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People > Maternal mortality rate: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is the annual number of female deaths per 100,000 live births from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management (excluding accidental or incidental causes). The MMR includes deaths during pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, for a specified year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 South SudanSouth Sudan 2,054 deaths/100,000 live births 2006
2 ChadChad 1,100 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
3 SomaliaSomalia 1,000 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=4 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 890 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=4 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 890 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
6 BurundiBurundi 800 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
7 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 790 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
8 LiberiaLiberia 770 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
9 SudanSudan 730 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
10 CameroonCameroon 690 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
11 NigeriaNigeria 630 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
12 LesothoLesotho 620 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
13 GuineaGuinea 610 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
14 NigerNiger 590 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 572.87 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
15 ZimbabweZimbabwe 570 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
16 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 560 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=17 MaliMali 540 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=17 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 540 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
19 MauritaniaMauritania 510 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
20 MozambiqueMozambique 490 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
21 LaosLaos 470 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=22 TanzaniaTanzania 460 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=22 AfghanistanAfghanistan 460 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=22 MalawiMalawi 460 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 456.07 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
25 AngolaAngola 450 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
26 ZambiaZambia 440 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
27 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 400 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 371.48 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
28 SenegalSenegal 370 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=29 The GambiaThe Gambia 360 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=29 KenyaKenya 360 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=31 EthiopiaEthiopia 350 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=31 GhanaGhana 350 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=31 BeninBenin 350 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=31 HaitiHaiti 350 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 341 deaths/100,000 live births 2008
35 RwandaRwanda 340 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
36 SwazilandSwaziland 320 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
37 UgandaUganda 310 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=38 East TimorEast Timor 300 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=38 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 300 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=38 TogoTogo 300 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=38 South AfricaSouth Africa 300 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=42 GuyanaGuyana 280 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=42 ComorosComoros 280 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 268 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
44 PakistanPakistan 260 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
45 CambodiaCambodia 250 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=46 MadagascarMadagascar 240 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=46 BangladeshBangladesh 240 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=46 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 240 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=46 EritreaEritrea 240 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 232.67 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=50 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 230 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=50 GabonGabon 230 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
52 IndonesiaIndonesia 220 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 217.17 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=53 YemenYemen 200 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=53 IndiaIndia 200 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=53 DjiboutiDjibouti 200 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=53 BurmaBurma 200 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=53 NamibiaNamibia 200 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
58 BelarusBelarus 190 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=59 BhutanBhutan 180 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=59 BoliviaBolivia 180 deaths/100,000 live births 2008
61 NepalNepal 170 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
62 BotswanaBotswana 160 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 155.78 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
63 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 150 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 145.15 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 133.45 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
64 SurinameSuriname 130 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
65 GuatemalaGuatemala 120 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=66 VanuatuVanuatu 110 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=66 EcuadorEcuador 110 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=66 JamaicaJamaica 110 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=66 TongaTonga 110 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 107.8 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=70 MoroccoMorocco 100 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=70 SamoaSamoa 100 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=70 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 100 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=70 HondurasHonduras 100 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=74 PhilippinesPhilippines 99 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=74 ParaguayParaguay 99 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
76 AlgeriaAlgeria 97 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
77 NicaraguaNicaragua 95 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
78 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 93 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=79 PanamaPanama 92 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=79 ColombiaColombia 92 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=79 VenezuelaVenezuela 92 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 91.11 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=82 El SalvadorEl Salvador 81 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=82 North KoreaNorth Korea 81 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
84 Cape VerdeCape Verde 79 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
85 ArgentinaArgentina 77 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 75.77 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 73.84 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
86 CubaCuba 73 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
87 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 71 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=88 SyriaSyria 70 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=88 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 70 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=90 PeruPeru 67 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=90 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 67 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=90 GeorgiaGeorgia 67 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
93 EgyptEgypt 66 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
94 TajikistanTajikistan 65 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=95 Gaza StripGaza Strip 64 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=95 West BankWest Bank 64 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=97 JordanJordan 63 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=97 MongoliaMongolia 63 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=97 IraqIraq 63 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=100 MauritiusMauritius 60 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=100 MaldivesMaldives 60 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
102 VietnamVietnam 59 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
103 LibyaLibya 58 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=104 BrazilBrazil 56 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=104 TunisiaTunisia 56 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
106 BelizeBelize 53 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 51.94 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=107 BarbadosBarbados 51 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=107 KazakhstanKazakhstan 51 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 50.87 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
109 MexicoMexico 50 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=110 ThailandThailand 48 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=110 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 48 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
112 The BahamasThe Bahamas 47 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
113 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 46 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
114 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 43 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
115 MoldovaMoldova 41 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
116 Costa RicaCosta Rica 40 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
117 ChinaChina 37 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=118 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 35 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=118 Sri LankaSri Lanka 35 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 35 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=120 RussiaRussia 34 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=120 LatviaLatvia 34 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=122 OmanOman 32 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=122 UkraineUkraine 32 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 31.37 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
124 ArmeniaArmenia 30 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=125 MalaysiaMalaysia 29 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=125 UruguayUruguay 29 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
127 UzbekistanUzbekistan 28 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=128 AlbaniaAlbania 27 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=128 RomaniaRomania 27 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
130 FijiFiji 26 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=131 LebanonLebanon 25 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=131 ChileChile 25 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=133 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 24 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=133 BruneiBrunei 24 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=133 GrenadaGrenada 24 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=136 HungaryHungary 21 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=136 United StatesUnited States 21 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=136 IranIran 21 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=139 TurkeyTurkey 20 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=139 BahrainBahrain 20 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=139 LuxembourgLuxembourg 20 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=139 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 20 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 18.66 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 17.5 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
143 CroatiaCroatia 17 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
144 South KoreaSouth Korea 16 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
145 New ZealandNew Zealand 15 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
146 KuwaitKuwait 14 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 12.86 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=147 CanadaCanada 12 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=147 DenmarkDenmark 12 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=147 SerbiaSerbia 12 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=147 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 12 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=147 SloveniaSlovenia 12 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=147 United Arab EmiratesUAE 12 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 11.59 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
153 BulgariaBulgaria 11 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=154 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 10 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=154 CyprusCyprus 10 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 9.96 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 9.86 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
156 KiribatiKiribati 9 deaths/100,000 live births 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 8.74 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 8.72 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=157 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 8 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=157 FranceFrance 8 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=157 MontenegroMontenegro 8 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=157 PortugalPortugal 8 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=157 LithuaniaLithuania 8 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=157 BelgiumBelgium 8 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=157 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 8 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=157 MaltaMalta 8 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=165 NorwayNorway 7 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=165 AustraliaAustralia 7 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=165 QatarQatar 7 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=165 IsraelIsrael 7 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=165 GermanyGermany 7 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=170 NetherlandsNetherlands 6 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=170 SlovakiaSlovakia 6 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=170 IrelandIreland 6 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=170 SpainSpain 6 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=174 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 5 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=174 JapanJapan 5 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=174 IcelandIceland 5 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=174 PolandPoland 5 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=174 FinlandFinland 5 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=179 ItalyItaly 4 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=179 SwedenSweden 4 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=179 AustriaAustria 4 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=182 GreeceGreece 3 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=182 SingaporeSingapore 3 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
184 EstoniaEstonia 2 deaths/100,000 live births 2010

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