Maternal Mortality Rate by Country

Analysis

Global Rankings

Rank	Country	Maternal Mortality Rate (deaths)	Date
1	Central African Republic	835.0 deaths	2020
2	Guinea-Bissau	725.0 deaths	2020
3	Liberia	652.0 deaths	2020
4	Somalia	621.0 deaths	2020
5	Afghanistan	620.0 deaths	2020
6	Lesotho	566.0 deaths	2020
7	Guinea	553.0 deaths	2020
8	Democratic Republic of the Congo	547.0 deaths	2020
9	Kenya	530.0 deaths	2020
10	Benin	523.0 deaths	2020
11	Burundi	494.0 deaths	2020
12	Cote d'Ivoire	480.0 deaths	2020
13	Mauritania	465.0 deaths	2020
14	Gambia	458.0 deaths	2020
15	Sierra Leone	443.0 deaths	2020
16	Niger	441.0 deaths	2020
17	Mali	440.0 deaths	2020
18	Cameroon	438.0 deaths	2020
19	Swaziland	437.0 deaths	2017
20	Togo	399.0 deaths	2020
21	Madagascar	392.0 deaths	2020
22	Malawi	381.0 deaths	2020
23	Zimbabwe	357.0 deaths	2020
24	Haiti	350.0 deaths	2020
25	Eritrea	322.0 deaths	2020
26	Uganda	284.0 deaths	2020
27	Republic of the Congo	282.0 deaths	2020
28	Sudan	270.0 deaths	2020
29	Ethiopia	267.0 deaths	2020
30	Burkina Faso	264.0 deaths	2020
31	Ghana	263.0 deaths	2020
32	Senegal	261.0 deaths	2020
33	Rwanda	259.0 deaths	2020
34	Venezuela	259.0 deaths	2020
35	Tanzania	238.0 deaths	2020
36	Djibouti	234.0 deaths	2020
37	Gabon	227.0 deaths	2020
38	Angola	222.0 deaths	2020
39	Cambodia	218.0 deaths	2020
40	Comoros	217.0 deaths	2020
41	Namibia	215.0 deaths	2020
42	Equatorial Guinea	212.0 deaths	2020
43	Timor-Leste	204.0 deaths	2020
44	Papua New Guinea	192.0 deaths	2020
45	Botswana	186.0 deaths	2020
46	Yemen	183.0 deaths	2020
47	Burma	179.0 deaths	2020
48	Nepal	174.0 deaths	2020
49	Indonesia	173.0 deaths	2020
50	Bolivia	161.0 deaths	2020
51	Pakistan	154.0 deaths	2020
52	Sao Tome and Principe	146.0 deaths	2020
53	Zambia	135.0 deaths	2020
54	Belize	130.0 deaths	2020
55	Mozambique	127.0 deaths	2020
56	South Africa	127.0 deaths	2020
57	Tonga	126.0 deaths	2020
58	Laos	126.0 deaths	2020
59	Vietnam	124.0 deaths	2020
60	Bangladesh	123.0 deaths	2020
61	Solomon Islands	122.0 deaths	2020
62	Guyana	112.0 deaths	2020
63	Dominican Republic	107.0 deaths	2020
64	North Korea	107.0 deaths	2020
65	India	103.0 deaths	2020
66	Jamaica	99.0 deaths	2020
67	Guatemala	96.0 deaths	2020
68	Suriname	96.0 deaths	2020
69	Vanuatu	94.0 deaths	2020
70	Mauritius	84.0 deaths	2020
71	Algeria	78.0 deaths	2020
72	Nicaragua	78.0 deaths	2020
73	Philippines	78.0 deaths	2020
74	Bahamas	77.0 deaths	2020
75	Kiribati	76.0 deaths	2020
76	Iraq	76.0 deaths	2020
77	Colombia	75.0 deaths	2020
78	Micronesia, Federated States of	74.0 deaths	2020
79	Saint Lucia	73.0 deaths	2020
80	Libya	72.0 deaths	2020
81	Morocco	72.0 deaths	2020
82	Honduras	72.0 deaths	2020
83	Brazil	72.0 deaths	2020
84	Paraguay	71.0 deaths	2020
85	Peru	69.0 deaths	2020
86	Cyprus	68.0 deaths	2020
87	Ecuador	66.0 deaths	2020
88	Chad	63.0 deaths	2020
89	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	62.0 deaths	2020
90	Bhutan	60.0 deaths	2020
91	Samoa	59.0 deaths	2020
92	Mexico	59.0 deaths	2020
93	Maldives	57.0 deaths	2020
94	Panama	50.0 deaths	2020
95	Kyrgyzstan	50.0 deaths	2020
96	Nigeria	47.0 deaths	2020
97	Argentina	45.0 deaths	2020
98	Brunei	44.0 deaths	2020
