Rankings · health
Countries by maternal mortality
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births (modeled estimate). 194 countries ranked for 2023 (per 100,000 births).
Watch it on the map →1Nigeria993 per 100,000 births
2Chad748 per 100,000 births
3Central African Republic692 per 100,000 births
| Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nigeria | 993 per 100,000 births | -13.4% | ▲ 1 |
| 2 |  Chad | 748 per 100,000 births | -38.5% | ▼ 1 |
| 3 |  Central African Republic | 692 per 100,000 births | -36.6% | = |
| 4 |  South Sudan | 692 per 100,000 births | -10.2% | ▲ 4 |
| 5 |  Liberia | 628 per 100,000 births | -13.4% | ▲ 4 |
| 6 |  Somalia | 563 per 100,000 births | -34.2% | ▼ 1 |
| 7 |  Afghanistan | 521 per 100,000 births | -33.0% | = |
| 8 |  Benin | 518 per 100,000 births | -14.7% | ▲ 4 |
| 9 |  Guinea-Bissau | 505 per 100,000 births | -28.6% | ▲ 1 |
| 10 |  Guinea | 494 per 100,000 births | -27.6% | ▲ 1 |
| 11 |  Lesotho | 478 per 100,000 births | -44.1% | ▼ 7 |
| 12 |  Madagascar | 445 per 100,000 births | -7.5% | ▲ 12 |
| 13 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 427 per 100,000 births | -24.7% | ▲ 1 |
| 14 |  Burundi | 392 per 100,000 births | -29.4% | ▲ 1 |
| 15 |  Mauritania | 381 per 100,000 births | -23.2% | ▲ 6 |
| 16 |  Mali | 367 per 100,000 births | -30.1% | ▲ 2 |
| 17 |  Ivory Coast | 359 per 100,000 births | -34.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 18 |  Zimbabwe | 358 per 100,000 births | -31.8% | ▲ 1 |
| 19 |  Gambia | 354 per 100,000 births | -41.6% | ▼ 6 |
| 20 |  Sierra Leone | 354 per 100,000 births | -58.0% | ▼ 14 |
| 21 |  Niger | 350 per 100,000 births | -33.5% | ▼ 4 |
| 22 |  Togo | 349 per 100,000 births | -30.2% | ▼ 2 |
| 23 |  Haiti | 328 per 100,000 births | -13.7% | ▲ 8 |
| 24 |  Eritrea | 291 per 100,000 births | -34.3% | ▲ 3 |
| 25 |  United Republic of Tanzania | 276 per 100,000 births | -42.4% | = |
| 26 |  Nauru | 273 per 100,000 births | +10.5% | ▲ 16 |
| 27 |  Cameroon | 258 per 100,000 births | -45.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 28 |  Sudan | 256 per 100,000 births | -21.7% | ▲ 7 |
| 29 |  Burkina Faso | 242 per 100,000 births | -33.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 30 |  Republic of the Congo | 241 per 100,000 births | -24.7% | ▲ 6 |
| 31 |  Senegal | 237 per 100,000 births | -38.4% | ▼ 1 |
| 32 |  Ghana | 234 per 100,000 births | -30.8% | ▲ 2 |
| 33 |  Gabon | 233 per 100,000 births | -0.9% | ▲ 13 |
| 34 |  Rwanda | 229 per 100,000 births | -27.8% | ▲ 3 |
| 35 |  Venezuela | 227 per 100,000 births | +84.6% | ▲ 32 |
| 36 |  Malawi | 225 per 100,000 births | -45.1% | ▼ 8 |
| 37 |  Ethiopia | 195 per 100,000 births | -60.5% | ▼ 15 |
| 38 |  Timor-Leste | 192 per 100,000 births | -45.0% | ▼ 5 |
| 39 |  Papua New Guinea | 189 per 100,000 births | -22.2% | ▲ 4 |
| 40 |  Myanmar | 185 per 100,000 births | -21.9% | ▲ 4 |
| 41 |  Angola | 183 per 100,000 births | -31.5% | ▼ 2 |
| 42 |  Comoros | 179 per 100,000 births | -31.2% | ▼ 2 |
| 43 |  Equatorial Guinea | 174 per 100,000 births | -26.3% | ▲ 2 |
| 44 |  Tuvalu | 170 per 100,000 births | +1.2% | ▲ 17 |
| 45 |  Uganda | 170 per 100,000 births | -44.8% | ▼ 7 |
