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Maternal Mortality Ratio, National Estimate by country

Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.

Countries reporting
144
Highest
557
Ethiopia
Lowest
0
Seychelles
Median
17.9
Years covered
39
1985–2023
Data points
3,284

What the numbers show

Maternal Mortality Ratio, National Estimate is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 557 in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0 in Seychelles.

The median across all reporting countries is 17.9, and the mean is 75.05.

Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 1,250.0%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 100.0%).

Maternal Mortality Ratio, National Estimate: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ethiopia 557 2016 down 21.5% falling
2 Lesotho 530 2023 down 18.3% flat
3 Malawi 451 2016 down 47.5% falling
4 British Virgin Islands 415 2023 — volatile
5 Cameroon 406 2018 down 37.7% falling
6 Benin 391 2017 down 27.7% falling
7 Uganda 336 2016 down 14.3% falling
8 Bhutan 325 2011 up 35.4% falling
8 Mali 325 2018 down 60.3% falling
10 Suriname 288.37 2021 up 249.5% volatile
11 Zambia 252 2018 down 37.8% falling
12 Nepal 250 2017 down 35.9% falling
13 Rwanda 249 2019 down 68.3% falling
14 Myanmar 244 2016 down 29.7% flat
15 Botswana 240 2021 up 27.1% flat
16 Sudan 237 2010 down 62.9% falling
17 Bahamas 212.1 2022 up 242.1% volatile
18 Grenada 208.2 2023 up 282.7% volatile
19 Saint Kitts and Nevis 207.9 2023 — volatile
20 Philippines 206 2012 up 171.1% volatile
21 Burkina Faso 198 2021 down 56.2% falling
22 Barbados 178.3 2023 up 429.1% volatile
23 Bolivia 176 2012 down 23.1% falling
24 Bangladesh 163 2020 down 16.0% falling
25 Curacao 161.1 2007 — volatile
26 Guyana 160 2022 up 30.6% rising
27 Cambodia 154 2021 down 31.9% falling
28 Senegal 153 2023 down 35.2% falling
29 India 143 2017 down 48.7% falling
30 Dominican Republic 139.7 2021 up 42.3% falling
31 Yemen 137 2013 down 59.6% volatile
32 Jamaica 136.9 2023 up 28.5% rising
33 Venezuela 125.44 2018 up 99.4% rising
34 South Africa 109.6 2022 up 27.4% volatile
35 Cyprus 108 2020 up 1,250.0% volatile
36 Tanzania 104 2022 down 87.5% falling
37 Morocco 88 2011 down 74.3% falling
38 Peru 87.4 2021 down 5.7% falling
39 Paraguay 84.6 2023 down 12.1% falling
40 Guatemala 84 2023 down 25.7% falling
41 Namibia 81.1 2020 down 67.3% falling
42 Belize 78.83 2023 up 471.4% volatile
43 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 77.3 2022 up 44.5% volatile
44 Mauritius 77 2017 up 113.9% volatile
45 Fiji 66 2013 up 47.7% rising
46 Honduras 65 2023 down 24.4% falling
47 Panama 59.45 2022 down 8.4% falling
48 Brazil 57.7 2022 down 2.7% rising
49 Latvia 57 2015 up 1,040.0% volatile
50 Saint Lucia 52.1 2021 up 4.6% volatile
51 Mongolia 49 2016 down 27.1% volatile
52 Colombia 48.46 2022 down 26.5% falling
53 Cape Verde 47 2017 up 161.1% volatile
54 Tunisia 42 2011 — falling
55 Kiribati 39 1999 down 48.7% volatile
56 Cuba 38.7 2023 down 0.5% volatile
57 Mexico 38.21 2022 down 9.2% falling
58 Ecuador 35.62 2023 down 22.1% falling
59 Argentina 34.3 2022 down 1.7% falling
60 Sri Lanka 33 2022 down 12.5% falling
61 Puerto Rico 31.4 2022 up 1,107.7% rising
62 Nicaragua 31.2 2022 down 37.2% falling
63 Kyrgyzstan 30 2016 down 48.3% flat
64 Iraq 29.6 2023 down 50.7% volatile