99	El Salvador	43.0 deaths	2020
100	Cabo Verde	42.0 deaths	2020
101	Azerbaijan	41.0 deaths	2020
102	Jordan	41.0 deaths	2020
103	Barbados	39.0 deaths	2020
104	Cuba	39.0 deaths	2020
105	Mongolia	39.0 deaths	2020
106	Fiji	38.0 deaths	2020
107	Tunisia	37.0 deaths	2020
108	Puerto Rico	34.0 deaths	2020
109	Uzbekistan	30.0 deaths	2020
110	Syria	30.0 deaths	2020
111	Thailand	29.0 deaths	2020
112	Sri Lanka	29.0 deaths	2020
113	Georgia	28.0 deaths	2020
114	Trinidad and Tobago	27.0 deaths	2020
115	Armenia	27.0 deaths	2020
116	China	23.0 deaths	2020
117	Costa Rica	22.0 deaths	2020
118	Iran	22.0 deaths	2020
119	Grenada	21.0 deaths	2020
120	Malaysia	21.0 deaths	2020
121	Lebanon	21.0 deaths	2020
122	United States	21.0 deaths	2020
123	Uruguay	19.0 deaths	2020
124	Latvia	18.0 deaths	2020
125	Egypt	17.0 deaths	2020
126	Tajikistan	17.0 deaths	2020
127	Ukraine	17.0 deaths	2020
128	Oman	17.0 deaths	2020
129	Turkey	17.0 deaths	2020
130	Bahrain	16.0 deaths	2020
131	Saudi Arabia	16.0 deaths	2020
132	Hungary	15.0 deaths	2020
133	Chile	15.0 deaths	2020
134	Russia	14.0 deaths	2020
135	Kazakhstan	13.0 deaths	2020
136	Moldova	12.0 deaths	2020
137	Portugal	12.0 deaths	2020
138	Canada	11.0 deaths	2020
139	Romania	10.0 deaths	2020
140	Serbia	10.0 deaths	2020
141	United Kingdom	10.0 deaths	2020
142	Lithuania	9.0 deaths	2020
143	United Arab Emirates	9.0 deaths	2020
144	South Korea	8.0 deaths	2020
145	Albania	8.0 deaths	2020
146	Finland	8.0 deaths	2020
147	France	8.0 deaths	2020
148	Greece	8.0 deaths	2020
149	Qatar	8.0 deaths	2020
150	New Zealand	7.0 deaths	2020
151	Singapore	7.0 deaths	2020
152	Bulgaria	7.0 deaths	2020
153	Switzerland	7.0 deaths	2020
154	Kuwait	7.0 deaths	2020
155	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6.0 deaths	2020
156	Luxembourg	6.0 deaths	2020
157	Montenegro	6.0 deaths	2020
158	Turkmenistan	5.0 deaths	2020
159	Austria	5.0 deaths	2020
160	Belgium	5.0 deaths	2020
161	Croatia	5.0 deaths	2020
162	Denmark	5.0 deaths	2020
163	Estonia	5.0 deaths	2020
164	Ireland	5.0 deaths	2020
165	Italy	5.0 deaths	2020
166	Slovakia	5.0 deaths	2020
167	Slovenia	5.0 deaths	2020
168	Sweden	5.0 deaths	2020
169	Japan	4.0 deaths	2020
170	Germany	4.0 deaths	2020
171	Netherlands	4.0 deaths	2020
172	Australia	3.0 deaths	2020
173	Czech Republic	3.0 deaths	2020
174	Iceland	3.0 deaths	2020
175	Macedonia	3.0 deaths	2020
176	Malta	3.0 deaths	2020
177	Spain	3.0 deaths	2020
178	Israel	3.0 deaths	2020
179	Norway	2.0 deaths	2020
180	Poland	2.0 deaths	2020
181	Belarus	1.0 deaths	2020

The Importance of Maternal Mortality Rates

Maternal mortality is a key indicator of the quality and accessibility of healthcare for women. High rates often signal gaps in medical infrastructure, education, and social support. Reducing maternal deaths improves family stability and child health outcomes. Tracking this statistic helps direct resources to where they are most needed. Progress in maternal health is essential for achieving broader development goals.

Sources

Rankings are based on the most recent data available and may vary over time as new data is released. This list uses the latest available data from The World Factbook.