Lifetime Risk of Maternal Death
This key economic indicator for the Maternal Health sector has been recently updated.
- In 2019, Lifetime Risk of Maternal Death in Nigeria decreased by 1.7points from a year earlier.
- Since 2014 South Sudan Lifetime Risk of Maternal Death was down by 1.5points year on year totalising 5.15 Percent.
- In 2019 Nigeria was number 4 in Lifetime Risk of Maternal Death.
Top Countries in Lifetime Risk of Maternal Death
# | 185 Countries | Percent | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
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1 |
#1
Chad
|
6.55 % | 2019 | -2.4 % | -2.5 % | View data |
2 |
#2
South Sudan
|
5.15 % | 2019 | -2.4 % | -1.5 % | View data |
3 |
#3
Somalia
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4.82 % | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.7 % | View data |
4 |
#4
Nigeria
|
4.71 % | 2019 | -1.7 % | -1.9 % | View data |
5 |
#5
Sierra Leone
|
4.22 % | 2019 | -6.5 % | -4.8 % | View data |
6 |
#6
Central African Republic
|
3.91 % | 2019 | -2.9 % | -4.0 % | View data |
7 |
#7
Niger
|
3.52 % | 2019 | -3.6 % | -4.1 % | View data |
8 |
#8
Mauritania
|
3.52 % | 2019 | -1.4 % | -1.9 % | View data |
9 |
#9
Mali
|
3.34 % | 2019 | -3.0 % | -4.2 % | View data |
10 |
#10
Gambia
|
3.03 % | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.7 % | View data |
11 |
#11
Liberia
|
2.92 % | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.3 % | View data |
12 |
#12
Guinea-Bissau
|
2.90 % | 2019 | -4.3 % | -3.9 % | View data |
13 |
#13
Ivory Coast
|
2.83 % | 2019 | -1.9 % | -2.8 % | View data |
14 |
#14
Burundi
|
2.80 % | 2019 | -3.8 % | -3.3 % | View data |
15 |
#15
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
2.79 % | 2019 | -2.7 % | -2.9 % | View data |
16 |
#16
Guinea
|
2.66 % | 2019 | -5.2 % | -7.6 % | View data |
17 |
#17
Tanzania
|
2.60 % | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.5 % | View data |
18 |
#18
Afghanistan
|
2.40 % | 2019 | -11.8 % | -10.7 % | View data |
19 |
#19
Cameroon
|
2.37 % | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.5 % | View data |
20 |
#20
Benin
|
1.95 % | 2019 | -2.7 % | -3.3 % | View data |
21 |
#21
Eritrea
|
1.93 % | 2019 | -5.7 % | -5.2 % | View data |
22 |
#22
Uganda
|
1.91 % | 2019 | -3.6 % | -3.9 % | View data |
23 |
#23
Zimbabwe
|
1.76 % | 2019 | -2.3 % | -3.6 % | View data |
24 |
#24
Togo
|
1.70 % | 2019 | -2.3 % | -2.2 % | View data |
25 |
#25
Lesotho
|
1.70 % | 2019 | -1.5 % | -2.1 % | View data |
26 |
#26
Burkina Faso
|
1.63 % | 2019 | -3.8 % | -4.1 % | View data |
27 |
#27
Republic of the Congo
|
1.58 % | 2019 | -5.0 % | -5.1 % | View data |
28 |
#28
Haiti
|
1.46 % | 2019 | -1.3 % | -1.9 % | View data |
29 |
#29
Malawi
|
1.46 % | 2019 | -6.5 % | -5.7 % | View data |
30 |
#30
Ethiopia
|
1.45 % | 2019 | -10.5 % | -8.5 % | View data |
31 |
#31
Equatorial Guinea
|
1.43 % | 2019 | -2.2 % | -1.5 % | View data |
32 |
#32
Senegal
|
1.39 % | 2019 | -5.2 % | -5.6 % | View data |
33 |
#33
Madagascar
|
1.36 % | 2019 | -5.3 % | -5.1 % | View data |
34 |
#34
Swaziland
|
1.35 % | 2019 | -1.4 % | -1.1 % | View data |
35 |
#35
Mozambique
|
1.27 % | 2019 | -7.6 % | -6.4 % | View data |
36 |
#36
Angola
|
1.16 % | 2019 | -9.8 % | -6.6 % | View data |
37 |
#37
Ghana
|
1.16 % | 2019 | -2.8 % | -2.9 % | View data |
38 |
#38
Sudan
|
1.14 % | 2019 | -7.3 % | -6.1 % | View data |
39 |
#39
Kenya
|
1.12 % | 2019 | -7.3 % | -5.7 % | View data |
40 |
#40
Comoros
|
1.11 % | 2019 | -4.2 % | -4.0 % | View data |
41 |
#41
Gabon
|
1.01 % | 2019 | -2.8 % | -2.5 % | View data |
42 |
#42
Zambia
|
0.91 % | 2019 | -7.6 % | -6.7 % | View data |
43 |
#43
Rwanda
|
0.78 % | 2019 | -13.9 % | -9.5 % | View data |
44 |
#44
