Global Maternal Mortality Ratio

This key economic indicator for the Maternal Health sector has been recently updated.

  1. Chad decreased by 1.1% of Maternal Mortality Ratio in 2019, compared to a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 South Sudan Maternal Mortality Ratio fell by 0.6% year on year close to 1,109 Units (Deaths) Per Hundred Thousand Live Births.
  3. In 2019 Chad was number 1 in Maternal Mortality Ratio.

Top Countries in Global Maternal Mortality Ratio

Units (Deaths) Per Hundred Thousand Live Births - 2000 to 2019

# 183 Countries Units (Deaths) Per Hundred Thousand Live Births Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Chad
1,113 2019 -1.1 % -1.0 % View data
2 #2
South Sudan
1,109 2019 -1.1 % -0.6 % View data
3 #3
Sierra Leone
1,025 2019 -3.8 % -2.9 % View data
4 #4
Nigeria
896 2019 -1.1 % -1.0 % View data
5 #5
Somalia
803 2019 -1.8 % -1.8 % View data
6 #6
Central African Republic
800 2019 -2.6 % -3.6 % View data
7 #7
Mauritania
760 2019 -0.5 % -0.9 % View data
8 #8
Liberia
643 2019 -1.2 % -1.3 % View data
9 #9
Guinea-Bissau
628 2019 -2.8 % -2.5 % View data
10 #10
Ivory Coast
610 2019 -1.1 % -2.0 % View data
11 #11
Gambia
577 2019 -1.7 % -2.0 % View data
12 #12
Afghanistan
571 2019 -5.6 % -6.2 % View data
13 #13
Guinea
548 2019 -3.7 % -6.5 % View data
13 #13
Mali
548 2019 -2.0 % -3.1 % View data
15 #15
Lesotho
537 2019 -0.9 % -1.5 % View data
16 #16
Burundi
513 2019 -3.0 % -2.3 % View data
17 #17
Cameroon
506 2019 -2.1 % -2.1 % View data
18 #18
Tanzania
499 2019 -2.5 % -2.8 % View data
19 #19
Haiti
484 2019 +0.2 % -0.3 % View data
20 #20
Niger
482 2019 -3.0 % -3.4 % View data
21 #21
Democratic Republic of the Congo
452 2019 -2.2 % -2.0 % View data
22 #22
Zimbabwe
436 2019 -2.5 % -2.5 % View data
23 #23
Eritrea
434 2019 -4.6 % -3.9 % View data
24 #24
Eswatini
428 2019 -0.9 % -0.3 % View data
25 #25
Benin
386 2019 -1.8 % -2.2 % View data
26 #26
Togo
385 2019 -1.0 % -0.8 % View data
27 #27
Uganda
360 2019 -1.9 % -1.8 % View data
28 #28
Ethiopia
349 2019 -6.7 % -5.9 % View data
29 #29
Republic of the Congo
347 2019 -4.4 % -4.3 % View data
30 #30
Malawi
318 2019 -4.2 % -3.5 % View data
31 #31
Madagascar
313 2019 -3.7 % -3.7 % View data
32 #32
Kenya
310 2019 -4.3 % -2.8 % View data
33 #33
Burkina Faso
306 2019 -2.5 % -2.8 % View data
34 #34
Ghana
298 2019 -1.6 % -1.7 % View data
35 #35
Equatorial Guinea
292 2019 -1.4 % -0.2 % View data
35 #35
Senegal
292 2019 -4.0 % -4.3 % View data
37 #37
Sudan
265 2019 -5.4 % -4.5 % View data
38 #38
Comoros
257 2019 -3.0 % -2.6 % View data
39 #39
Mozambique
251 2019 -6.7 % -5.8 % View data
40 #40
Myanmar
241 2019 -1.2 % -0.5 % View data
41 #41
Gabon
239 2019 -2.5 % -2.2 % View data
42 #42
Djibouti
228 2019 -3.4 % -2.3 % View data
43 #43
Angola
201 2019 -7.8 % -4.9 % View data
44 #44
Rwanda
189 2019 -12.1 % -8.3 % View data
45 #45
Zambia
188 2019 -5.5 % -4.9 % View data
46 #46
Namibia
181 2019 -4.2 % -4.1 % View data
47 #47
Indonesia
169 2019 -2.3 % -3.2 % View data
48 #48
Bhutan
167 2019 -4.6 % -4.8 % View data
49 #49
Guyana
164 2019 -1.2 % -1.2 % View data
50 #50
Nepal
159 2019 -8.1 % -7.2 % View data
51 #51
Laos
157 2019 -7.7 % -6.8 % View data
52 #52
Bangladesh
153 2019 -6.7 % -6.5 % View data
52 #52
Yemen
153 2019 -3.2 % -2.5 % View data
54 #54
Bolivia
141 2019 -4.7 % -4.2 % View data
55 #55
Papua New Guinea
138 2019 -2.1 % -2.3 % View data
56 #56
Cambodia
135 2019 -8.2 % -6.5 % View data
57 #57
Botswana
134 2019 -3.6 % -3.5 % View data