| 46 |  Djibouti | 162 per 100,000 births | -26.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 47 |  Botswana | 155 per 100,000 births | -29.9% | ▲ 1 |
| 48 |  Marshall Islands | 155 per 100,000 births | -22.9% | ▲ 7 |
| 49 |  Pakistan | 155 per 100,000 births | -29.5% | = |
| 50 |  Kenya | 149 per 100,000 births | -27.7% | ▲ 4 |
| 51 |  Bolivia | 146 per 100,000 births | -16.6% | ▲ 9 |
| 52 |  Nepal | 142 per 100,000 births | -45.0% | ▼ 11 |
| 53 |  Indonesia | 140 per 100,000 births | -32.7% | = |
| 54 |  Namibia | 139 per 100,000 births | -65.4% | ▼ 25 |
| 55 |  Cambodia | 137 per 100,000 births | -24.7% | ▲ 2 |
| 56 |  Jamaica | 130 per 100,000 births | +38.3% | ▲ 19 |
| 57 |  Federated States of Micronesia | 129 per 100,000 births | -28.7% | ▲ 1 |
| 58 |  Dominican Republic | 124 per 100,000 births | +36.3% | ▲ 19 |
| 59 |  Solomon Islands | 123 per 100,000 births | -16.3% | ▲ 5 |
| 60 |  Eswatini | 118 per 100,000 births | -76.0% | ▼ 37 |
| 61 |  Yemen | 118 per 100,000 births | -12.6% | ▲ 4 |
| 62 |  South Africa | 118 per 100,000 births | -34.4% | ▼ 3 |
| 63 |  Bangladesh | 115 per 100,000 births | -50.0% | ▼ 16 |
| 64 |  Laos | 112 per 100,000 births | -47.9% | ▼ 13 |
| 65 |  Samoa | 101 per 100,000 births | +1.0% | ▲ 8 |
| 66 |  Vanuatu | 100 per 100,000 births | -9.1% | ▲ 6 |
| 67 |  Mozambique | 99 per 100,000 births | -49.5% | ▼ 11 |
| 68 |  Guatemala | 94 per 100,000 births | -15.3% | ▲ 2 |
| 69 |  Palau | 89 per 100,000 births | +4.7% | ▲ 10 |
| 70 |  Zambia | 85 per 100,000 births | -60.1% | ▼ 18 |
| 71 |  Philippines | 84 per 100,000 births | -23.6% | = |
| 72 |  Suriname | 84 per 100,000 births | -30.6% | ▼ 4 |
| 73 |  India | 80 per 100,000 births | -45.9% | ▼ 10 |
| 74 |  Kiribati | 80 per 100,000 births | -14.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 75 |  The Bahamas | 76 per 100,000 births | +2.7% | ▲ 13 |
| 76 |  Guyana | 75 per 100,000 births | -41.4% | ▼ 10 |
| 77 |  São Tomé and Principe | 75 per 100,000 births | -50.0% | ▼ 15 |
| 78 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 74 per 100,000 births | -9.8% | ▲ 3 |
| 79 |  Morocco | 70 per 100,000 births | -38.1% | ▼ 10 |
| 80 |  Belize | 67 per 100,000 births | +63.4% | ▲ 31 |
| 81 |  Brazil | 67 per 100,000 births | +9.8% | ▲ 13 |
| 82 |  North Korea | 67 per 100,000 births | -10.7% | ▲ 5 |
| 83 |  Tonga | 67 per 100,000 births | -16.3% | = |
| 84 |  Iraq | 66 per 100,000 births | -31.3% | ▼ 10 |
| 85 |  Mauritius | 66 per 100,000 births | +13.8% | ▲ 12 |
| 86 |  Algeria | 62 per 100,000 births | -23.5% | ▼ 4 |
| 87 |  Nicaragua | 60 per 100,000 births | -30.2% | ▼ 9 |
| 88 |  Colombia | 59 per 100,000 births | -18.1% | ▲ 2 |
| 89 |  Libya | 59 per 100,000 births | -21.3% | ▼ 4 |
| 90 |  Paraguay | 58 per 100,000 births | -31.0% | ▼ 10 |
| 91 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 56 per 100,000 births | -23.3% | ▼ 2 |
| 92 |  Ecuador | 55 per 100,000 births | -19.1% | ▼ 1 |
| 93 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 54 per 100,000 births | +8.0% | ▲ 9 |
| 94 |  Peru | 51 per 100,000 births | -32.0% | ▼ 8 |
| 95 |  Grenada | 48 per 100,000 births | +9.1% | ▲ 12 |
| 96 |  Vietnam | 48 per 100,000 births | -20.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 97 |  Bhutan | 47 per 100,000 births | -40.5% | ▼ 13 |
