Maternal Mortality (per 100,000) by Country
As of 2023, Nigeria leads globally in maternal mortality (per 100,000) at 993, followed by Chad, South Sudan, Central African Republic. At the lower end, Belarus, Norway, Australia rank among the lowest. The global median is 47 (Bhutan). This indicator falls under the "Health" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 194 countries.
All Countries Ranked
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| # | Country | Maternal Mortality (per 100,000) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nigeria | 993 | 2023 |
| 2 |  Chad | 748 | 2023 |
| 3 |  South Sudan | 692 | 2023 |
| 4 |  Central African Republic | 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 |  DR Congo | 427 | 2023 |
| 14 |  Burundi | 392 | 2023 |
| 15 |  Mauritania | 381 | 2023 |
| 16 |  Mali | 367 | 2023 |
| 17 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 359 | 2023 |
| 18 |  Zimbabwe | 358 | 2023 |
| 19 |  Sierra Leone | 354 | 2023 |
| 20 |  The Gambia | 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 |  Timor-Leste | 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 |  Uganda | 170 | 2023 |
| 45 |  Tuvalu | 170 | 2023 |
| 46 |  Djibouti | 162 | 2023 |
| 47 |  Pakistan | 155 | 2023 |
| 48 |  Marshall Islands | 155 | 2023 |
| 49 |  Botswana | 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 |  Micronesia | 129 | 2023 |
| 58 |  Dominican Republic | 124 | 2023 |
| 59 |  Solomon Islands | 123 | 2023 |
| 60 |  South Africa | 118 | 2023 |
| 61 |  Yemen | 118 | 2023 |
| 62 |  Eswatini | 118 | 2023 |
| 63 |  Bangladesh | 115 | 2023 |
| 64 |  Laos | 112 | 2023 |
| 65 |  Samoa | 101 | 2023 |
| 66 |  Vanuatu | 100 | 2023 |
| 67 |  Mozambique | 99 | 2023 |
| 68 |  Guatemala | 94 | 2023 |
| 69 |  Palau | 89 | 2023 |
| 70 |  Zambia | 85 | 2023 |
| 71 |  Suriname | 84 | 2023 |
| 72 |  Philippines | 84 | 2023 |
| 73 |  India | 80 | 2023 |
| 74 |  Kiribati | 80 | 2023 |
| 75 |  Bahamas | 76 | 2023 |
| 76 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 75 | 2023 |
| 77 |  Guyana | 75 | 2023 |
| 78 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 74 | 2023 |
| 79 |  Morocco | 70 | 2023 |
| 80 |  Brazil | 67 | 2023 |
| 81 |  North Korea | 67 | 2023 |
| 82 |  Tonga | 67 | 2023 |
| 83 |  Belize | 67 | 2023 |
| 84 |  Mauritius | 66 | 2023 |
| 85 |  Iraq | 66 | 2023 |
| 86 |  Algeria | 62 | 2023 |
| 87 |  Nicaragua | 60 | 2023 |
| 88 |  Libya | 59 | 2023 |
| 89 |  Colombia | 59 | 2023 |
| 90 |  Paraguay | 58 | 2023 |
| 91 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 56 | 2023 |
| 92 |  Ecuador | 55 | 2023 |
| 93 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 54 | 2023 |
| 94 |  Peru | 51 | 2023 |
| 95 |  Vietnam | 48 | 2023 |
| 96 |  Grenada | 48 | 2023 |
| 97 |  Honduras | 47 | 2023 |
| 98 |  Bhutan | 47 | 2023 |
| 99 |  St. Lucia | 44 | 2023 |
| 100 |  Mexico | 42 | 2023 |
| 101 |  Kyrgyzstan | 42 | 2023 |
| 102 |  Seychelles | 42 | 2023 |
| 103 |  Mongolia | 41 | 2023 |
| 104 |  Cabo Verde | 40 | 2023 |
| 105 |  El Salvador | 39 | 2023 |
| 106 |  Panama | 37 | 2023 |
| 107 |  Tunisia | 36 | 2023 |
| 108 |  Brunei | 36 | 2023 |
| 109 |  Dominica | 36 | 2023 |
| 110 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 35 | 2023 |
| 111 |  Cuba | 35 | 2023 |
| 112 |  Barbados | 35 | 2023 |
| 113 |  Thailand | 34 | 2023 |
| 114 |  Argentina | 33 | 2023 |
| 115 |  Maldives | 32 | 2023 |
| 116 |  Jordan | 31 | 2023 |