58 #58
Pakistan
128 2019 -4.5 % -4.5 % View data
59 #59
India
127 2019 -5.9 % -5.2 % View data
60 #60
Sao Tome and Principe
126 2019 -1.6 % -0.8 % View data
61 #61
Venezuela
125 2019 +0.8 % +2.0 % View data
62 #62
Saint Lucia
120 2019 +0.8 % +2.9 % View data
63 #63
Philippines
117 2019 -1.7 % -2.2 % View data
64 #64
Suriname
112 2019 -2.6 % -2.0 % View data
65 #65
South Africa
111 2019 -3.5 % -2.8 % View data
66 #66
Algeria
109 2019 -1.8 % -0.9 % View data
67 #67
Timor-Leste
103 2019 -14.2 % -9.3 % View data
68 #68
Dominican Republic
96 2019 +1.1 % +0.4 % View data
69 #69
Nicaragua
94 2019 -2.1 % -1.8 % View data
70 #70
Solomon Islands
93 2019 -5.1 % -5.0 % View data
71 #71
Guatemala
89 2019 -3.3 % -3.6 % View data
72 #72
Kiribati
88 2019 -2.2 % -2.5 % View data
73 #73
North Korea
85 2019 -2.3 % -1.8 % View data
74 #74
Peru
84 2019 -2.3 % -2.6 % View data
75 #75
Colombia
83 2019 +0.0 % -0.5 % View data
75 #75
Federated States of Micronesia
83 2019 -2.4 % -2.9 % View data
77 #77
Jamaica
80 2019 +0.0 % +0.5 % View data
78 #78
Iraq
77 2019 -1.3 % -3.5 % View data
78 #78
Paraguay
77 2019 -3.8 % -3.3 % View data
80 #80
Libya
74 2019 +1.4 % +3.3 % View data
81 #81
Bahamas
70 2019 +0.0 % -1.9 % View data
82 #82
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
67 2019 +0.0 % -0.6 % View data
82 #82
Vanuatu
67 2019 -2.9 % -3.5 % View data
84 #84
Trinidad and Tobago
66 2019 -1.5 % -0.9 % View data
85 #85
Mauritius
64 2019 +0.0 % -1.8 % View data
86 #86
Honduras
63 2019 -1.6 % -1.5 % View data
87 #87
Morocco
62 2019 -4.6 % -4.0 % View data
88 #88
Brazil
60 2019 +0.0 % -0.7 % View data
89 #89
Kyrgyzstan
58 2019 -1.7 % -3.4 % View data
90 #90
Cabo Verde
54 2019 -3.6 % -2.7 % View data
90 #90
Ecuador
54 2019 -5.3 % -3.6 % View data
92 #92
Seychelles
53 2019 +0.0 % -0.7 % View data
93 #93
Tonga
50 2019 -2.0 % -1.9 % View data
94 #94
Maldives
48 2019 -4.0 % -3.0 % View data
94 #94
Panama
48 2019 -4.0 % -4.4 % View data
96 #96
El Salvador
44 2019 -2.2 % -2.1 % View data
96 #96
Jordan
44 2019 -2.2 % -2.1 % View data
98 #98
Antigua and Barbuda
42 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
98 #98
Tunisia
42 2019 -2.3 % -1.8 % View data
98 #98
Vietnam
42 2019 +0.0 % -1.4 % View data
101 #101
Samoa
39 2019 -4.9 % -3.7 % View data
102 #102
Mongolia
37 2019 -7.5 % -5.5 % View data
103 #103
Argentina
36 2019 -5.3 % -3.0 % View data
103 #103
Cuba
36 2019 +0.0 % -1.6 % View data
103 #103
Thailand
36 2019 -2.7 % -1.1 % View data
106 #106
Egypt
35 2019 -2.8 % -2.1 % View data
106 #106
Sri Lanka
35 2019 +0.0 % -0.6 % View data
108 #108
Belize
32 2019 -5.9 % -7.0 % View data
108 #108
Fiji
32 2019 -3.0 % -2.3 % View data
110 #110
Brunei
31 2019 +0.0 % +1.3 % View data
110 #110
Mexico
31 2019 -3.1 % -4.0 % View data
110 #110
Syria
31 2019 +0.0 % +0.7 % View data
113 #113
Lebanon
30 2019 +3.5 % +1.4 % View data
114 #114
Malaysia
29 2019 +0.0 % -0.7 % View data
115 #115
Uzbekistan
28 2019 +0.0 % -1.4 % View data
116 #116
China
27 2019 -3.6 % -2.7 % View data
117 #117
Barbados
26 2019 -3.7 % -3.5 % View data
117 #117
Costa Rica
26 2019 -3.7 % -2.2 % View data
119 #119
Armenia
25 2019 +0.0 % -1.5 % View data
120 #120
Azerbaijan
24 2019 -4.0 % -3.0 % View data
120 #120
Georgia
24 2019 +0.0 % -3.7 % View data
120 #120
Grenada
24 2019 +0.0 % -1.6 % View data
123 #123
United States
20 2019 +5.3 % +4.6 % View data
124 #124
Latvia
19 2019 -5.0 % -4.6 % View data
124 #124
Oman
19 2019 +0.0 % +1.1 % View data
126 #126
Ukraine