Namibia
|
0.67 % | 2019 | -4.0 % | -4.5 % | View data |
45 |
#45
Yemen
|
0.59 % | 2019 | -6.1 % | -5.1 % | View data |
46 |
#46
Djibouti
|
0.59 % | 2019 | -6.6 % | -4.9 % | View data |
47 |
#47
Sao Tome and Principe
|
0.57 % | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.2 % | View data |
48 |
#48
Myanmar
|
0.50 % | 2019 | -2.9 % | -1.9 % | View data |
49 |
#49
Papua New Guinea
|
0.49 % | 2019 | -4.2 % | -3.9 % | View data |
50 |
#50
Pakistan
|
0.48 % | 2019 | -6.5 % | -6.0 % | View data |
51 |
#51
East Timor
|
0.45 % | 2018 | -24.4 % | -10.0 % | View data |
52 |
#52
Solomon Islands
|
0.43 % | 2019 | -5.6 % | -5.3 % | View data |
53 |
#53
Laos
|
0.43 % | 2019 | -12.9 % | -9.7 % | View data |
54 |
#54
Guyana
|
0.42 % | 2019 | -2.4 % | -2.0 % | View data |
55 |
#55
Botswana
|
0.42 % | 2019 | -3.8 % | -4.3 % | View data |
56 |
#56
Indonesia
|
0.39 % | 2019 | -4.0 % | -4.6 % | View data |
57 |
#57
Bolivia
|
0.38 % | 2019 | -8.2 % | -6.9 % | View data |
58 |
#58
Algeria
|
0.37 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.1 % | View data |
59 |
#59
Cambodia
|
0.36 % | 2019 | -10.6 % | -8.4 % | View data |
60 |
#60
Kiribati
|
0.33 % | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.7 % | View data |
61 |
#61
Bhutan
|
0.32 % | 2019 | -9.9 % | -7.8 % | View data |
62 |
#62
Paraguay
|
0.32 % | 2019 | -4.0 % | -3.4 % | View data |
63 |
#63
Philippines
|
0.31 % | 2019 | -4.5 % | -5.0 % | View data |
64 |
#64
Bangladesh
|
0.31 % | 2019 | -12.1 % | -10.0 % | View data |
65 |
#65
Iraq
|
0.30 % | 2019 | -2.9 % | -5.5 % | View data |
66 |
#66
Venezuela
|
0.29 % | 2019 | -0.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
67 |
#67
Nepal
|
0.29 % | 2019 | -18.6 % | -13.2 % | View data |
68 |
#68
South Africa
|
0.28 % | 2019 | -3.7 % | -3.7 % | View data |
69 |
#69
Suriname
|
0.27 % | 2019 | -4.4 % | -3.1 % | View data |
70 |
#70
Vanuatu
|
0.27 % | 2019 | -4.7 % | -4.7 % | View data |
71 |
#71
India
|
0.27 % | 2019 | -11.1 % | -8.3 % | View data |
72 |
#72
Guatemala
|
0.27 % | 2019 | -6.7 % | -6.2 % | View data |
73 |
#73
Dominican Republic
|
0.25 % | 2019 | -0.3 % | -0.5 % | View data |
74 |
#74
Federated States of Micronesia
|
0.24 % | 2019 | -5.2 % | -4.4 % | View data |
75 |
#75
Nicaragua
|
0.24 % | 2019 | -4.2 % | -3.7 % | View data |
76 |
#76
Kyrgyzstan
|
0.21 % | 2019 | -1.4 % | -3.5 % | View data |
77 |
#77
Peru
|
0.19 % | 2019 | -4.2 % | -4.1 % | View data |
78 |
#78
Tonga
|
0.17 % | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.1 % | View data |
79 |
#79
Libya
|
0.17 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +1.7 % | View data |
80 |
#80
Saint Lucia
|
0.17 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +1.9 % | View data |
81 |
#81
Jamaica
|
0.16 % | 2019 | -1.0 % | -0.5 % | View data |
82 |
#82
Honduras
|
0.16 % | 2019 | -4.8 % | -4.1 % | View data |
83 |
#83
Morocco
|
0.15 % | 2019 | -6.5 % | -5.2 % | View data |
84 |
#84
Colombia
|
0.15 % | 2019 | -2.1 % | -2.1 % | View data |
85 |
#85
North Korea
|
0.15 % | 2019 | -2.8 % | -1.7 % | View data |
86 |
#86
Samoa
|
0.15 % | 2019 | -5.6 % | -4.3 % | View data |
87 |
#87
Ecuador
|
0.14 % | 2019 | -5.8 % | -5.0 % | View data |
88 |
#88
Egypt
|
0.13 % | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.4 % | View data |
89 |
#89
Cape Verde
|
0.13 % | 2019 | -6.3 % | -5.0 % | View data |
90 |
#90
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
|
0.13 % | 2019 | -1.4 % | -1.6 % | View data |
91 |
#91
Seychelles
|
0.13 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.3 % | View data |
92 |
#92
Mongolia
|
0.13 % | 2019 | -4.9 % | -3.8 % | View data |
93 |
#93
Jordan
|
0.12 % | 2019 | -6.0 % | -5.9 % | View data |
94 |
#94
Bahamas
|