| 98 |  Honduras | 47 per 100,000 births | -24.2% | ▼ 5 |
| 99 |  Saint Lucia | 44 per 100,000 births | -17.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 100 |  Kyrgyzstan | 42 per 100,000 births | -34.4% | ▼ 8 |
| 101 |  Mexico | 42 per 100,000 births | -6.7% | ▲ 5 |
| 102 |  Seychelles | 42 per 100,000 births | -12.5% | ▲ 1 |
| 103 |  Mongolia | 41 per 100,000 births | -30.5% | ▼ 7 |
| 104 |  Cabo Verde | 40 per 100,000 births | -20.0% | ▼ 4 |
| 105 |  El Salvador | 39 per 100,000 births | +0.0% | ▲ 10 |
| 106 |  Panama | 37 per 100,000 births | -28.8% | ▼ 7 |
| 107 |  Brunei | 36 per 100,000 births | -10.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 108 |  Dominica | 36 per 100,000 births | -28.0% | ▼ 7 |
| 109 |  Tunisia | 36 per 100,000 births | -16.3% | = |
| 110 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 35 per 100,000 births | +9.4% | ▲ 8 |
| 111 |  Barbados | 35 per 100,000 births | -12.5% | ▲ 1 |
| 112 |  Cuba | 35 per 100,000 births | -16.7% | ▼ 2 |
| 113 |  Thailand | 34 per 100,000 births | -2.9% | ▲ 3 |
| 114 |  Argentina | 33 per 100,000 births | -29.8% | ▼ 10 |
| 115 |  Maldives | 32 per 100,000 births | -31.9% | ▼ 10 |
| 116 |  Jordan | 31 per 100,000 births | -29.5% | ▼ 8 |
| 117 |  Fiji | 30 per 100,000 births | -25.0% | ▼ 3 |
| 118 |  Malaysia | 26 per 100,000 births | -10.3% | ▲ 4 |
| 119 |  Uzbekistan | 26 per 100,000 births | -18.8% | ▲ 1 |
| 120 |  Costa Rica | 24 per 100,000 births | -11.1% | ▲ 3 |
| 121 |  Georgia | 20 per 100,000 births | -41.2% | ▼ 4 |
| 122 |  Syria | 20 per 100,000 births | -20.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 123 |  Armenia | 19 per 100,000 births | -26.9% | ▲ 2 |
| 124 |  Latvia | 19 per 100,000 births | -20.8% | ▲ 5 |
| 125 |  Moldova | 19 per 100,000 births | +0.0% | ▲ 9 |
| 126 |  Azerbaijan | 18 per 100,000 births | -25.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 127 |  Sri Lanka | 18 per 100,000 births | -21.7% | ▲ 3 |
| 128 |  Bahrain | 17 per 100,000 births | +0.0% | ▲ 8 |
| 129 |  Egypt | 17 per 100,000 births | -37.0% | ▼ 5 |
| 130 |  United States | 17 per 100,000 births | +6.3% | ▲ 11 |
| 131 |  China | 16 per 100,000 births | -46.7% | ▼ 10 |
| 132 |  Iran | 16 per 100,000 births | -33.3% | ▼ 4 |
| 133 |  Palestine | 16 per 100,000 births | -50.0% | ▼ 14 |
| 134 |  Lebanon | 15 per 100,000 births | +15.4% | ▲ 12 |
| 135 |  Portugal | 15 per 100,000 births | +50.0% | ▲ 17 |
| 136 |  Turkey | 15 per 100,000 births | -25.0% | ▼ 4 |
| 137 |  Ukraine | 15 per 100,000 births | -25.0% | ▼ 4 |
| 138 |  Uruguay | 15 per 100,000 births | -6.3% | ▲ 2 |
| 139 |  Cyprus | 14 per 100,000 births | +40.0% | ▲ 11 |
| 140 |  Tajikistan | 14 per 100,000 births | -33.3% | ▼ 9 |
| 141 |  Oman | 13 per 100,000 births | -13.3% | ▲ 3 |
| 142 |  Canada | 12 per 100,000 births | +9.1% | ▲ 6 |
| 143 |  Hungary | 12 per 100,000 births | -7.7% | ▲ 2 |
| 144 |  Romania | 12 per 100,000 births | -33.3% | ▼ 9 |
| 145 |  Andorra | 11 per 100,000 births | +22.2% | ▲ 8 |
| 146 |  Luxembourg | 11 per 100,000 births | -26.7% | ▼ 3 |
| 147 |  Puerto Rico | 11 per 100,000 births | -31.3% | ▼ 9 |
| 148 |  Republic of Serbia | 11 per 100,000 births | -15.4% | ▼ 1 |
