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Countries by Maternal Mortality

Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.

193 of 240 countries and territories have a published value for this indicator.

#1 Belarus
1 per 100,000 live births
Europe
World Bank, 2023
#1 Norway
1 per 100,000 live births
Europe
World Bank, 2023
#3 Poland
2 per 100,000 live births
Europe
World Bank, 2023
Median country
47 per 100,000 live births
Across 193 ranked countries

Full Ranking (193 Countries)

Countries with no published value are excluded rather than ranked last. Sort any column, filter by continent, or export as CSV.

193 countries
Values are the most recent published observation per country, so the year varies. The trend column shows each country's population from 1950 to 2025 (top 25 rows only, to keep the page light) — it is context, not the ranked measure.
1Belarus1 per 100,000 live births
1Norway1 per 100,000 live births
3Poland2 per 100,000 live births
3Australia2 per 100,000 live births
3Israel2 per 100,000 live births
6Japan3 per 100,000 live births
6Spain3 per 100,000 live births
6United Arab Emirates3 per 100,000 live births
6Czech Republic3 per 100,000 live births
6Croatia3 per 100,000 live births
6Slovenia3 per 100,000 live births
6North Macedonia3 per 100,000 live births
6Iceland3 per 100,000 live births
14Germany4 per 100,000 live births
14South Korea4 per 100,000 live births
14Netherlands4 per 100,000 live births
14Belgium4 per 100,000 live births
14Sweden4 per 100,000 live births
14Denmark4 per 100,000 live births
14Ireland4 per 100,000 live births
14Slovakia4 per 100,000 live births
14Qatar4 per 100,000 live births
23Greece5 per 100,000 live births
23Switzerland5 per 100,000 live births
23Turkmenistan5 per 100,000 live births
23Estonia5 per 100,000 live births
23Monaco5 per 100,000 live births
28Italy6 per 100,000 live births
28Austria6 per 100,000 live births
28Bulgaria6 per 100,000 live births
28Singapore6 per 100,000 live births
28Bosnia and Herzegovina6 per 100,000 live births
28Montenegro6 per 100,000 live births
34France7 per 100,000 live births
34Saudi Arabia7 per 100,000 live births
34New Zealand7 per 100,000 live births
34Albania7 per 100,000 live births
38United Kingdom8 per 100,000 live births
38Finland8 per 100,000 live births
38Kuwait8 per 100,000 live births
38Lithuania8 per 100,000 live births
38Malta8 per 100,000 live births
38San Marino8 per 100,000 live births
44Russia9 per 100,000 live births
45Kazakhstan10 per 100,000 live births
45Chile10 per 100,000 live births
47Serbia11 per 100,000 live births
47Puerto Rico11 per 100,000 live births
47Luxembourg11 per 100,000 live births
47Andorra11 per 100,000 live births
51Canada12 per 100,000 live births
51Romania12 per 100,000 live births
51Hungary12 per 100,000 live births
54Oman13 per 100,000 live births
55Tajikistan14 per 100,000 live births
55Cyprus14 per 100,000 live births
57Turkey15 per 100,000 live births
57Ukraine15 per 100,000 live births
57Portugal15 per 100,000 live births
57Lebanon15 per 100,000 live births
57Uruguay15 per 100,000 live births
62China16 per 100,000 live births
62Iran16 per 100,000 live births
62State of Palestine16 per 100,000 live births
65United States17 per 100,000 live births
65Egypt17 per 100,000 live births
65Bahrain17 per 100,000 live births
68Sri Lanka18 per 100,000 live births
68Azerbaijan18 per 100,000 live births
70Armenia19 per 100,000 live births
70Moldova19 per 100,000 live births
70Latvia19 per 100,000 live births
73Syria20 per 100,000 live births
73Georgia20 per 100,000 live births
75Costa Rica24 per 100,000 live births
76Uzbekistan26 per 100,000 live births
76Malaysia26 per 100,000 live births
78Fiji30 per 100,000 live births
79Jordan31 per 100,000 live births
80Maldives32 per 100,000 live births
81Argentina33 per 100,000 live births
82Thailand34 per 100,000 live births
83Cuba35 per 100,000 live births
83Barbados35 per 100,000 live births
83Antigua and Barbuda35 per 100,000 live births
86Tunisia36 per 100,000 live births
86Brunei36 per 100,000 live births
86Dominica36 per 100,000 live births
89Panama37 per 100,000 live births
90El Salvador39 per 100,000 live births
91Cape Verde40 per 100,000 live births
92Mongolia41 per 100,000 live births
93Mexico42 per 100,000 live births
93Kyrgyzstan42 per 100,000 live births
93Seychelles42 per 100,000 live births
96Saint Lucia44 per 100,000 live births
97Honduras47 per 100,000 live births
97Bhutan47 per 100,000 live births
99Vietnam48 per 100,000 live births
99Grenada48 per 100,000 live births
101Peru51 per 100,000 live births