0.12 % | 2019 | -1.5 % | -2.4 % | View data |
95 |
#95
Panama
|
0.12 % | 2019 | -6.0 % | -5.9 % | View data |
96 |
#96
Trinidad and Tobago
|
0.12 % | 2019 | -1.1 % | -1.7 % | View data |
97 |
#97
Maldives
|
0.10 % | 2019 | -6.2 % | -5.1 % | View data |
98 |
#98
Tunisia
|
0.10 % | 2019 | -0.7 % | -1.4 % | View data |
99 |
#99
Brazil
|
0.10 % | 2019 | -2.3 % | -2.0 % | View data |
100 |
#100
Fiji
|
0.10 % | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.3 % | View data |
101 |
#101
Syria
|
0.09 % | 2019 | -0.4 % | +0.5 % | View data |
102 |
#102
El Salvador
|
0.09 % | 2019 | -4.5 % | -3.8 % | View data |
103 |
#103
Vietnam
|
0.09 % | 2019 | -1.4 % | -1.3 % | View data |
104 |
#104
Palestine
|
0.09 % | 2019 | -12.3 % | -12.0 % | View data |
105 |
#105
Mauritius
|
0.09 % | 2019 | -1.2 % | -2.9 % | View data |
106 |
#106
Argentina
|
0.08 % | 2019 | -4.2 % | -3.8 % | View data |
107 |
#107
Antigua and Barbuda
|
0.08 % | 2019 | -0.8 % | -0.1 % | View data |
108 |
#108
Uzbekistan
|
0.08 % | 2019 | -1.7 % | -1.6 % | View data |
109 |
#109
Belize
|
0.08 % | 2019 | -11.3 % | -9.8 % | View data |
110 |
#110
Sri Lanka
|
0.07 % | 2019 | -2.3 % | -1.9 % | View data |
111 |
#111
Mexico
|
0.07 % | 2019 | -5.8 % | -5.8 % | View data |
112 |
#112
Oman
|
0.06 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.3 % | View data |
113 |
#113
Lebanon
|
0.06 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +1.0 % | View data |
114 |
#114
Tajikistan
|
0.06 % | 2019 | -6.3 % | -5.1 % | View data |
115 |
#115
Malaysia
|
0.06 % | 2019 | -1.6 % | -1.5 % | View data |
116 |
#116
Brunei
|
0.06 % | 2019 | -0.3 % | -0.0 % | View data |
117 |
#117
Azerbaijan
|
0.06 % | 2019 | -2.1 % | -2.6 % | View data |
118 |
#118
Grenada
|
0.05 % | 2019 | -2.4 % | -2.0 % | View data |
119 |
#119
Cuba
|
0.05 % | 2019 | -1.0 % | -1.8 % | View data |
120 |
#120
Georgia
|
0.05 % | 2019 | -1.4 % | -3.0 % | View data |
121 |
#121
Thailand
|
0.05 % | 2019 | -1.6 % | -1.4 % | View data |
122 |
#122
Costa Rica
|
0.05 % | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.7 % | View data |
123 |
#123
Armenia
|
0.05 % | 2019 | -1.7 % | -1.7 % | View data |
124 |
#124
China
|
0.04 % | 2019 | -3.4 % | -2.7 % | View data |
125 |
#125
Barbados
|
0.04 % | 2019 | -4.4 % | -4.4 % | View data |
126 |
#126
Saudi Arabia
|
0.04 % | 2019 | -5.1 % | -3.9 % | View data |
127 |
#127
United States
|
0.03 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +2.9 % | View data |
128 |
#128
Latvia
|
0.03 % | 2019 | -1.3 % | -1.8 % | View data |
129 |
#129
Uruguay
|
0.03 % | 2019 | -1.9 % | -1.0 % | View data |
130 |
#130
Iran
|
0.03 % | 2019 | -5.2 % | -2.5 % | View data |
131 |
#131
Turkey
|
0.03 % | 2019 | -8.2 % | -6.6 % | View data |
132 |
#132
Bahrain
|
0.03 % | 2019 | -4.7 % | -3.5 % | View data |
133 |
#133
Russia
|
0.03 % | 2019 | -3.8 % | -3.4 % | View data |
134 |
#134
Ukraine
|
0.03 % | 2019 | -3.2 % | -6.2 % | View data |
135 |
#135
Romania
|
0.02 % | 2019 | -5.5 % | -4.2 % | View data |
136 |
#136
Albania
|
0.02 % | 2019 | -2.8 % | -2.7 % | View data |
137 |
#137
Moldova
|
0.02 % | 2019 | -4.7 % | -5.5 % | View data |
138 |
#138
Kuwait
|
0.02 % | 2019 | -1.3 % | -0.8 % | View data |
139 |
#139
Puerto Rico
|
0.02 % | 2019 | -4.6 % | -4.5 % | View data |
140 |
#140
Kazakhstan
|
0.02 % | 2019 | -15.5 % | -11.3 % | View data |
141 |
#141
Turkmenistan
|
0.02 % | 2019 | -9.2 % | -7.5 % | View data |
142 |
#142
Chile
|
0.02 % | 2019 | -8.9 % | -7.6 % | View data |
143 |
#143
Qatar
|
0.02 % | 2019 | -5.0 % | -3.7 % | View data |
144 |
#144
Serbia
|
0.02 % | 2019 | -1.1 % | -1.1 % | View data |
145 |
#145
Canada
|
0.02 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.9 % | View data |
