.0Per 100,000 live births
77Sao Tome and Principe75.0Per 100,000 live births
78Saint Kitts and Nevis74.0Per 100,000 live births
79Morocco70.0Per 100,000 live births
80North Korea67.0Per 100,000 live births
81Tonga67.0Per 100,000 live births
82Brazil67.0Per 100,000 live births
83Belize67.0Per 100,000 live births
84Iraq66.0Per 100,000 live births
85Mauritius66.0Per 100,000 live births
86Algeria62.0Per 100,000 live births
87Nicaragua60.0Per 100,000 live births
88Colombia59.0Per 100,000 live births
89Libya59.0Per 100,000 live births
90Paraguay58.0Per 100,000 live births
91Saint Vincent and the Grenadines56.0Per 100,000 live births
92Ecuador55.0Per 100,000 live births
93Trinidad and Tobago54.0Per 100,000 live births
94Peru51.0Per 100,000 live births
95Grenada48.0Per 100,000 live births
96Vietnam48.0Per 100,000 live births
97Honduras47.0Per 100,000 live births
98Bhutan47.0Per 100,000 live births
99Saint Lucia44.0Per 100,000 live births
100Kyrgyzstan42.0Per 100,000 live births
101Mexico42.0Per 100,000 live births
102Seychelles42.0Per 100,000 live births
103Mongolia41.0Per 100,000 live births
104Cape Verde40.0Per 100,000 live births
105El Salvador39.0Per 100,000 live births
106Panama37.0Per 100,000 live births
107Dominica36.0Per 100,000 live births
108Tunisia36.0Per 100,000 live births
109Brunei Darussalam36.0Per 100,000 live births
110Cuba35.0Per 100,000 live births
111Antigua and Barbuda35.0Per 100,000 live births
112Barbados35.0Per 100,000 live births
113Thailand34.0Per 100,000 live births
114Argentina33.0Per 100,000 live births
115Maldives32.0Per 100,000 live births
116Jordan31.0Per 100,000 live births
117Fiji30.0Per 100,000 live births
118Malaysia26.0Per 100,000 live births
119Uzbekistan26.0Per 100,000 live births
120Costa Rica24.0Per 100,000 live births
121Georgia20.0Per 100,000 live births
122Syrian Arab Republic20.0Per 100,000 live births
123Latvia19.0Per 100,000 live births
124Moldova, Republic of19.0Per 100,000 live births
125Armenia19.0Per 100,000 live births
126Sri Lanka18.0Per 100,000 live births
127Azerbaijan18.0Per 100,000 live births
128Egypt17.0Per 100,000 live births
129United States of America17.0Per 100,000 live births
130Bahrain17.0Per 100,000 live births
131People's Republic of China16.0Per 100,000 live births
132State of Palestine16.0Per 100,000 live births
133Islamic Republic of Iran16.0Per 100,000 live births
134Lebanon15.0Per 100,000 live births
135Portugal15.0Per 100,000 live births
136Türkiye15.0Per 100,000 live births
137Ukraine15.0Per 100,000 live births
138Uruguay15.0Per 100,000 live births
139Cyprus14.0Per 100,000 live births
140Tajikistan14.0Per 100,000 live births
141Oman13.0Per 100,000 live births
142Canada12.0Per 100,000 live births
143Hungary12.0Per 100,000 live births
144Romania12.0Per 100,000 live births
145Luxembourg11.0Per 100,000 live births
146Puerto Rico11.0Per 100,000 live births
147Serbia11.0Per 100,000 live births
148Andorra11.0Per 100,000 live births
149Chile10.0Per 100,000 live births
150Kazakhstan10.0Per 100,000 live births
151Russian Federation9.0Per 100,000 live births
152Finland8.0Per 100,000 live births
153Kuwait8.0Per 100,000 live births
154Lithuania8.0Per 100,000 live births
155Malta8.0Per 100,000 live births
156San Marino8.0Per 100,000 live births
157United Kingdom8.0Per 100,000 live births
158France7.0Per 100,000 live births
159New Zealand7.0Per 100,000 live births
160Saudi Arabia7.0Per 100,000 live births
161Albania7.0Per 100,000 live births
162Bulgaria6.0Per 100,000 live births
163Italy6.0Per 100,000 live births
164Montenegro6.0Per 100,000 live births
165Singapore6.0Per 100,000 live births
166Austria6.0Per 100,000 live births
167Bosnia and Herzegovina6.0Per 100,000 live births
168Estonia5.0Per 100,000 live births
169Greece5.0Per 100,000 live births
170Monaco5.0Per 100,000 live births
171Switzerland5.0Per 100,000 live births
172Turkmenistan5.0Per 100,000 live births
173Denmark4.0Per 100,000 live births
174Germany4.0Per 100,000 live births
175Ireland4.0Per 100,000 live births
176South Korea4.0Per 100,000 live births
177Netherlands4.0Per 100,000 live births
178Qatar4.0Per 100,000 live births
179Slovakia4.0Per 100,000 live births
180Sweden4.0Per 100,000 live births
181Belgium4.0Per 100,000 live births
182Croatia3.0Per 100,000 live births
183Czech Republic3.0Per 100,000 live births
184Iceland3.0Per 100,000 live births
185Japan3.0Per 100,000 live births
186Slovenia3.0Per 100,000 live births
187Spain3.0Per 100,000 live births
188United Arab Emirates3.0Per 100,000 live births
189The Republic of North Macedonia3.0Per 100,000 live births
190Israel2.0Per 100,000 live births
191Poland2.0Per 100,000 live births
192Australia2.0Per 100,000 live births
193Belarus1.0Per 100,000 live births
194Norway1.0Per 100,000 live births
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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