Maternal mortality ratio (national 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.
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Key Insights
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 174.6value)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 2,037.0value |
| 2 | Afghanistan | 1,900.0value |
| 3 | Liberia | 742.0value |
| 4 | Eritrea | 631.0value |
| 5 | Lesotho | 530.0value |
| 6 | Haiti | 529.0value |
| 7 | Nigeria | 512.0value |
| 8 | Sierra Leone | 510.0value |
| 9 | Malawi | 439.0value |
| 10 | Mauritania | 424.0value |
| 11 | Virgin Islands, British | 415.0value |
| 12 | Cameroon | 406.0value |
| 13 | Gabon | 399.0value |
| 14 | Benin | 391.0value |
| 15 | Cote d'Ivoire | 385.0value |
| 16 | Uganda | 336.0value |
| 17 | Burundi | 334.0value |
| 18 | Mali | 325.0value |
| 19 | Myanmar | 315.9value |
| 20 | Republic of The Gambia | 289.0value |
| 21 | Suriname | 288.4value |
| 22 | Zambia | 252.0value |
| 23 | Rwanda | 249.0value |
| 24 | Botswana | 240.0value |
| 25 | Nepal | 239.0value |
| 26 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 237.0value |
| 27 | Mozambique | 233.0value |
| 28 | Philippines | 221.0value |
| 29 | Sudan | 215.6value |
| 30 | Bahamas | 212.1value |
| 31 | Grenada | 208.2value |
| 32 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 207.9value |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 198.0value |
| 34 | Timor-Leste | 195.0value |
| 35 | Barbados | 178.3value |
| 36 | Papua New Guinea | 171.0value |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 163.0value |
| 38 | Curaçao | 161.1value |
| 39 | Guyana | 160.0value |
| 40 | Bolivia | 160.0value |
| 41 | Cambodia | 154.0value |
| 42 | Senegal | 153.0value |
| 43 | Yemen | 148.0value |
| 44 | Bhutan | 145.7value |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 139.7value |
| 46 | Jamaica | 136.9value |
| 47 | India | 130.0value |
| 48 | Venezuela | 125.4value |
| 49 | Morocco | 112.0value |
| 50 | South Africa | 109.6value |
| 51 | Cyprus | 108.0value |
| 52 | United Republic of Tanzania | 104.0value |
| 53 | Peru | 87.4value |
| 54 | Paraguay | 84.6value |
| 55 | Guatemala | 84.0value |
| 56 | Namibia | 81.1value |
| 57 | Belize | 78.8value |
| 58 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 77.3value |
| 59 | Algeria | 75.9value |
| 60 | Vietnam | 69.0value |
| 61 | Honduras | 65.0value |
| 62 | Fiji | 59.5value |
| 63 | Panama | 59.5value |
| 64 | Egypt | 59.0value |
| 65 | Brazil | 57.7value |
| 66 | Saint Lucia | 52.1value |
| 67 | Syrian Arab Republic | 52.0value |
| 68 | Colombia | 48.5value |
| 69 | Tunisia | 44.8value |
| 70 | Thailand | 41.6value |
| 71 | Cuba | 38.7value |
| 72 | Mexico | 38.2value |
| 73 | Ecuador | 35.6value |
| 74 | Argentina | 34.3value |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 33.0value |
| 76 | Puerto Rico | 31.4value |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 31.2value |
| 78 | Mongolia | 30.2value |
| 79 | Iraq | 29.6value |
| 80 | El Salvador | 26.8value |
| 81 | Saudi Arabia | 23.0value |
| 82 | United States of America | 22.3value |
| 83 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 19.7value |
| 84 | State of Palestine | 19.1value |
| 85 | Uruguay | 19.1value |
| 86 | Lebanon | 18.5value |
| 87 | People's Republic of China | 17.8value |
| 88 | Oman | 15.2value |
| 89 | Chile | 14.2value |
| 90 | Portugal | 13.1value |
| 91 | Türkiye | 13.1value |
| 92 | South Korea | 11.0value |
| 93 | Japan | 9.5value |
| 94 | Canada | 9.4value |
| 95 | Bulgaria | 8.7value |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 8.0value |
| 97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.8value |
| 98 | Iceland | 5.5value |
| 99 | Denmark | 4.0value |
| 100 | Switzerland | 2.5value |
| 101 | United Arab Emirates | 1.4value |
| 102 | Belarus | 1.1value |
| 103 | Cayman Islands | 0.0value |
| 104 | Dominica | 0.0value |
| 105 | Aruba | 0.0value |
| 106 | Seychelles | 0.0value |
| 107 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0value |
| 108 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.0value |
| 109 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0value |
| 110 | Bahrain | 0.0value |
| 111 | Bermuda | 0.0value |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2023).
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