Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births)
Ratio of the number of maternal deaths to the number of live births in a given year, expressed per 100,000 live births.
Source: UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Group (MMEIG) WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Bank (2013). June 2012 updates. Accessed June, 2013.
http://www.childinfo.org/maternal_mortality_ratio.php
Data in the tables are those available to the Human Development Report Office as of 15 November, 2013, unless otherwise specified.
HDI Rank |
Country |
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
.. | Very high human development |
16 |
14 |
14 |
15 |
.. | High human development |
111 |
65 |
49 |
42 |
.. | Medium human development |
524 |
329 |
249 |
186 |
.. | Low human development |
796 |
644 |
535 |
426 |
1 | Norway |
9 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
2 | Australia |
10 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
3 | Switzerland |
7 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
4 | Netherlands |
10 |
13 |
8 |
6 |
5 | United States |
12 |
14 |
18 |
21 |
6 | Germany |
13 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 | New Zealand |
18 |
12 |
15 |
15 |
8 | Canada |
6 |
7 |
11 |
12 |
9 | Singapore |
6 |
15 |
9 |
3 |
10 | Denmark |
13 |
8 |
7 |
12 |
11 | Ireland |
6 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
12 | Sweden |
6 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
13 | Iceland |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
14 | United Kingdom |
10 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
15 | Korea (Republic of) |
18 |
19 |
17 |
16 |
15 | Hong Kong, China (SAR) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
17 | Japan |
12 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
18 | Liechtenstein |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
19 | Israel |
12 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
20 | France |
13 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
21 | Luxembourg |
6 |
11 |
17 |
20 |
21 | Belgium |
10 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
21 | Austria |
10 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
24 | Finland |
7 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
25 | Slovenia |
11 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
26 | Italy |
10 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
27 | Spain |
7 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
28 | Czech Republic |
15 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
29 | Greece |
6 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
30 | Brunei Darussalam |
29 |
24 |
25 |
24 |
31 | Qatar |
15 |
11 |
9 |
7 |
32 | Cyprus |
17 |
15 |
12 |
10 |
33 | Estonia |
48 |
28 |
23 |
2 |
34 | Saudi Arabia |
44 |
27 |
25 |
24 |
35 | Poland |
17 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
35 | Lithuania |
34 |
21 |
11 |
8 |
37 | Slovakia |
15 |
13 |
6 |
6 |
37 | Andorra |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
39 | Malta |
14 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
40 | United Arab Emirates |
24 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
41 | Portugal |
15 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
41 | Chile |
56 |
29 |
26 |
25 |
43 | Hungary |
23 |
10 |
10 |
21 |
44 | Cuba |
63 |
63 |
67 |
73 |
44 | Bahrain |
23 |
22 |
21 |
20 |
46 | Kuwait |
11 |
9 |
8 |
14 |
47 | Croatia |
8 |
11 |
14 |
17 |
48 | Latvia |
57 |
43 |
21 |
34 |
49 | Argentina |
71 |
63 |
69 |
77 |
50 | Uruguay |
39 |
35 |
31 |
29 |
51 | Montenegro |
8 |
11 |
9 |
8 |
51 | Bahamas |
52 |
56 |
47 |
47 |
53 | Belarus |
37 |
31 |
20 |
4 |
54 | Romania |
170 |
52 |
30 |
27 |
55 | Libya |
99 |
67 |
61 |
58 |
56 | Oman |
110 |
51 |
39 |
32 |
57 | Russian Federation |
74 |
57 |
37 |
34 |
58 | Bulgaria |
24 |
28 |
13 |
11 |
59 | Barbados |
120 |
49 |
41 |
51 |
60 | Palau |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
61 | Antigua and Barbuda |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
62 | Malaysia |
53 |
39 |
34 |
29 |
63 | Mauritius |
68 |
28 |
32 |
60 |
64 | Trinidad and Tobago |
86 |
59 |
59 |
46 |
65 | Panama |
100 |
110 |
100 |
92 |
65 | Lebanon |
52 |
38 |
31 |
25 |
67 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
94 |
91 |
94 |
92 |
68 | Costa Rica |
38 |
47 |
50 |
40 |
69 | Turkey |
67 |
39 |
28 |
20 |
70 | Kazakhstan |
92 |
70 |
50 |
51 |
71 | Seychelles |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
71 | Mexico |
92 |
82 |
54 |
50 |
73 | Sri Lanka |
85 |
58 |
44 |
35 |
73 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
