Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. The spread between the safest and most dangerous countries to give birth in is among the widest in all of mortality data.
191 countries · source: World Bank Open Data · years 2023 · open this measure in the console →
| # | Country | Region | /100k | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 993 | 2023 |
| 2 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 748 | 2023 |
| 3 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 692 | 2023 |
| 4 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 628 | 2023 |
| 5 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 563 | 2023 |
| 6 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 521 | 2023 |
| 7 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 518 | 2023 |
| 8 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 505 | 2023 |
| 9 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 494 | 2023 |
| 10 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 478 | 2023 |
| 11 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 445 | 2023 |
| 12 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 427 | 2023 |
| 13 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 392 | 2023 |
| 14 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 381 | 2023 |
| 15 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 367 | 2023 |
| 16 | Cote d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 359 | 2023 |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 358 | 2023 |
| 18 | Gambia, The | Sub-Saharan Africa | 354 | 2023 |
| 19 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 354 | 2023 |
| 20 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 350 | 2023 |
| 21 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 349 | 2023 |
| 22 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 328 | 2023 |
| 23 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 276 | 2023 |
| 24 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 273 | 2023 |
| 25 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 258 | 2023 |
| 26 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 256 | 2023 |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 242 | 2023 |
| 28 | Congo, Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 241 | 2023 |
| 29 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 237 | 2023 |
| 30 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 234 | 2023 |
| 31 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 233 | 2023 |
| 32 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 229 | 2023 |
| 33 | Venezuela, RB | Latin America & Caribbean | 227 | 2023 |
| 34 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 225 | 2023 |
| 35 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 195 | 2023 |
| 36 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 192 | 2023 |
| 37 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 189 | 2023 |
| 38 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 185 | 2023 |
| 39 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 183 | 2023 |
| 40 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 179 | 2023 |
| 41 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 174 | 2023 |
| 42 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 170 | 2023 |
| 43 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 170 | 2023 |
| 44 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 162 | 2023 |
| 45 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 155 | 2023 |
| 46 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 155 | 2023 |
| 47 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 155 | 2023 |
| 48 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 149 | 2023 |
| 49 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 146 | 2023 |
| 50 | Nepal | South Asia | 142 | 2023 |
| 51 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 140 | 2023 |
| 52 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 139 | 2023 |
| 53 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 137 | 2023 |
| 54 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 130 | 2023 |
| 55 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | East Asia & Pacific | 129 | 2023 |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 124 | 2023 |
| 57 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 123 | 2023 |
| 58 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 118 | 2023 |
| 59 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 118 | 2023 |
| 60 | Yemen, Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 118 | 2023 |
| 61 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 115 | 2023 |
| 62 | Lao PDR | East Asia & Pacific | 112 | 2023 |
| 63 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 101 | 2023 |
| 64 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 100 | 2023 |
| 65 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 99.0 | 2023 |
| 66 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 94.0 | 2023 |
| 67 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 89.0 | 2023 |
| 68 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 85.0 | 2023 |
| 69 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 84.0 | 2023 |
| 70 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 84.0 | 2023 |
| 71 | India | South Asia | 80.0 | 2023 |
| 72 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 80.0 | 2023 |
| 73 | Bahamas, The | Latin America & Caribbean | 76.0 | 2023 |
| 74 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 75.0 | 2023 |
| 75 | Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 75.0 | 2023 |
| 76 | St. Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 74.0 | 2023 |
| 77 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 70.0 | 2023 |
| 78 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 67.0 | 2023 |
| 79 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 67.0 | 2023 |
| 80 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 67.0 | 2023 |
| 81 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 66.0 | 2023 |
| 82 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 66.0 | 2023 |
| 83 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 62.0 | 2023 |
| 84 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 60.0 | 2023 |
| 85 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 59.0 | 2023 |
| 86 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 59.0 | 2023 |
| 87 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 58.0 | 2023 |
| 88 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 56.0 | 2023 |
| 89 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 55.0 | 2023 |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 54.0 | 2023 |
| 91 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 51.0 | 2023 |
| 92 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 48.0 | 2023 |
| 93 | Viet Nam | East Asia & Pacific | 48.0 | 2023 |
| 94 | Bhutan | South Asia | 47.0 | 2023 |
| 95 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 47.0 | 2023 |
