Maternal mortality
Maternal mortality, 2023: from 1.0 per 100,000 live births (Belarus) to 993 per 100,000 live births (Nigeria), median 47.0 per 100,000 live births.
Ranking
| Rank | Country | Value (per 100,000 live births) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 993 | 2023 |
| 2 | Chad | 748 | 2023 |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 692 | 2023 |
| 3 | South Sudan | 692 | 2023 |
| 5 | Liberia | 628 | 2023 |
| 6 | Somalia | 563 | 2023 |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 521 | 2023 |
| 8 | Benin | 518 | 2023 |
| 9 | Guinea-Bissau | 505 | 2023 |
| 10 | Guinea | 494 | 2023 |
| 11 | Lesotho | 478 | 2023 |
| 12 | Madagascar | 445 | 2023 |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 427 | 2023 |
| 14 | Burundi | 392 | 2023 |
| 15 | Mauritania | 381 | 2023 |
| 16 | Mali | 367 | 2023 |
| 17 | Ivory Coast | 359 | 2023 |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 358 | 2023 |
| 19 | The Gambia | 354 | 2023 |
| 19 | Sierra Leone | 354 | 2023 |
| 21 | Niger | 350 | 2023 |
| 22 | Togo | 349 | 2023 |
| 23 | Haiti | 328 | 2023 |
| 24 | Eritrea | 291 | 2023 |
| 25 | Tanzania | 276 | 2023 |
| 26 | Nauru | 273 | 2023 |
| 27 | Cameroon | 258 | 2023 |
| 28 | Sudan | 256 | 2023 |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 242 | 2023 |
| 30 | Republic of the Congo | 241 | 2023 |
| 31 | Senegal | 237 | 2023 |
| 32 | Ghana | 234 | 2023 |
| 33 | Gabon | 233 | 2023 |
| 34 | Rwanda | 229 | 2023 |
| 35 | Venezuela | 227 | 2023 |
| 36 | Malawi | 225 | 2023 |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 195 | 2023 |
| 38 | East Timor | 192 | 2023 |
| 39 | Papua New Guinea | 189 | 2023 |
| 40 | Myanmar | 185 | 2023 |
| 41 | Angola | 183 | 2023 |
| 42 | Comoros | 179 | 2023 |
| 43 | Equatorial Guinea | 174 | 2023 |
| 44 | Tuvalu | 170 | 2023 |
| 44 | Uganda | 170 | 2023 |
| 46 | Djibouti | 162 | 2023 |
| 47 | Botswana | 155 | 2023 |
| 47 | Marshall Islands | 155 | 2023 |
| 47 | Pakistan | 155 | 2023 |
| 50 | Kenya | 149 | 2023 |
| 51 | Bolivia | 146 | 2023 |
| 52 | Nepal | 142 | 2023 |
| 53 | Indonesia | 140 | 2023 |
| 54 | Namibia | 139 | 2023 |
| 55 | Cambodia | 137 | 2023 |
| 56 | Jamaica | 130 | 2023 |
| 57 | Federated States of Micronesia | 129 | 2023 |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 124 | 2023 |
| 59 | Solomon Islands | 123 | 2023 |
| 60 | Eswatini | 118 | 2023 |
| 60 | Yemen | 118 | 2023 |
| 60 | South Africa | 118 | 2023 |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 115 | 2023 |
| 64 | Laos | 112 | 2023 |
| 65 | Samoa | 101 | 2023 |
| 66 | Vanuatu | 100 | 2023 |
| 67 | Mozambique | 99.0 | 2023 |
| 68 | Guatemala | 94.0 | 2023 |
| 69 | Palau | 89.0 | 2023 |
| 70 | Zambia | 85.0 | 2023 |
| 71 | Philippines | 84.0 | 2023 |
| 71 | Suriname | 84.0 | 2023 |
| 73 | India | 80.0 | 2023 |
| 73 | Kiribati | 80.0 | 2023 |
| 75 | The Bahamas | 76.0 | 2023 |
| 76 | Guyana | 75.0 | 2023 |
| 76 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 75.0 | 2023 |
| 78 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 74.0 | 2023 |
| 79 | Morocco | 70.0 | 2023 |
| 80 | Brazil | 67.0 | 2023 |
| 80 | Belize | 67.0 | 2023 |
| 80 | North Korea | 67.0 | 2023 |
| 80 | Tonga | 67.0 | 2023 |
| 84 | Iraq | 66.0 | 2023 |
| 84 | Mauritius | 66.0 | 2023 |
| 86 | Algeria | 62.0 | 2023 |
| 87 | Nicaragua | 60.0 | 2023 |
| 88 | Colombia | 59.0 | 2023 |
| 88 | Libya | 59.0 | 2023 |
| 90 | Paraguay | 58.0 | 2023 |
| 91 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 56.0 | 2023 |
| 92 | Ecuador | 55.0 | 2023 |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 54.0 | 2023 |