| 117 |  Fiji | 30 | 2023 |
| 118 |  Malaysia | 26 | 2023 |
| 119 |  Uzbekistan | 26 | 2023 |
| 120 |  Costa Rica | 24 | 2023 |
| 121 |  Syria | 20 | 2023 |
| 122 |  Georgia | 20 | 2023 |
| 123 |  Armenia | 19 | 2023 |
| 124 |  Latvia | 19 | 2023 |
| 125 |  Moldova | 19 | 2023 |
| 126 |  Sri Lanka | 18 | 2023 |
| 127 |  Azerbaijan | 18 | 2023 |
| 128 |  Egypt | 17 | 2023 |
| 129 |  Bahrain | 17 | 2023 |
| 130 |  United States | 17 | 2023 |
| 131 |  Iran | 16 | 2023 |
| 132 |  West Bank and Gaza | 16 | 2023 |
| 133 |  China | 16 | 2023 |
| 134 |  Türkiye | 15 | 2023 |
| 135 |  Uruguay | 15 | 2023 |
| 136 |  Lebanon | 15 | 2023 |
| 137 |  Ukraine | 15 | 2023 |
| 138 |  Portugal | 15 | 2023 |
| 139 |  Tajikistan | 14 | 2023 |
| 140 |  Cyprus | 14 | 2023 |
| 141 |  Oman | 13 | 2023 |
| 142 |  Canada | 12 | 2023 |
| 143 |  Romania | 12 | 2023 |
| 144 |  Hungary | 12 | 2023 |
| 145 |  Serbia | 11 | 2023 |
| 146 |  Andorra | 11 | 2023 |
| 147 |  Puerto Rico | 11 | 2023 |
| 148 |  Luxembourg | 11 | 2023 |
| 149 |  Chile | 10 | 2023 |
| 150 |  Kazakhstan | 10 | 2023 |
| 151 |  Russia | 9 | 2023 |
| 152 |  Lithuania | 8 | 2023 |
| 153 |  Finland | 8 | 2023 |
| 154 |  United Kingdom | 8 | 2023 |
| 155 |  San Marino | 8 | 2023 |
| 156 |  Malta | 8 | 2023 |
| 157 |  Kuwait | 8 | 2023 |
| 158 |  New Zealand | 7 | 2023 |
| 159 |  France | 7 | 2023 |
| 160 |  Saudi Arabia | 7 | 2023 |
| 161 |  Albania | 7 | 2023 |
| 162 |  Bulgaria | 6 | 2023 |
| 163 |  Austria | 6 | 2023 |
| 164 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 2023 |
| 165 |  Italy | 6 | 2023 |
| 166 |  Montenegro | 6 | 2023 |
| 167 |  Singapore | 6 | 2023 |
| 168 |  Switzerland | 5 | 2023 |
| 169 |  Greece | 5 | 2023 |
| 170 |  Estonia | 5 | 2023 |
| 171 |  Turkmenistan | 5 | 2023 |
| 172 |  Monaco | 5 | 2023 |
| 173 |  Germany | 4 | 2023 |
| 174 |  Netherlands | 4 | 2023 |
| 175 |  Ireland | 4 | 2023 |
| 176 |  Denmark | 4 | 2023 |
| 177 |  Belgium | 4 | 2023 |
| 178 |  Qatar | 4 | 2023 |
| 179 |  South Korea | 4 | 2023 |
| 180 |  Slovakia | 4 | 2023 |
| 181 |  Sweden | 4 | 2023 |
| 182 |  Spain | 3 | 2023 |
| 183 |  Slovenia | 3 | 2023 |
| 184 |  Czechia | 3 | 2023 |
| 185 |  North Macedonia | 3 | 2023 |
| 186 |  United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2023 |
| 187 |  Iceland | 3 | 2023 |
| 188 |  Japan | 3 | 2023 |
| 189 |  Croatia | 3 | 2023 |
| 190 |  Poland | 2 | 2023 |
| 191 |  Israel | 2 | 2023 |
| 192 |  Australia | 2 | 2023 |
| 193 |  Norway | 1 | 2023 |
| 194 |  Belarus | 1 | 2023 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest maternal mortality (per 100,000) in 2023?
Nigeria ranks #1 with maternal mortality (per 100,000) of 993 as of 2023, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Which country has the lowest maternal mortality (per 100,000)?
Belarus ranks last (#194) with 1 as of 2023.
What is the global median for maternal mortality (per 100,000)?
The median value is 47 (Bhutan, ranked #98 out of 194 countries).
How many countries report data for maternal mortality (per 100,000)?
194 countries have available data for maternal mortality (per 100,000). Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.
What category does maternal mortality (per 100,000) belong to?
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000) is classified under the "Health" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.
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