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Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births)

Deaths per 100 000 live births · lower is better · 194 countries

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Related rankingsMaternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births)MNCH_MMRMaternal mortalityLifetime risk of maternal death (%)Under-5 mortality rateCME_MRY0Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000)CME_MRM1T59DM_BRTSDM_BRTS_SURVIVING_1DM_DPR_CHDDM_DPR_OLD

League table

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  1. 1Belarus1.1
  2. 2Norway1.3
  3. 3Poland1.6
  4. 4Australia2.3
  5. 5Israel2.5
  6. 6United Arab Emirates2.5
  7. 7Czechia2.7
  8. 8Spain2.7
  9. 9North Macedonia2.8
  10. 10Iceland3
  11. 11Croatia3
  12. 12Japan3.1
  13. 13Slovenia3.3
  14. 14Germany3.6
  15. 15Denmark3.7
  16. 16Korea, Rep.3.8
  17. 17Ireland3.8
  18. 18Belgium3.8
  19. 19Qatar3.9
  20. 20Sweden4
  21. 21Netherlands4.3
  22. 22Slovak Republic4.5
  23. 23Turkmenistan4.5
  24. 24Greece4.8
  25. 25Estonia5
  26. 26Monaco5.2
  27. 27Switzerland5.5
  28. 28Bulgaria5.6
  29. 29Montenegro5.8
  30. 30Austria6.1
  31. 31Singapore6.1
  32. 32Bosnia and Herzegovina6.2
  33. 33Italy6.5
  34. 34Albania6.9
  35. 35New Zealand7
  36. 36France7.3
  37. 37Saudi Arabia7.4
  38. 38San Marino7.7
  39. 39Lithuania7.7
  40. 40Kuwait7.8
  41. 41Finland7.9
  42. 42United Kingdom8.3
  43. 43Malta8.4
  44. 44Russian Federation9.4
  45. 45Kazakhstan9.6
  46. 46Chile9.9
  47. 47Andorra10.6
  48. 48Serbia10.7
  49. 49Puerto Rico (US)11
  50. 50Hungary11.7
  51. 51Romania11.7
  52. 52Luxembourg11.7
  53. 53Canada11.8
  54. 54Oman12.5
  55. 55Cyprus13.6
  56. 56Tajikistan13.9
  57. 57Turkiye14.6
  58. 58Portugal14.9
  59. 59Ukraine14.9
  60. 60Lebanon15
  61. 61Uruguay15.3
  62. 62Iran, Islamic Rep.15.8
  63. 63West Bank and Gaza16.1
  64. 64China16.3
  65. 65United States16.6
  66. 66Bahrain16.8
  67. 67Egypt, Arab Rep.17
  68. 68Azerbaijan17.9
  69. 69Sri Lanka18.3
  70. 70Moldova18.7
  71. 71Latvia18.7
  72. 72Armenia19.5
  73. 73Georgia19.7
  74. 74Syrian Arab Republic20.4
  75. 75Costa Rica24.1
  76. 76Malaysia26.4
  77. 77Uzbekistan26.5
  78. 78Fiji30.2
  79. 79Jordan30.8
  80. 80Maldives31.8
  81. 81Argentina33.2
  82. 82Thailand34.5
  83. 83Antigua and Barbuda34.6
  84. 84Cuba34.8
  85. 85Barbados34.9
  86. 86Dominica35.5
  87. 87Tunisia35.7
  88. 88Brunei Darussalam36.4
  89. 89Panama37
  90. 90El Salvador39.1
  91. 91Cabo Verde40
  92. 92Mongolia40.5
  93. 93Seychelles41.9
  94. 94Kyrgyz Republic41.9
  95. 95Mexico42.1
  96. 96St. Lucia44
  97. 97Bhutan46.6
  98. 98Honduras46.7
  99. 99Viet Nam47.6
  100. 100Grenada48.2
  101. 101Peru51.4
  102. 102Trinidad and Tobago54.1
  103. 103Ecuador55.4
  104. 104St. Vincent and the Grenadines55.8
  105. 105Paraguay58.3
  106. 106Colombia59.4
  107. 107Libya59.5
  108. 108Nicaragua60.3
  109. 109Algeria62.5
  110. 110Mauritius65.9
  111. 111Iraq66
  112. 112Tonga66.8
  113. 113Belize66.8
  114. 114Korea, Dem. People's Rep.66.9
  115. 115Brazil66.9
  116. 116Morocco69.8
  117. 117St. Kitts and Nevis73.5
  118. 118Guyana74.7
  119. 119Sao Tome and Principe75.4
  120. 120Bahamas, The76
  121. 121Kiribati79.8
  122. 122India80.5
  123. 123Mozambique82.2
  124. 124Suriname83.6
  125. 125Philippines83.8
  126. 126Zambia85.5
  127. 127Palau89.4
  128. 128Guatemala93.7
  129. 129Vanuatu100
  130. 130Samoa101.5
  131. 131Lao PDR112.2
  132. 132Bangladesh115.1
  133. 133South Africa117.6
  134. 134Eswatini117.9
  135. 135Yemen, Rep.118.4
  136. 136Solomon Islands122.6
  137. 137Dominican Republic124.5
  138. 138Micronesia, Fed. Sts.128.8
  139. 139Jamaica130.1
  140. 140Cambodia137.4
  141. 141Namibia138.9
  142. 142Indonesia140.5
  143. 143Nepal142
  144. 144Bolivia146.4
  145. 145Marshall Islands154.8
  146. 146Pakistan155
  147. 147Botswana155.1
  148. 148Djibouti161.9
  149. 149Tuvalu169.7
  150. 150Uganda170.3
  151. 151Equatorial Guinea173.7
  152. 152Comoros178.9
  153. 153Angola183.2
  154. 154Myanmar184.6
  155. 155Papua New Guinea188.6
  156. 156Timor-Leste192.4
  157. 157Ethiopia194.9
  158. 158Malawi225
  159. 159Venezuela, RB226.7
  160. 160Rwanda229.5
  161. 161Gabon232.7
  162. 162Ghana234.3
  163. 163Senegal237.4
  164. 164Congo, Rep.241.1
  165. 165Burkina Faso241.8
  166. 166Sudan255.7
  167. 167Cameroon258.2
  168. 168Naoero273.4
  169. 169Tanzania275.8
  170. 170Eritrea291.4
  171. 171Haiti327.6
  172. 172Togo348.9
  173. 173Niger350.3
  174. 174Sierra Leone353.6
  175. 175Gambia, The354.4
  176. 176Zimbabwe357.6
  177. 177Cote d'Ivoire359
  178. 178Mali367.3
  179. 179Kenya378.8
  180. 180Mauritania381.1
  181. 181Burundi392
  182. 182Congo, Dem. Rep.427
  183. 183Madagascar445.4
  184. 184Lesotho478
  185. 185Guinea494.1
  186. 186Guinea-Bissau505.4
  187. 187Benin518.2
  188. 188Afghanistan520.5
  189. 189Somalia, Fed. Rep.562.6
  190. 190Liberia627.7
  191. 191Central African Republic691.7
  192. 192South Sudan691.8
  193. 193Chad747.5
  194. 194Nigeria992.8

Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births)