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THE GLOBAL INDEX #055

Maternal mortality2023

Modeled maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2023Latest published year: 2023
Economies with data194 / 217No observation: 23
First-ranked country or territoryNigeria993 per 100,000 births

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Maternal mortality · 2023 · per 100,000 births
RankCountry / territoryValue (per 100,000 births)Year
01Nigeria9932023
02Chad7482023
03Central African Republic6922023
03South Sudan6922023
05Liberia6282023
06Somalia5632023
07Afghanistan5212023
08Benin5182023
09Guinea-Bissau5052023
10Guinea4942023
11Lesotho4782023
12Madagascar4452023
13Congo - Kinshasa4272023
14Burundi3922023
15Mauritania3812023
16Mali3672023
17Côte d’Ivoire3592023
18Zimbabwe3582023
19Gambia3542023
19Sierra Leone3542023
21Niger3502023
22Togo3492023
23Haiti3282023
24Eritrea2912023
25Tanzania2762023
26Nauru2732023
27Cameroon2582023
28Sudan2562023
29Burkina Faso2422023
30Congo - Brazzaville2412023
31Senegal2372023
32Ghana2342023
33Gabon2332023
34Rwanda2292023
35Venezuela2272023
36Malawi2252023
37Ethiopia1952023
38Timor-Leste1922023
39Papua New Guinea1892023
40Myanmar (Burma)1852023
41Angola1832023
42Comoros1792023
43Equatorial Guinea1742023
44Tuvalu1702023
44Uganda1702023
46Djibouti1622023
47Botswana1552023
47Marshall Islands1552023
47Pakistan1552023
50Kenya1492023
51Bolivia1462023
52Nepal1422023
53Indonesia1402023
54Namibia1392023
55Cambodia1372023
56Jamaica1302023
57Micronesia1292023
58Dominican Republic1242023
59Solomon Islands1232023
60Eswatini1182023
60Yemen1182023
60South Africa1182023
63Bangladesh1152023
64Laos1122023
65Samoa1012023
66Vanuatu1002023
67Mozambique992023
68Guatemala942023
69Palau892023
70Zambia852023
71Philippines842023
71Suriname842023
73India802023
73Kiribati802023
75Bahamas762023
76Guyana752023
76São Tomé & Príncipe752023
78St. Kitts & Nevis742023
79Morocco702023
80Belize672023
80Brazil672023
80North Korea672023
80Tonga672023
84Iraq662023
84Mauritius662023
86Algeria622023
87Nicaragua602023
88Colombia592023
88Libya592023
90Paraguay582023
91St. Vincent & Grenadines562023
92Ecuador552023
93Trinidad & Tobago542023
94Peru512023
95Grenada482023
95Vietnam482023
97Bhutan472023
97Honduras472023
99St. Lucia442023
100Kyrgyzstan422023
100Mexico422023
100Seychelles422023
103Mongolia412023
104Cape Verde402023
105El Salvador392023
106Panama372023
107Brunei362023
107Dominica362023
107Tunisia362023
110Antigua & Barbuda352023
110Barbados352023
110Cuba352023
113Thailand342023
114Argentina332023
115Maldives322023
116Jordan312023
117Fiji302023
118Malaysia262023
118Uzbekistan262023
120Costa Rica242023
121Georgia202023
121Syria202023
123Armenia192023
123Latvia192023
123Moldova192023
126Azerbaijan182023
126Sri Lanka182023
128Bahrain172023
128Egypt172023
128United States172023
131China162023
131Iran162023
131Palestinian Territories162023
134Lebanon152023
134Portugal152023
134Türkiye152023
134Ukraine152023
134Uruguay152023
139Cyprus142023
139Tajikistan142023
141Oman132023
142Canada122023
142Hungary122023
142Romania122023
145Andorra112023
145Luxembourg112023
145Puerto Rico112023
145Serbia112023
149Chile102023
149Kazakhstan102023
151Russia92023
152Finland82023
152United Kingdom82023
152Kuwait82023
152Lithuania82023
152Malta82023
152San Marino82023
158Albania72023
158France72023
158New Zealand72023
158Saudi Arabia72023
162Austria62023
162Bulgaria62023
162Bosnia & Herzegovina62023
162Italy62023
162Montenegro62023
162Singapore62023
168Switzerland52023
168Estonia52023
168Greece52023
168Monaco52023
168Turkmenistan52023
173Belgium42023
173Germany42023
173Denmark42023
173Ireland42023
173South Korea42023
173Netherlands42023
173Qatar42023
173Slovakia42023
173Sweden42023
182United Arab Emirates32023
182Czechia32023
182Spain32023
182Croatia32023
182Iceland32023
182Japan32023
182North Macedonia32023
182Slovenia32023
190Australia22023
190Israel22023
190Poland22023
193Belarus12023
193Norway12023

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No observation (23)

American Samoa · Aruba · Bermuda · British Virgin Islands · Cayman Islands · Channel Islands · Curaçao · Faroe Islands · French Polynesia · Gibraltar · Greenland · Guam · Hong Kong SAR China · Isle of Man · Kosovo · Liechtenstein · Macao SAR China · New Caledonia · Northern Mariana Islands · Sint Maarten · St. Martin · Turks & Caicos Islands · U.S. Virgin Islands

Source & definition

Indicator definition
Modeled maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.
Unit
per 100,000 births
Source & definition
World Bank · SH.STA.MMRT
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Original metadata
Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non-AIDS deaths in women ages 15-49, fertility, birth attendants, and GDP measured using purchasing power parities (PPPs).

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  "sourceNote": "Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non-AIDS deaths in women ages 15-49, fertility, birth attendants, and GDP measured using purchasing power parities (PPPs).",
  "sourceOrganization": "Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/news/item/23-02-2023-a-woman-dies-every-two-minutes-due-to-pregnancy-or-childbirth--un-agencies;\nUN Children's Fund (UNICEF), note: Trends in Maternal Mortality;\nUN Population Fund (UNFPA), note: Trends in Maternal Mortality;\nWorld Bank Group (WBG), note: Trends in Maternal Mortality",
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