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Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country)

· lower is better · 194 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2023
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League table

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  1. 1Chad24
  2. 1Central African Republic24
  3. 2Nigeria25
  4. 3Somalia, Fed. Rep.30
  5. 4Liberia40
  6. 4Afghanistan40
  7. 5Congo, Dem. Rep.41
  8. 6South Sudan42
  9. 7Benin44
  10. 8Niger47
  11. 8Guinea47
  12. 9Mali49
  13. 10Guinea-Bissau53
  14. 11Madagascar55
  15. 12Burundi57
  16. 13Mauritania58
  17. 14Cote d'Ivoire67
  18. 15Gambia, The72
  19. 16Togo73
  20. 17Sierra Leone74
  21. 18Lesotho78
  22. 18Tanzania78
  23. 18Zimbabwe78
  24. 19Cameroon89
  25. 20Sudan91
  26. 21Eritrea94
  27. 22Burkina Faso102
  28. 23Congo, Rep.104
  29. 24Angola106
  30. 25Senegal112
  31. 26Malawi113
  32. 27Naoero117
  33. 28Haiti118
  34. 29Gabon120
  35. 30Rwanda125
  36. 31Ethiopia126
  37. 32Uganda127
  38. 33Ghana133
  39. 34Equatorial Guinea140
  40. 35Comoros151
  41. 36Pakistan177
  42. 37Papua New Guinea178
  43. 38Yemen, Rep.182
  44. 39Tuvalu185
  45. 40Timor-Leste190
  46. 41Mozambique203
  47. 42Kenya209
  48. 43Namibia225
  49. 43Botswana225
  50. 44Venezuela, RB234
  51. 45Solomon Islands236
  52. 46Marshall Islands241
  53. 47Djibouti265
  54. 48Vanuatu270
  55. 49Bolivia271
  56. 50Samoa277
  57. 50Zambia277
  58. 51Myanmar281
  59. 52Micronesia, Fed. Sts.283
  60. 53Cambodia295
  61. 54Eswatini304
  62. 55Nepal332
  63. 56Lao PDR356
  64. 57Sao Tome and Principe368
  65. 58Dominican Republic369
  66. 59Indonesia377
  67. 60Bangladesh381
  68. 61Kiribati403
  69. 62South Africa409
  70. 63Guatemala436
  71. 64Iraq465
  72. 65Tonga527
  73. 66Guyana554
  74. 67Suriname566
  75. 68Jamaica600
  76. 69Algeria633
  77. 70Philippines636
  78. 71India645
  79. 72Morocco700
  80. 73Paraguay708
  81. 74Belize733
  82. 75Nicaragua741
  83. 76Palau753
  84. 77Honduras830
  85. 78Libya856
  86. 79Kyrgyz Republic881
  87. 80Korea, Dem. People's Rep.933
  88. 81Mongolia1,018
  89. 82Ecuador1,022
  90. 83St. Kitts and Nevis1,028
  91. 84Brazil1,037
  92. 85Peru1,038
  93. 86Bahamas, The1,075
  94. 87Colombia1,085
  95. 88Uzbekistan1,131
  96. 89St. Vincent and the Grenadines1,142
  97. 90Jordan1,263
  98. 91Viet Nam1,270
  99. 92Seychelles1,290
  100. 93Mexico1,324
  101. 94Mauritius1,362
  102. 95Panama1,369
  103. 96Trinidad and Tobago1,437
  104. 97Grenada1,450
  105. 98El Salvador1,455
  106. 99Bhutan1,459
  107. 100Fiji1,546
  108. 101Cabo Verde1,650
  109. 102Tunisia1,667
  110. 103Brunei Darussalam1,695
  111. 104St. Lucia1,789
  112. 105West Bank and Gaza1,864
  113. 106Syrian Arab Republic1,899
  114. 107Maldives1,938
  115. 108Barbados1,993
  116. 109Dominica2,052
  117. 110Antigua and Barbuda2,108
  118. 111Argentina2,189
  119. 112Tajikistan2,202
  120. 113Egypt, Arab Rep.2,223
  121. 114Cuba2,473
  122. 115Malaysia2,546
  123. 116Thailand2,895
  124. 117Oman3,068
  125. 118Sri Lanka3,132
  126. 119Lebanon3,293
  127. 120Bahrain3,315
  128. 121Georgia3,332
  129. 122Costa Rica3,404
  130. 123Armenia3,556
  131. 124Moldova3,829
  132. 125Azerbaijan3,910
  133. 126Kazakhstan3,955
  134. 127United States4,161
  135. 128Iran, Islamic Rep.4,179
  136. 129Turkiye4,620
  137. 130Latvia4,958
  138. 131Uruguay5,165
  139. 132Cyprus5,525
  140. 133Portugal5,724
  141. 134Saudi Arabia5,797
  142. 135Romania6,564
  143. 136Luxembourg6,680
  144. 137Canada6,911
  145. 138Hungary7,233
  146. 139China7,580
  147. 140Serbia7,628
  148. 141Turkmenistan8,411
  149. 142United Kingdom8,751
  150. 143Ukraine9,109
  151. 144Russian Federation9,237
  152. 145Chile9,268
  153. 146New Zealand9,363
  154. 147Kuwait9,387
  155. 148France9,984
  156. 149Monaco10,688
  157. 150Andorra10,866
  158. 151Albania10,999
  159. 152Malta11,062
  160. 153Finland11,064
  161. 154Puerto Rico (US)11,432
  162. 155Montenegro11,578
  163. 156Lithuania12,355
  164. 157Bulgaria13,799
  165. 158Austria13,905
  166. 159Switzerland14,045
  167. 160Qatar14,171
  168. 161Bosnia and Herzegovina14,753
  169. 162San Marino15,473
  170. 163Israel15,889
  171. 164Italy16,327
  172. 165Singapore17,170
  173. 166Estonia17,634
  174. 167Slovak Republic17,767
  175. 168Netherlands18,117
  176. 169Sweden18,753
  177. 170Denmark20,033
  178. 171Ireland20,079
  179. 172Greece20,207
  180. 173Belgium21,405
  181. 174Germany21,635
  182. 175Iceland22,431
  183. 176Slovenia23,989
  184. 177Croatia27,841
  185. 178Australia28,182
  186. 179United Arab Emirates29,127
  187. 180North Macedonia29,386
  188. 181Czechia31,604
  189. 182Japan35,149
  190. 183Spain38,118
  191. 184Korea, Rep.43,501
  192. 185Poland58,680
  193. 186Norway60,475
  194. 187Belarus96,213

Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country)