| 96 | St. Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 44.0 | 2023 |
| 97 | Kyrgyz Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 42.0 | 2023 |
| 98 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 42.0 | 2023 |
| 99 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.0 | 2023 |
| 100 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 41.0 | 2023 |
| 101 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.0 | 2023 |
| 102 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 39.0 | 2023 |
| 103 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 37.0 | 2023 |
| 104 | Brunei Darussalam | East Asia & Pacific | 36.0 | 2023 |
| 105 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 36.0 | 2023 |
| 106 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 36.0 | 2023 |
| 107 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 35.0 | 2023 |
| 108 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 35.0 | 2023 |
| 109 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 35.0 | 2023 |
| 110 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 34.0 | 2023 |
| 111 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 33.0 | 2023 |
| 112 | Maldives | South Asia | 32.0 | 2023 |
| 113 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 31.0 | 2023 |
| 114 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 30.0 | 2023 |
| 115 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 26.0 | 2023 |
| 116 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 26.0 | 2023 |
| 117 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 24.0 | 2023 |
| 118 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 20.0 | 2023 |
| 119 | Syrian Arab Republic | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 20.0 | 2023 |
| 120 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 19.0 | 2023 |
| 121 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 19.0 | 2023 |
| 122 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 19.0 | 2023 |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 18.0 | 2023 |
| 124 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 18.0 | 2023 |
| 125 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17.0 | 2023 |
| 126 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17.0 | 2023 |
| 127 | United States | North America | 17.0 | 2023 |
| 128 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 16.0 | 2023 |
| 129 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16.0 | 2023 |
| 130 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16.0 | 2023 |
| 131 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15.0 | 2023 |
| 132 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 15.0 | 2023 |
| 133 | Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 15.0 | 2023 |
| 134 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 15.0 | 2023 |
| 135 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 15.0 | 2023 |
| 136 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 14.0 | 2023 |
| 137 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 14.0 | 2023 |
| 138 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 13.0 | 2023 |
| 139 | Canada | North America | 12.0 | 2023 |
| 140 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 12.0 | 2023 |
| 141 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 12.0 | 2023 |
| 142 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 11.0 | 2023 |
| 143 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 11.0 | 2023 |
| 144 | Puerto Rico (US) | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.0 | 2023 |
| 145 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 11.0 | 2023 |
| 146 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.0 | 2023 |
| 147 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 10.0 | 2023 |
| 148 | Russian Federation | Europe & Central Asia | 9.0 | 2023 |
| 149 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 8.0 | 2023 |
| 150 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.0 | 2023 |
| 151 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 8.0 | 2023 |
| 152 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.0 | 2023 |
| 153 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 8.0 | 2023 |
| 154 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 8.0 | 2023 |
| 155 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 7.0 | 2023 |
| 156 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 7.0 | 2023 |
| 157 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 7.0 | 2023 |
| 158 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.0 | 2023 |
| 159 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 6.0 | 2023 |
| 160 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 6.0 | 2023 |
| 161 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 6.0 | 2023 |
| 162 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 6.0 | 2023 |
| 163 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 6.0 | 2023 |
| 164 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 6.0 | 2023 |
| 165 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 5.0 | 2023 |
| 166 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 5.0 | 2023 |
| 167 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 5.0 | 2023 |
| 168 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 5.0 | 2023 |
| 169 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 5.0 | 2023 |
| 170 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 4.0 | 2023 |
| 171 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 4.0 | 2023 |
| 172 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 4.0 | 2023 |
| 173 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 4.0 | 2023 |
| 174 | Korea, Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 4.0 | 2023 |
| 175 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 4.0 | 2023 |
| 176 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.0 | 2023 |
| 177 | Slovak Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 4.0 | 2023 |
| 178 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 4.0 | 2023 |
| 179 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 3.0 | 2023 |
| 180 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 3.0 | 2023 |
| 181 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 3.0 | 2023 |
| 182 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 3.0 | 2023 |
| 183 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 3.0 | 2023 |
| 184 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 3.0 | 2023 |
| 185 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 3.0 | 2023 |
| 186 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.0 | 2023 |
| 187 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 2.0 | 2023 |
| 188 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.0 | 2023 |
| 189 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 2.0 | 2023 |
| 190 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 1.0 | 2023 |
| 191 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 1.0 | 2023 |