| 94 | Peru | 51.0 | 2023 |
| 95 | Grenada | 48.0 | 2023 |
| 95 | Vietnam | 48.0 | 2023 |
| 97 | Bhutan | 47.0 | 2023 |
| 97 | Honduras | 47.0 | 2023 |
| 99 | Saint Lucia | 44.0 | 2023 |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 42.0 | 2023 |
| 100 | Mexico | 42.0 | 2023 |
| 100 | Seychelles | 42.0 | 2023 |
| 103 | Mongolia | 41.0 | 2023 |
| 104 | Cape Verde | 40.0 | 2023 |
| 105 | El Salvador | 39.0 | 2023 |
| 106 | Panama | 37.0 | 2023 |
| 107 | Brunei | 36.0 | 2023 |
| 107 | Dominica | 36.0 | 2023 |
| 107 | Tunisia | 36.0 | 2023 |
| 110 | Antigua and Barbuda | 35.0 | 2023 |
| 110 | Barbados | 35.0 | 2023 |
| 110 | Cuba | 35.0 | 2023 |
| 113 | Thailand | 34.0 | 2023 |
| 114 | Argentina | 33.0 | 2023 |
| 115 | Maldives | 32.0 | 2023 |
| 116 | Jordan | 31.0 | 2023 |
| 117 | Fiji | 30.0 | 2023 |
| 118 | Malaysia | 26.0 | 2023 |
| 118 | Uzbekistan | 26.0 | 2023 |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 24.0 | 2023 |
| 121 | Georgia | 20.0 | 2023 |
| 121 | Syria | 20.0 | 2023 |
| 123 | Armenia | 19.0 | 2023 |
| 123 | Latvia | 19.0 | 2023 |
| 123 | Moldova | 19.0 | 2023 |
| 126 | Azerbaijan | 18.0 | 2023 |
| 126 | Sri Lanka | 18.0 | 2023 |
| 128 | Bahrain | 17.0 | 2023 |
| 128 | Egypt | 17.0 | 2023 |
| 128 | United States of America | 17.0 | 2023 |
| 131 | People's Republic of China | 16.0 | 2023 |
| 131 | Iran | 16.0 | 2023 |
| 131 | Palestine | 16.0 | 2023 |
| 134 | Lebanon | 15.0 | 2023 |
| 134 | Portugal | 15.0 | 2023 |
| 134 | Turkey | 15.0 | 2023 |
| 134 | Ukraine | 15.0 | 2023 |
| 134 | Uruguay | 15.0 | 2023 |
| 139 | Cyprus | 14.0 | 2023 |
| 139 | Tajikistan | 14.0 | 2023 |
| 141 | Oman | 13.0 | 2023 |
| 142 | Canada | 12.0 | 2023 |
| 142 | Hungary | 12.0 | 2023 |
| 142 | Romania | 12.0 | 2023 |
| 145 | Andorra | 11.0 | 2023 |
| 145 | Luxembourg | 11.0 | 2023 |
| 145 | Puerto Rico | 11.0 | 2023 |
| 145 | Serbia | 11.0 | 2023 |
| 149 | Chile | 10.0 | 2023 |
| 149 | Kazakhstan | 10.0 | 2023 |
| 151 | Russia | 9.0 | 2023 |
| 152 | Finland | 8.0 | 2023 |
| 152 | United Kingdom | 8.0 | 2023 |
| 152 | Kuwait | 8.0 | 2023 |
| 152 | Lithuania | 8.0 | 2023 |
| 152 | Malta | 8.0 | 2023 |
| 152 | San Marino | 8.0 | 2023 |
| 158 | Albania | 7.0 | 2023 |
| 158 | France | 7.0 | 2023 |
| 158 | New Zealand | 7.0 | 2023 |
| 158 | Saudi Arabia | 7.0 | 2023 |
| 162 | Austria | 6.0 | 2023 |
| 162 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.0 | 2023 |
| 162 | Bulgaria | 6.0 | 2023 |
| 162 | Italy | 6.0 | 2023 |
| 162 | Montenegro | 6.0 | 2023 |
| 162 | Singapore | 6.0 | 2023 |
| 168 | Switzerland | 5.0 | 2023 |
| 168 | Estonia | 5.0 | 2023 |
| 168 | Greece | 5.0 | 2023 |
| 168 | Monaco | 5.0 | 2023 |
| 168 | Turkmenistan | 5.0 | 2023 |
| 173 | Belgium | 4.0 | 2023 |
| 173 | Germany | 4.0 | 2023 |
| 173 | Denmark | 4.0 | 2023 |
| 173 | Ireland | 4.0 | 2023 |
| 173 | South Korea | 4.0 | 2023 |
| 173 | Netherlands | 4.0 | 2023 |
| 173 | Qatar | 4.0 | 2023 |
| 173 | Sweden | 4.0 | 2023 |
| 173 | Slovakia | 4.0 | 2023 |
| 182 | United Arab Emirates | 3.0 | 2023 |
| 182 | Czech Republic | 3.0 | 2023 |
| 182 | Spain | 3.0 | 2023 |
| 182 | Croatia | 3.0 | 2023 |
| 182 | Iceland | 3.0 | 2023 |
| 182 | Japan | 3.0 | 2023 |
| 182 | North Macedonia | 3.0 | 2023 |
| 182 | Slovenia | 3.0 | 2023 |
| 190 | Australia | 2.0 | 2023 |
| 190 | Israel | 2.0 | 2023 |
| 190 | Poland | 2.0 | 2023 |
| 193 | Belarus | 1.0 | 2023 |
| 193 | Norway | 1.0 | 2023 |
Source
Maternal mortality — World Bank, World Development Indicators, SH.STA.MMRT · CC BY 4.0 · Nov 2026 · datacatalog.worldbank.org · source updated Oct 8, 2026
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