Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births) - Country Ranking

Definition: Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births.

Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys.

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Sierra Leone 1,778.00 2013
2 Chad 1,389.00 2015
3 Central African Republic 1,284.00 1994
4 Nigeria 1,222.00 2013
5 Afghanistan 1,194.00 2016
6 Eswatini 1,117.00 2007
7 Mauritania 985.00 2011
8 Liberia 949.00 2013
9 Guinea-Bissau 898.00 2014
10 Guinea 833.00 2016
11 Cameroon 782.00 2011
12 Eritrea 758.00 2010
13 Côte d'Ivoire 751.00 2012
14 Dem. Rep. Congo 740.00 2014
15 Haiti 732.00 2017
16 Niger 715.00 2012
17 Mali 714.00 2012
18 Lesotho 649.00 2014
19 Tanzania 642.00 2016
20 Congo 605.00 2015
21 The Gambia 595.00 2013
22 Mozambique 589.00 2011
23 Burundi 580.00 2017
24 Ethiopia 557.00 2016
25 Benin 512.00 2014
26 Madagascar 504.00 2009
27 Uganda 481.00 2016
28 Burkina Faso 452.00 2010
29 Malawi 451.00 2016
30 Senegal 440.00 2018
31 Togo 416.00 2014
32 Equatorial Guinea 380.00 2011
33 Kenya 377.00 2014
34 Namibia 372.00 2013
35 Gabon 368.00 2012
36 Comoros 352.00 2012
37 Ghana 334.00 2017
38 Bhutan 325.00 2011
39 Rwanda 297.00 2015
40 Zambia 286.00 2013
41 Indonesia 282.00 2012
42 Angola 281.00 2016
43 Nepal 250.00 2017
43 Pakistan 250.00 2006
45 Myanmar 244.00 2016
46 Sudan 237.00 2010
47 Lao PDR 217.00 2015
48 Bangladesh 215.00 2017
49 Philippines 206.00 2012
50 Algeria 204.00 2000
51 Cambodia 184.00 2014
52 Bolivia 176.00 2012
53 Botswana 158.00 2018
54 Solomon Islands 153.00 2009
55 Suriname 148.00 2015
56 India 143.00 2017
57 Yemen 137.00 2013
58 São Tomé and Principe 131.00 2014
59 Timor-Leste 129.00 2016
60 Guatemala 107.00 2018
61 Peru 102.00 2012
62 Guyana 101.00 2014
63 Dominican Republic 97.00 2018
64 St. Lucia 90.00 2014
65 Morocco 88.00 2011
66 South Africa 78.00 2015
67 Mauritius 77.00 2017
68 Jamaica 74.00 2014
69 Honduras 71.00 2014
70 Venezuela 70.00 2013
71 Fiji 66.00 2013
72 Iraq 60.00 2013
73 Brazil 59.00 2018
74 Seychelles 58.00 1987
75 Ecuador 57.00 2018
75 Latvia 57.00 2015
77 Paraguay 54.00 2017
78 Jordan 49.00 2009
78 Mongolia 49.00 2016
80 Cabo Verde 47.00 2017
80 Panama 47.00 2016
82 Lebanon 46.00 2018
83 Colombia 44.00 2017
84 Sri Lanka 43.00 2018
85 Tunisia 42.00 2011
85 Vietnam 42.00 2010
87 Kiribati 39.00 1999
88 Cuba 38.00 2017
89 Mexico 36.00 2016
90 Nicaragua 34.00 2017
91 Argentina 32.00 2016
91 Barbados 32.00 2013
93 Kyrgyz Republic 30.00 2016
93 Trinidad and Tobago 30.00 2012
95 China 27.00 2013
96 Saudi Arabia 25.00 1998
97 Thailand 24.00 2016
97 Costa Rica 24.00 2018
99 Malaysia 23.00 2014
99 Oman 23.00 2018
101 Puerto Rico 22.00 2016
102 United States 19.00 2016
103 Uzbekistan 18.00 2016
104 Moldova 17.00 2016
104 Uruguay 17.00 2018
106 Turkey 16.00 2018
107 Egypt 15.00 2015
107 Albania 15.00 2005
109 Georgia 14.00 2018
109 El Salvador 14.00 2012
109 Estonia 14.00 2016
112 Belize 13.00 2016
112 Ukraine 13.00 2015
114 Azerbaijan 12.00 2017
114 Hungary 12.00 2016
116 Chile 10.00 2017
116 New Zealand 10.00 2016
116 Portugal 10.00 2017
116 Russia 10.00 2015
120 Romania 9.00 2016
120 Kazakhstan 9.00 2015
120 Bahrain 9.00 2014
123 Serbia 8.00 2017
123 United Kingdom 8.00 2016
123 Finland 8.00 2017
123 Korea 8.00 2016
127 Armenia 7.00 2017
127 Bulgaria 7.00 2014
127 Switzerland 7.00 2015
127 Lithuania 7.00 2017
127 Iran 7.00 2015
127 Tajikistan 7.00 2016
133 Canada 6.00 2015
133 Greece 6.00 2015
135 Slovak Republic 5.00 2017
135 Slovenia 5.00 2017
137 Singapore 4.00 2016
137 Japan 4.00 2015
137 France 4.00 2015
137 Spain 4.00 2016
137 North Macedonia 4.00 2013
142 Sweden 3.00 2016
142 Italy 3.00 2015
142 Australia 3.00 2015
142 Croatia 3.00 2016
142 Netherlands 3.00 2016
142 Germany 3.00 2015
142 Belgium 3.00 2015
142 Turkmenistan 3.00 2015
150 United Arab Emirates 2.00 2009
150 Kuwait 2.00 2012
150 Israel 2.00 2017
150 Poland 2.00 2017
150 Syrian Arab Republic 2.00 2010
155 Ireland 1.00 2015
155 Austria 1.00 2017
155 Czech Republic 1.00 2016
155 Belarus 1.00 2014
159 Brunei 0.00 2016
159 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.00 2014
159 Denmark 0.00 2015
159 Cyprus 0.00 2016
159 Norway 0.00 2017
159 Malta 0.00 2015
159 Grenada 0.00 2017
159 Iceland 0.00 2017
159 Montenegro 0.00 2009
159 Luxembourg 0.00 2015
159 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.00 2016
159 Qatar 0.00 2016

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Limitations and Exceptions: Maternal mortality ratios are generally of unknown reliability, as are many other cause-specific mortality indicators. The ratios cannot be assumed to provide an exact estimate of maternal mortality.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Reproductive health is a state of physical and mental well-being in relation to the reproductive system and its functions and processes. Means of achieving reproductive health include education and services during pregnancy and childbirth, safe and effective contraception, and prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. Complications of pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death and disability among women of reproductive age in developing countries. Maternal mortality ratios are generally of unknown reliability, as are many other cause-specific mortality indicators. Household surveys such as Demographic and Health Surveys attempt to measure maternal mortality by asking respondents about survivorship of sisters. The main disadvantage of this method is that the estimates of maternal mortality that it produces pertain to any time within the past few years before the survey, making them unsuitable for monitoring recent changes or observing the impact of interventions. In addition, measurement of maternal mortality is subject to many types of errors. Even in high-income countries with reliable vital registration systems, misclassification of maternal deaths has been found to lead to serious underestimation. The national estimates of maternal mortality ratios are based on national surveys, vital registration records, and surveillance data or are derived from community and hospital records.

Periodicity: Annual