Health

Maternal mortality ratio

Women who die from pregnancy-related causes per 100,000 live births (modelled estimate).

Year

Lowest · 2023

Belarus

1.00

Coverage · 2023

194

countries

Method

Lower is better

Score: 0 = worst, 100 = best in 2023

Ranking 2023

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#	Country	Value	Score
1	Belarus	1.00	100.0
1	Norway	1.00	100.0
3	Australia	2.00	99.9
3	Israel	2.00	99.9
3	Poland	2.00	99.9
6	Croatia	3.00	99.8
6	Czechia	3.00	99.8
6	Iceland	3.00	99.8
6	Japan	3.00	99.8
6	North Macedonia	3.00	99.8
6	Slovenia	3.00	99.8
6	Spain	3.00	99.8
6	United Arab Emirates	3.00	99.8
14	Belgium	4.00	99.7
14	Denmark	4.00	99.7
14	Germany	4.00	99.7
14	Ireland	4.00	99.7
14	Netherlands	4.00	99.7
14	Qatar	4.00	99.7
14	Slovakia	4.00	99.7
14	South Korea	4.00	99.7
14	Sweden	4.00	99.7
23	Estonia	5.00	99.6
23	Greece	5.00	99.6
23	Monaco	5.00	99.6
23	Switzerland	5.00	99.6
23	Turkmenistan	5.00	99.6
28	Austria	6.00	99.5
28	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6.00	99.5
28	Bulgaria	6.00	99.5
28	Italy	6.00	99.5
28	Montenegro	6.00	99.5
28	Singapore	6.00	99.5
34	Albania	7.00	99.4
34	France	7.00	99.4
34	New Zealand	7.00	99.4
34	Saudi Arabia	7.00	99.4
38	Finland	8.00	99.3
38	Kuwait	8.00	99.3
38	Lithuania	8.00	99.3
38	Malta	8.00	99.3
38	San Marino	8.00	99.3
38	United Kingdom	8.00	99.3
44	Russia	9.00	99.2
45	Chile	10.0	99.1
45	Kazakhstan	10.0	99.1
47	Andorra	11.0	99.0
47	Luxembourg	11.0	99.0
47	Puerto Rico	11.0	99.0
47	Serbia	11.0	99.0
51	Canada	12.0	98.9
51	Hungary	12.0	98.9
51	Romania	12.0	98.9
54	Oman	13.0	98.8
55	Cyprus	14.0	98.7
55	Tajikistan	14.0	98.7
57	Lebanon	15.0	98.6
57	Portugal	15.0	98.6
57	Turkey	15.0	98.6
57	Ukraine	15.0	98.6
57	Uruguay	15.0	98.6
62	China	16.0	98.5
62	Iran	16.0	98.5
62	West Bank and Gaza	16.0	98.5
65	Bahrain	17.0	98.4
65	Egypt	17.0	98.4
65	United States	17.0	98.4
68	Azerbaijan	18.0	98.3
68	Sri Lanka	18.0	98.3
70	Armenia	19.0	98.2
70	Latvia	19.0	98.2
70	Moldova	19.0	98.2
73	Georgia	20.0	98.1
73	Syria	20.0	98.1
75	Costa Rica	24.0	97.7
76	Malaysia	26.0	97.5
76	Uzbekistan	26.0	97.5
78	Fiji	30.0	97.1
79	Jordan	31.0	97.0
80	Maldives	32.0	96.9
81	Argentina	33.0	96.8
82	Thailand	34.0	96.7
83	Antigua and Barbuda	35.0	96.6
83	Barbados	35.0	96.6
83	Cuba	35.0	96.6
86	Brunei	36.0	96.5
86	Dominica	36.0	96.5
86	Tunisia	36.0	96.5
89	Panama	37.0	96.4
90	El Salvador	39.0	96.2
91	Cabo Verde	40.0	96.1
92	Mongolia	41.0	96.0
93	Kyrgyzstan	42.0	95.9
93	Mexico	42.0	95.9
93	Seychelles	42.0	95.9
96	Saint Lucia	44.0	95.7