18 2019 +0.0 % -5.6 % View data
127 #127
Moldova
17 2019 -5.6 % -5.9 % View data
127 #127
Romania
17 2019 -5.6 % -4.1 % View data
127 #127
Uruguay
17 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
130 #130
Saudi Arabia
16 2019 -5.9 % -1.2 % View data
131 #131
Tajikistan
15 2019 -6.3 % -4.6 % View data
131 #131
Turkey
15 2019 -6.3 % -4.6 % View data
133 #133
Albania
14 2019 -6.7 % -2.6 % View data
133 #133
Iran
14 2019 -6.7 % -3.8 % View data
133 #133
Russia
14 2019 -6.7 % -5.9 % View data
136 #136
Bahrain
13 2019 -7.1 % -2.8 % View data
137 #137
Hungary
12 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
137 #137
Kuwait
12 2019 +0.0 % +1.8 % View data
137 #137
Serbia
12 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
140 #140
Chile
11 2019 -8.3 % -6.0 % View data
141 #141
Bosnia and Herzegovina
10 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
141 #141
Canada
10 2019 +0.0 % -1.9 % View data
141 #141
South Korea
10 2019 -9.1 % -3.6 % View data
144 #144
Bulgaria
9 2019 -10.0 % -3.9 % View data
144 #144
New Zealand
9 2019 +0.0 % -2.1 % View data
144 #144
Qatar
9 2019 +0.0 % -2.1 % View data
147 #147
Estonia
8 2019 -11.1 % -6.2 % View data
147 #147
France
8 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
147 #147
Portugal
8 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
150 #150
Croatia
7 2019 -12.5 % -2.6 % View data
150 #150
Lithuania
7 2019 -12.5 % -4.9 % View data
150 #150
Macedonia
7 2019 +0.0 % -2.6 % View data
150 #150
Singapore
7 2019 -12.5 % -2.6 % View data
150 #150
Slovenia
7 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
150 #150
United Kingdom
7 2019 +0.0 % -2.6 % View data
156 #156
Australia
6 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
156 #156
Germany
6 2019 +0.0 % +3.7 % View data
156 #156
Kazakhstan
6 2019 -25.0 % -14.3 % View data
156 #156
Malta
6 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
156 #156
Montenegro
6 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
156 #156
Turkmenistan
6 2019 +0.0 % -5.6 % View data
162 #162
Austria
5 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
162 #162
Belgium
5 2019 +0.0 % -3.6 % View data
162 #162
Cyprus
5 2019 -16.7 % -9.0 % View data
162 #162
Ireland
5 2019 +0.0 % -3.6 % View data
162 #162
Japan
5 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
162 #162
Netherlands
5 2019 +0.0 % -3.6 % View data
162 #162
Slovakia
5 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
162 #162
Switzerland
5 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
170 #170
Denmark
4 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
170 #170
Iceland
4 2019 +0.0 % -4.4 % View data
170 #170
Luxembourg
4 2019 -20.0 % -7.8 % View data
170 #170
Spain
4 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
170 #170
Sweden
4 2019 +0.0 % -4.4 % View data
175 #175
Czech Republic
3 2019 +0.0 % -5.6 % View data
175 #175
Finland
3 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
175 #175
Greece
3 2017 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
175 #175
Israel
3 2019 +0.0 % -5.6 % View data
175 #175
United Arab Emirates
3 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
180 #180
Italy
2 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
180 #180
Norway
2 2019 +0.0 % -7.8 % View data
180 #180
Poland
2 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
183 #183
Belarus
1 2019 +0.0 % -19.7 % View data

Source: World Health Organization

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