Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate by country
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.
Countries reporting
194
Highest
993
Nigeria
Lowest
1
Norway
Median
47
Years covered
39
1985–2023
Data points
7,569
What the numbers show
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 993 in Nigeria; the lowest is 1 in Norway.
The median across all reporting countries is 47, and the mean is 116.15.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 993.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 162 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (up 84.6%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini (down 76.0%).
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 993 | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 2 | Chad | 748 | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 692 | 2023 | down 36.6% | rising |
| 3 | South Sudan | 692 | 2023 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Liberia | 628 | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 6 | Somalia | 563 | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 521 | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 8 | Benin | 518 | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 9 | Guinea-Bissau | 505 | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 10 | Guinea | 494 | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 11 | Lesotho | 478 | 2023 | down 44.1% | rising |
| 12 | Madagascar | 445 | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 427 | 2023 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 14 | Burundi | 392 | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 15 | Mauritania | 381 | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 367 | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 359 | 2023 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 358 | 2023 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 19 | Gambia | 354 | 2023 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 19 | Sierra Leone | 354 | 2023 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 21 | Niger | 350 | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 22 | Togo | 349 | 2023 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 23 | Haiti | 328 | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 24 | Eritrea | 291 | 2023 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 25 | United Republic of Tanzania | 276 | 2023 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 26 | Nauru | 273 | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 27 | Cameroon | 258 | 2023 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 28 | Sudan | 256 | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 242 | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 30 | Congo | 241 | 2023 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 31 | Senegal | 237 | 2023 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 32 | Ghana | 234 | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 33 | Gabon | 233 | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 34 | Rwanda | 229 | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 227 | 2023 | up 84.6% | rising |
| 36 | Malawi | 225 | 2023 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 195 | 2023 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 38 | Timor-Leste | 192 | 2023 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Papua New Guinea | 189 | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 40 | Myanmar | 185 | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 41 | Angola | 183 | 2023 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 42 | Comoros | 179 | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 43 | Equatorial Guinea | 174 | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 44 | Tuvalu | 170 | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 44 | Uganda | 170 | 2023 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 46 | Djibouti | 162 | 2023 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Botswana | 155 | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 47 | Marshall Islands | 155 | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 47 | Pakistan | 155 | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 50 | Kenya | 149 | 2023 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 146 | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 52 | Nepal | 142 | 2023 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Indonesia | 140 | 2023 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 54 | Namibia | 139 | 2023 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 55 | Cambodia | 137 | 2023 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Jamaica | 130 | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 57 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 129 | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 124 | 2023 | up 36.3% | falling |
| 59 | Solomon Islands | 123 | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 60 | Eswatini | 118 | 2023 | down 76.0% | falling |
| 60 | Yemen | 118 | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 60 | South Africa | 118 | 2023 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 115 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 112 | 2023 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Samoa | 101 | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 66 | Vanuatu | 100 | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 67 | Mozambique | 99 | 2023 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Guatemala | 94 | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 69 | Palau | 89 | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 70 | Zambia | 85 | 2023 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Philippines | 84 | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 71 | Suriname | 84 | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 73 | India | 80 | 2023 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Kiribati | 80 | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 75 | Bahamas | 76 | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 76 | Guyana | 75 | 2023 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 76 | Sao Tome and Principe | 75 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 78 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 74 | 2023 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Morocco | 70 | 2023 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Belize | 67 | 2023 | up 63.4% | falling |
| 80 | Brazil | 67 | 2023 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 80 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 67 | 2023 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 80 | Tonga | 67 | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 84 | Iraq | 66 | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 84 | Mauritius | 66 | 2023 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 86 | Algeria | 62 | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 87 | Nicaragua | 60 | 2023 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Colombia | 59 | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 88 | Libya | 59 | 2023 | down 21.3% | flat |
| 90 | Paraguay | 58 | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 91 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 56 | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 92 | Ecuador | 55 | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 54 | 2023 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 94 | Peru | 51 | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 95 | Grenada | 48 | 2023 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 95 | Viet Nam | 48 | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 97 | Bhutan | 47 | 2023 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Honduras | 47 | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 99 | Saint Lucia | 44 | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 42 | 2023 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 100 | Mexico | 42 | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 100 | Seychelles | 42 | 2023 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 103 | Mongolia | 41 | 2023 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Cabo Verde | 40 | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 105 | El Salvador | 39 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 106 | Panama | 37 | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 107 | Brunei Darussalam | 36 | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 107 | Dominica | 36 | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 107 | Tunisia | 36 | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 110 | Antigua and Barbuda | 35 | 2023 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 110 | Barbados | 35 | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 110 | Cuba | 35 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 113 | Thailand | 34 | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 114 | Argentina | 33 | 2023 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 115 | Maldives | 32 | 2023 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Jordan | 31 | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 117 | Fiji | 30 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 118 | Malaysia | 26 | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 118 | Uzbekistan | 26 | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 24 | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 121 | Georgia | 20 | 2023 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 121 | Syrian Arab Republic | 20 | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 121 | West Bank and Gaza | 20 | 2020 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 124 | Armenia | 19 | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 124 | Latvia | 19 | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 124 | Republic of Moldova | 19 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 127 | Azerbaijan | 18 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 127 | Sri Lanka | 18 | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 129 | Bahrain | 17 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 129 | Egypt | 17 | 2023 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 129 | United States | 17 | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 132 | China | 16 | 2023 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 16 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Lebanon | 15 | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Portugal | 15 | 2023 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 134 | Türkiye | 15 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 134 | Ukraine | 15 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 134 | Uruguay | 15 | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 139 | Cyprus | 14 | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Tajikistan | 14 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Oman | 13 | 2023 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Canada | 12 | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 142 | Hungary | 12 | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 142 | Romania | 12 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Andorra | 11 | 2023 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 145 | Luxembourg | 11 | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 145 | Puerto Rico | 11 | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 145 | Serbia | 11 | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 149 | Chile | 10 | 2023 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Kazakhstan | 10 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Russia | 9 | 2023 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Finland | 8 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 152 | United Kingdom | 8 | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 152 | Kuwait | 8 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 152 | Lithuania | 8 | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 152 | Malta | 8 | 2023 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 152 | San Marino | 8 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 158 | Albania | 7 | 2023 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 158 | France | 7 | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 158 | New Zealand | 7 | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 158 | Saudi Arabia | 7 | 2023 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Austria | 6 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 162 | Bulgaria | 6 | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 162 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Italy | 6 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 162 | Montenegro | 6 | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 162 | Singapore | 6 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 168 | Switzerland | 5 | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 168 | Estonia | 5 | 2023 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Greece | 5 | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 168 | Monaco | 5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 168 | Turkmenistan | 5 | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Belgium | 4 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 173 | Germany | 4 | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 173 | Denmark | 4 | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 173 | Ireland | 4 | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 173 | Republic of Korea | 4 | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Netherlands | 4 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 173 | Qatar | 4 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 173 | Slovak Republic | 4 | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Sweden | 4 | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 182 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Czechia | 3 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 182 | Spain | 3 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 182 | Croatia | 3 | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 182 | Iceland | 3 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 182 | Japan | 3 | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 182 | North Macedonia | 3 | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 182 | Slovenia | 3 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 190 | Australia | 2 | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 190 | Israel | 2 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Poland | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 193 | Belarus | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Norway | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.