Maternal Mortality
This key economic indicator for the Maternal Health sector has been recently updated.
- In 2019, Maternal Mortality in Luxembourg jumped by 6.3% compared to the previous year.
- Since 2014 Lithuania Maternal Mortality jumped by 30.3% year on year attaining 12.4 Units (Deaths) Per Hundred Thousand Live Births.
- In 2019 Portugal was number 4 in Maternal Mortality.
- In 2018 United States was number 3 in Maternal Mortality totalising 17.4 Units (Deaths) Per Hundred Thousand Live Births, from 34 in 2017.
Top Countries in Maternal Mortality
Units (Deaths) Per Hundred Thousand Live Births - 1960 to 2019
| # | 34 Countries | Units (Deaths) Per Hundred Thousand Live Births | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
Mexico
| 33 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -3.2 % | View data |
| 2 |
#2
Luxembourg
| 26 | 2019 | +6.3 % | NA | View data |
| 3 |
#3
United States
| 17 | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
| 4 |
#4
Portugal
| 16 | 2019 | -4.7 % | +17.6 % | View data |
| 5 |
#5
Latvia
| 14 | 2019 | -13.4 % | -0.6 % | View data |
| 6 |
#6
Chile
| 13 | 2019 | +1.5 % | -0.3 % | View data |
| 7 |
#7
Lithuania
| 12 | 2019 | -12.7 % | +30.3 % | View data |
| 8 |
#8
Turkey
| 12 | 2019 | -11.0 % | -4.2 % | View data |
| 9 |
#9
Hungary
| 11 | 2019 | +12.0 % | +11.2 % | View data |
| 10 |
#10
Greece
| 11 | 2019 | +5.7 % | +20.9 % | View data |
| 11 |
#11
South Korea
| 10 | 2019 | -12.4 % | -2.1 % | View data |
| 12 |
#12
Canada
| 8 | 2019 | -4.7 % | +6.5 % | View data |
| 13 |
#13
Czech Republic
| 7 | 2019 | -1.5 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 14 |
#14
United Kingdom
| 6 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -1.2 % | View data |
| 15 |
#15
Austria
| 6 | 2019 | -12.7 % | -6.3 % | View data |
| 16 |
#16
Finland
| 5 | 2019 | +23.8 % | -0.4 % | View data |
| 17 |
#17
Sweden
| 4 | 2019 | +2.3 % | -3.3 % | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Slovenia
| 4 | 2019 | -6.5 % | -2.2 % | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Switzerland
| 4 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -6.1 % | View data |
| 20 |
#20
Australia
| 4 | 2019 | -16.7 % | +0.0 % | View data |
Source: OECD