102Trinidad and Tobago54 per 100,000 live births
103Ecuador55 per 100,000 live births
104Saint Vincent56 per 100,000 live births
105Paraguay58 per 100,000 live births
106Colombia59 per 100,000 live births
106Libya59 per 100,000 live births
108Nicaragua60 per 100,000 live births
109Algeria62 per 100,000 live births
110Iraq66 per 100,000 live births
110Mauritius66 per 100,000 live births
112Brazil67 per 100,000 live births
112North Korea67 per 100,000 live births
112Belize67 per 100,000 live births
112Tonga67 per 100,000 live births
116Morocco70 per 100,000 live births
117Guyana75 per 100,000 live births
117Sao Tome and Principe75 per 100,000 live births
119Bahamas76 per 100,000 live births
120India80 per 100,000 live births
120Kiribati80 per 100,000 live births
122Philippines84 per 100,000 live births
122Suriname84 per 100,000 live births
124Zambia85 per 100,000 live births
125Palau89 per 100,000 live births
126Guatemala94 per 100,000 live births
127Mozambique99 per 100,000 live births
128Vanuatu100 per 100,000 live births
129Samoa101 per 100,000 live births
130Laos112 per 100,000 live births
131Bangladesh115 per 100,000 live births
132South Africa118 per 100,000 live births
132Yemen118 per 100,000 live births
132Eswatini118 per 100,000 live births
135Solomon Islands123 per 100,000 live births
136Dominican Republic124 per 100,000 live births
137Micronesia129 per 100,000 live births
138Jamaica130 per 100,000 live births
139Cambodia137 per 100,000 live births
140Namibia139 per 100,000 live births
141Indonesia140 per 100,000 live births
142Nepal142 per 100,000 live births
143Bolivia146 per 100,000 live births
144Kenya149 per 100,000 live births
145Pakistan155 per 100,000 live births
145Botswana155 per 100,000 live births
145Marshall Islands155 per 100,000 live births
148Djibouti162 per 100,000 live births
149Uganda170 per 100,000 live births
149Tuvalu170 per 100,000 live births
151Equatorial Guinea174 per 100,000 live births
152Comoros179 per 100,000 live births
153Angola183 per 100,000 live births
154Myanmar185 per 100,000 live births
155Papua New Guinea189 per 100,000 live births
156Timor-Leste192 per 100,000 live births
157Ethiopia195 per 100,000 live births
158Malawi225 per 100,000 live births
159Venezuela227 per 100,000 live births
160Rwanda229 per 100,000 live births
161Gabon233 per 100,000 live births
162Ghana234 per 100,000 live births
163Senegal237 per 100,000 live births
164Congo241 per 100,000 live births
165Burkina Faso242 per 100,000 live births
166Sudan256 per 100,000 live births
167Cameroon258 per 100,000 live births
168Nauru273 per 100,000 live births
169Tanzania276 per 100,000 live births
170Eritrea291 per 100,000 live births
171Haiti328 per 100,000 live births
172Togo349 per 100,000 live births
173Niger350 per 100,000 live births
174Sierra Leone354 per 100,000 live births
174Gambia354 per 100,000 live births
176Zimbabwe358 per 100,000 live births
177Ivory Coast359 per 100,000 live births
178Mali367 per 100,000 live births
179Mauritania381 per 100,000 live births
180Burundi392 per 100,000 live births
181DR Congo427 per 100,000 live births
182Madagascar445 per 100,000 live births
183Lesotho478 per 100,000 live births
184Guinea494 per 100,000 live births
185Guinea-Bissau505 per 100,000 live births
186Benin518 per 100,000 live births
187Afghanistan521 per 100,000 live births
188Somalia563 per 100,000 live births
189Liberia628 per 100,000 live births
190South Sudan692 per 100,000 live births
190Central African Republic692 per 100,000 live births
192Chad748 per 100,000 live births
193Nigeria993 per 100,000 live births

Top 10

The ten highest-ranked countries by maternal mortality.

  1. Belarus1
  2. Norway1
  3. Poland2
  4. Australia2
  5. Israel2
  6. Japan3
  7. Spain3
  8. United Arab Emirates3
  9. Czech Republic3
  10. Croatia3
Top ten countries by maternal mortality
NameMaternal Mortality
Belarus1
Norway1
Poland2
Australia2
Israel2
Japan3
Spain3
United Arab Emirates3
Czech Republic3
Croatia3

By Continent

Mean of country values within each continent — an unweighted average, so a small country counts the same as a large one.

Average maternal mortality by continent
NameValueShare
Africa28848.2%
Oceania10818.1%
South America7312.3%
North America6310.5%
Asia589.8%
Europe7.01.2%

Average by continent

About This Data

Definition

Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.

Coverage and vintage

193 of 240 countries and territories report this indicator. Each value is the latest published observation for that country — the year column shows which. The leading value is World Bank, 2023.