| 149 |  Chile | 10 per 100,000 births | -41.2% | ▼ 12 |
| 150 |  Kazakhstan | 10 per 100,000 births | -33.3% | ▼ 8 |
| 151 |  Russia | 9 per 100,000 births | -43.8% | ▼ 12 |
| 152 |  Finland | 8 per 100,000 births | +0.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 153 |  United Kingdom | 8 per 100,000 births | -11.1% | ▲ 2 |
| 154 |  Kuwait | 8 per 100,000 births | +0.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 155 |  Lithuania | 8 per 100,000 births | -20.0% | ▼ 4 |
| 156 |  Malta | 8 per 100,000 births | +14.3% | ▲ 11 |
| 157 |  San Marino | 8 per 100,000 births | +0.0% | ▲ 5 |
| 158 |  Albania | 7 per 100,000 births | -30.0% | ▼ 9 |
| 159 |  France | 7 per 100,000 births | -22.2% | ▼ 5 |
| 160 |  New Zealand | 7 per 100,000 births | -12.5% | ▲ 1 |
| 161 |  Saudi Arabia | 7 per 100,000 births | -22.2% | ▼ 5 |
| 162 |  Austria | 6 per 100,000 births | +0.0% | ▲ 9 |
| 163 |  Bulgaria | 6 per 100,000 births | -14.3% | = |
| 164 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 per 100,000 births | -14.3% | = |
| 165 |  Italy | 6 per 100,000 births | -25.0% | ▼ 6 |
| 166 |  Montenegro | 6 per 100,000 births | -14.3% | ▲ 2 |
| 167 |  Singapore | 6 per 100,000 births | -33.3% | ▼ 10 |
| 168 |  Switzerland | 5 per 100,000 births | -28.6% | ▼ 3 |
| 169 |  Estonia | 5 per 100,000 births | -16.7% | ▲ 4 |
| 170 |  Greece | 5 per 100,000 births | +25.0% | ▲ 18 |
| 171 |  Monaco | 5 per 100,000 births | +0.0% | ▲ 11 |
| 172 |  Turkmenistan | 5 per 100,000 births | -28.6% | ▼ 3 |
| 173 |  Belgium | 4 per 100,000 births | -33.3% | ▼ 1 |
| 174 |  Germany | 4 per 100,000 births | -20.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 175 |  Denmark | 4 per 100,000 births | -20.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 176 |  Ireland | 4 per 100,000 births | -20.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 177 |  South Korea | 4 per 100,000 births | -42.9% | ▼ 11 |
| 178 |  Netherlands | 4 per 100,000 births | -33.3% | ▼ 4 |
| 179 |  Qatar | 4 per 100,000 births | -33.3% | ▼ 4 |
| 180 |  Slovakia | 4 per 100,000 births | -20.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 181 |  Sweden | 4 per 100,000 births | -20.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 182 |  United Arab Emirates | 3 per 100,000 births | -25.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 183 |  Czechia | 3 per 100,000 births | +0.0% | ▲ 7 |
| 184 |  Spain | 3 per 100,000 births | -25.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 185 |  Croatia | 3 per 100,000 births | -40.0% | ▼ 6 |
| 186 |  Iceland | 3 per 100,000 births | -25.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 187 |  Japan | 3 per 100,000 births | -40.0% | ▼ 6 |
| 188 |  North Macedonia | 3 per 100,000 births | -40.0% | ▼ 5 |
| 189 |  Slovenia | 3 per 100,000 births | -50.0% | ▼ 13 |
| 190 |  Australia | 2 per 100,000 births | -66.7% | ▼ 20 |
| 191 |  Israel | 2 per 100,000 births | -33.3% | = |
| 192 |  Poland | 2 per 100,000 births | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 193 |  Belarus | 1 per 100,000 births | -50.0% | = |
| 194 |  Norway | 1 per 100,000 births | -66.7% | ▼ 2 |
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