97	Bhutan	47.0	95.4
97	Honduras	47.0	95.4
99	Grenada	48.0	95.3
99	Vietnam	48.0	95.3
101	Peru	51.0	95.0
102	Trinidad and Tobago	54.0	94.7
103	Ecuador	55.0	94.6
104	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	56.0	94.5
105	Paraguay	58.0	94.3
106	Colombia	59.0	94.2
106	Libya	59.0	94.2
108	Nicaragua	60.0	94.1
109	Algeria	62.0	93.9
110	Iraq	66.0	93.4
110	Mauritius	66.0	93.4
112	Belize	67.0	93.3
112	Brazil	67.0	93.3
112	North Korea	67.0	93.3
112	Tonga	67.0	93.3
116	Morocco	70.0	93.0
117	Saint Kitts and Nevis	74.0	92.6
118	Guyana	75.0	92.5
118	São Tomé and Príncipe	75.0	92.5
120	Bahamas	76.0	92.4
121	India	80.0	92.0
121	Kiribati	80.0	92.0
123	Philippines	84.0	91.6
123	Suriname	84.0	91.6
125	Zambia	85.0	91.5
126	Palau	89.0	91.1
127	Guatemala	94.0	90.6
128	Mozambique	99.0	90.1
129	Vanuatu	100.0	90.0
130	Samoa	101.0	89.9
131	Laos	112.0	88.8
132	Bangladesh	115.0	88.5
133	Eswatini	118.0	88.2
133	South Africa	118.0	88.2
133	Yemen	118.0	88.2
136	Solomon Islands	123.0	87.7
137	Dominican Republic	124.0	87.6
138	Micronesia	129.0	87.1
139	Jamaica	130.0	87.0
140	Cambodia	137.0	86.3
141	Namibia	139.0	86.1
142	Indonesia	140.0	86.0
143	Nepal	142.0	85.8
144	Bolivia	146.0	85.4
145	Kenya	149.0	85.1
146	Botswana	155.0	84.5
146	Marshall Islands	155.0	84.5
146	Pakistan	155.0	84.5
149	Djibouti	162.0	83.8
150	Tuvalu	170.0	83.0
150	Uganda	170.0	83.0
152	Equatorial Guinea	174.0	82.6
153	Comoros	179.0	82.1
154	Angola	183.0	81.7
155	Myanmar	185.0	81.5
156	Papua New Guinea	189.0	81.0
157	Timor-Leste	192.0	80.7
158	Ethiopia	195.0	80.4
159	Malawi	225.0	77.4
160	Venezuela	227.0	77.2
161	Rwanda	229.0	77.0
162	Gabon	233.0	76.6
163	Ghana	234.0	76.5
164	Senegal	237.0	76.2
165	Congo	241.0	75.8
166	Burkina Faso	242.0	75.7
167	Sudan	256.0	74.3
168	Cameroon	258.0	74.1
169	Nauru	273.0	72.6
170	Tanzania	276.0	72.3
171	Eritrea	291.0	70.8
172	Haiti	328.0	67.0
173	Togo	349.0	64.9
174	Niger	350.0	64.8
175	Gambia	354.0	64.4
175	Sierra Leone	354.0	64.4
177	Zimbabwe	358.0	64.0
178	Côte d'Ivoire	359.0	63.9
179	Mali	367.0	63.1
180	Mauritania	381.0	61.7
181	Burundi	392.0	60.6
182	DR Congo	427.0	57.1
183	Madagascar	445.0	55.2
184	Lesotho	478.0	51.9
185	Guinea	494.0	50.3
186	Guinea-Bissau	505.0	49.2
187	Benin	518.0	47.9
188	Afghanistan	521.0	47.6
189	Somalia	563.0	43.3
190	Liberia	628.0	36.8
191	Central African Republic	692.0	30.3
191	South Sudan	692.0	30.3
193	Chad	748.0	24.7
194	Nigeria	993.0	0.0

Source: World Bank — Maternal mortality ratio · Unit: Per 100,000 live births · Year: 2023 · 194 entries