65 Maldives 27 2015 up 68.8% volatile
66 El Salvador 26.8 2023 down 29.5% volatile
67 Thailand 24 2016 down 42.3% rising
68 Malaysia 23 2014 down 14.8% falling
69 United States 22.3 2022 up 59.3% rising
70 Uruguay 19.1 2023 up 3.2% falling
71 Lebanon 18.5 2022 up 8.8% rising
72 Uzbekistan 18 2016 down 21.7% falling
73 China 17.8 2019 down 44.2% falling
74 Moldova 17 2016 down 10.5% falling
75 Oman 15.2 2018 down 1.3% falling
76 Albania 15 2005 up 15.4% volatile
76 Egypt 15 2015 down 50.0% volatile
78 Chile 14.2 2022 down 17.4% falling
79 Estonia 14 2016 up 100.0% volatile
79 Georgia 14 2018 up 250.0% volatile
79 West Bank and Gaza 14 2018 down 75.0% falling
82 Portugal 13.1 2022 up 227.5% rising
82 Turkey 13.1 2019 down 28.8% volatile
84 Ukraine 13 2015 down 23.5% falling
85 Azerbaijan 12 2017 down 67.6% falling
85 Hungary 12 2016 up 50.0% falling
87 New Zealand 10 2016 up 25.0% falling
87 Russia 10 2015 down 58.3% falling
89 Canada 9.38 2023 up 61.7% rising
90 Kazakhstan 9 2015 down 67.9% falling
90 Romania 9 2016 down 40.0% volatile
92 Bulgaria 8.74 2023 down 12.6% falling
93 Finland 8 2017 up 300.0% volatile
93 United Kingdom 8 2016 down 27.3% falling
93 South Korea 8 2016 down 33.3% falling
93 Serbia 8 2017 up 60.0% rising
97 Costa Rica 7.96 2023 down 59.8% falling
98 Trinidad and Tobago 7.8 2023 down 81.6% falling
99 Armenia 7 2017 down 50.0% volatile
99 Iran 7 2015 down 70.6% volatile
99 Lithuania 7 2017 up 16.7% volatile
99 Tajikistan 7 2016 down 50.0% volatile
103 Greece 6 2015 — volatile
104 Slovakia 5 2017 — volatile
104 Slovenia 5 2017 down 44.4% volatile
106 Spain 4 2016 up 33.3% falling
106 France 4 2015 down 55.6% falling
106 Japan 4 2015 unchanged falling
106 North Macedonia 4 2013 unchanged volatile
106 Singapore 4 2016 down 33.3% volatile
111 Australia 3 2015 down 40.0% falling
111 Belgium 3 2015 unchanged falling
111 Germany 3 2015 down 25.0% falling
111 Croatia 3 2016 down 66.7% flat
111 Italy 3 2015 up 50.0% volatile
111 Netherlands 3 2016 down 76.9% volatile
111 Sweden 3 2016 down 50.0% falling
111 Turkmenistan 3 2015 down 72.7% volatile
119 Switzerland 2.5 2023 up 25.0% volatile
120 United Arab Emirates 2 2009 — volatile
120 Israel 2 2017 down 75.0% falling
120 Kuwait 2 2012 down 71.4% volatile
120 Poland 2 2017 down 33.3% volatile
120 Syria 2 2010 down 95.8% volatile
125 Belarus 1.14 2019 up 14.2% volatile
126 Austria 1 2017 down 75.0% volatile
126 Czechia 1 2016 down 87.5% volatile
126 Ireland 1 2015 down 50.0% volatile
129 Aruba 0 2019 — volatile
129 Antigua and Barbuda 0 2022 — volatile
129 Bahrain 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 2014 — volatile
129 Bermuda 0 2021 — volatile
129 Brunei 0 2016 down 100.0% volatile
129 Cayman Islands 0 2023 — volatile
129 Dominica 0 2023 — volatile
129 Denmark 0 2015 down 100.0% volatile
129 Iceland 0 2017 — volatile
129 Luxembourg 0 2015 down 100.0% volatile
129 Malta 0 2015 — volatile
129 Montenegro 0 2009 — volatile
129 Norway 0 2017 down 100.0% volatile
129 Qatar 0 2016 down 100.0% volatile
129 Seychelles 0 2021 — volatile

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Indicator
Maternal Mortality Ratio, National Estimate
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
146 places, 3,284 data points, 1985–2023
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Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.