146 |
#146
New Zealand
|
0.02 % | 2019 | -2.2 % | -3.2 % | View data |
147 |
#147
Hungary
|
0.02 % | 2019 | -1.1 % | -0.9 % | View data |
148 |
#148
Estonia
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -5.3 % | -5.2 % | View data |
149 |
#149
France
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -2.0 % | -3.1 % | View data |
150 |
#150
Bulgaria
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -2.5 % | -3.0 % | View data |
151 |
#151
Lithuania
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -1.9 % | -0.8 % | View data |
152 |
#152
Australia
|
0.01 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +0.9 % | View data |
153 |
#153
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -2.8 % | -3.3 % | View data |
154 |
#154
United Kingdom
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -3.6 % | -4.7 % | View data |
155 |
#155
South Korea
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -4.3 % | -4.9 % | View data |
156 |
#156
Slovenia
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -1.0 % | -0.7 % | View data |
157 |
#157
Macedonia
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -2.7 % | -2.7 % | View data |
158 |
#158
Croatia
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.7 % | View data |
159 |
#159
Germany
|
0.01 % | 2019 | +2.1 % | +7.2 % | View data |
160 |
#160
Malta
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -1.4 % | +2.7 % | View data |
161 |
#161
Singapore
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -3.8 % | -2.3 % | View data |
162 |
#162
Montenegro
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -4.4 % | -3.5 % | View data |
163 |
#163
Portugal
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.6 % | View data |
164 |
#164
Ireland
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -3.6 % | -5.0 % | View data |
165 |
#165
Israel
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -4.5 % | -5.7 % | View data |
166 |
#166
Belgium
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -2.0 % | -2.3 % | View data |
167 |
#167
Cyprus
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -5.1 % | -6.6 % | View data |
168 |
#168
Slovakia
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -0.7 % | -0.3 % | View data |
169 |
#169
Sweden
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -0.7 % | -1.6 % | View data |
170 |
#170
Austria
|
0.01 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.2 % | View data |
171 |
#171
Netherlands
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -6.6 % | -5.4 % | View data |
172 |
#172
Switzerland
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -2.1 % | -2.5 % | View data |
173 |
#173
Iceland
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -3.7 % | -7.1 % | View data |
174 |
#174
Luxembourg
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -6.3 % | -6.9 % | View data |
175 |
#175
Denmark
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -5.5 % | -5.0 % | View data |
176 |
#176
Japan
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -4.3 % | -4.4 % | View data |
177 |
#177
Czech Republic
|
0.01 % | 2019 | -1.8 % | -1.2 % | View data |
178 |
#178
United Arab Emirates
|
0.00 % | 2019 | -8.6 % | -6.1 % | View data |
179 |
#179
Finland
|
0.00 % | 2019 | -4.5 % | -4.3 % | View data |
180 |
#180
Spain
|
0.00 % | 2019 | -2.5 % | -2.9 % | View data |
181 |
#181
Greece
|
0.00 % | 2019 | -1.1 % | -1.6 % | View data |
182 |
#182
Norway
|
0.00 % | 2019 | -7.8 % | -6.1 % | View data |
183 |
#183
Poland
|
0.00 % | 2019 | -5.2 % | -3.7 % | View data |
184 |
#184
Belarus
|
0.00 % | 2019 | -18.1 % | -11.8 % | View data |
185 |
#185
Italy
|
0.00 % | 2019 | -6.4 % | -6.2 % | View data |
Source: World Bank