75 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
120 |
48 |
30 |
21 |
76 | Azerbaijan |
56 |
65 |
52 |
43 |
77 | Serbia |
23 |
12 |
10 |
12 |
77 | Jordan |
110 |
79 |
72 |
63 |
79 | Grenada |
34 |
27 |
25 |
24 |
79 | Georgia |
63 |
58 |
61 |
67 |
79 | Brazil |
120 |
81 |
67 |
56 |
82 | Peru |
200 |
120 |
90 |
67 |
83 | Ukraine |
49 |
35 |
25 |
32 |
84 | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
16 |
15 |
10 |
10 |
84 | Belize |
71 |
100 |
77 |
53 |
86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
18 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
87 | Armenia |
46 |
38 |
34 |
30 |
88 | Fiji |
32 |
31 |
29 |
26 |
89 | Thailand |
54 |
66 |
54 |
48 |
90 | Tunisia |
130 |
84 |
68 |
56 |
91 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
59 |
88 |
64 |
48 |
91 | China |
120 |
61 |
45 |
37 |
93 | Dominica |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
93 | Algeria |
220 |
140 |
110 |
97 |
95 | Albania |
48 |
39 |
31 |
27 |
96 | Jamaica |
59 |
83 |
89 |
110 |
97 | Saint Lucia |
64 |
46 |
40 |
35 |
98 | Ecuador |
180 |
130 |
110 |
110 |
98 | Colombia |
170 |
130 |
100 |
92 |
100 | Tonga |
67 |
87 |
100 |
110 |
100 | Suriname |
84 |
130 |
110 |
130 |
102 | Dominican Republic |
220 |
130 |
130 |
150 |
103 | Turkmenistan |
82 |
91 |
76 |
67 |
103 | Mongolia |
120 |
96 |
84 |
63 |
103 | Maldives |
830 |
190 |
94 |
60 |
106 | Samoa |
260 |
150 |
120 |
100 |
107 | Palestine, State of |
90 |
64 |
67 |
64 |
108 | Indonesia |
600 |
340 |
270 |
220 |
109 | Botswana |
140 |
350 |
330 |
160 |
110 | Egypt |
230 |
100 |
78 |
66 |
111 | Paraguay |
120 |
110 |
110 |
99 |
112 | Gabon |
270 |
270 |
260 |
230 |
113 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
450 |
280 |
240 |
190 |
114 | Moldova (Republic of) |
62 |
39 |
25 |
41 |
115 | El Salvador |
150 |
110 |
94 |
81 |
116 | Uzbekistan |
59 |
33 |
32 |
28 |
117 | Philippines |
170 |
120 |
110 |
99 |
118 | Syrian Arab Republic |
240 |
120 |
89 |
70 |
118 | South Africa |
250 |
330 |
360 |
300 |
120 | Iraq |
89 |
78 |
74 |
63 |
121 | Viet Nam |
240 |
100 |
74 |
59 |
121 | Guyana |
180 |
220 |
280 |
280 |
123 | Cape Verde |
200 |
170 |
110 |
79 |
124 | Micronesia (Federated States of) |
140 |
130 |
110 |
100 |
125 | Kyrgyzstan |
73 |
82 |
77 |
71 |
125 | Guatemala |
160 |
130 |
120 |
120 |
127 | Namibia |
200 |
280 |
310 |
200 |
128 | Timor-Leste |
1,000 |
610 |
410 |
300 |
129 | Morocco |
300 |
170 |
130 |
100 |
129 | Honduras |
220 |
160 |
130 |
100 |
131 | Vanuatu |
220 |
120 |
110 |
110 |
132 | Nicaragua |
170 |
130 |
110 |
95 |
133 | Tajikistan |
94 |
120 |
79 |
65 |
133 | Kiribati |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
135 | India |
600 |
390 |
280 |
200 |
136 | Cambodia |
830 |
510 |
340 |
250 |
136 | Bhutan |
1,000 |
430 |
270 |
180 |
138 | Ghana |
580 |
550 |
440 |
350 |
139 | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
1,600 |
870 |
650 |
470 |
140 | Congo |
420 |
540 |
550 |
560 |
141 | Zambia |
470 |
540 |
500 |
440 |
142 | Sao Tome and Principe |
150 |
110 |
87 |
70 |
142 | Bangladesh |
800 |
400 |
330 |
240 |
144 | Equatorial Guinea |
1,200 |
450 |
270 |
240 |
145 | Nepal |
770 |
360 |
250 |
170 |
146 | Pakistan |
490 |
380 |
310 |
260 |
147 | Kenya |
400 |
490 |
450 |
360 |
148 | Swaziland |
300 |
360 |
420 |
320 |
149 | Angola |
1,200 |
890 |
650 |
450 |
150 | Myanmar |
520 |
300 |
230 |
200 |
151 | Rwanda |
910 |
840 |
550 |
340 |
152 | Nigeria |
1,100 |
970 |
820 |
630 |
152 | Cameroon |
670 |
730 |
720 |
690 |
154 | Yemen |
610 |
380 |
270 |
200 |
155 | Madagascar |
640 |
400 |
310 |
240 |
156 | Zimbabwe |
450 |
640 |
690 |
570 |
157 | Solomon Islands |
150 |
120 |
110 |
93 |
157 | Papua New Guinea |
390 |
310 |
270 |
230 |
159 | Tanzania (United Republic of) |
870 |
730 |
610 |
460 |
159 | Comoros |
440 |
340 |
310 |
280 |
161 | Mauritania |
760 |
630 |
560 |
510 |
162 | Lesotho |
520 |
690 |
720 |
620 |
163 | Senegal |
670 |
500 |
430 |
370 |
164 | Uganda |
600 |
530 |
420 |
310 |
165 | Benin |
770 |
530 |
430 |
350 |
166 | Togo |
620 |
440 |
370 |
300 |
166 | Sudan |
1,000 |
870 |
800 |
730 |
168 | Haiti |
620 |
460 |
410 |
350 |
169 | Afghanistan |
1,300 |
1,000 |
710 |
460 |
170 | Djibouti |
290 |
290 |
220 |
200 |
171 | Côte d'Ivoire |
710 |
590 |
510 |
400 |
172 | Gambia |
700 |
520 |
430 |
360 |
173 | Ethiopia |
950 |
700 |
510 |
350 |
174 | Malawi |
1,100 |
840 |
630 |
460 |
175 | Liberia |
1,200 |
1,300 |
1,100 |
770 |
176 | Mali |
1,100 |
740 |
620 |
540 |
177 | Guinea-Bissau |
1,100 |
970 |
890 |
790 |
178 | Mozambique |
910 |
710 |
630 |
490 |
179 | Guinea |
1,200 |
970 |
800 |
610 |
180 | Burundi |
1,100 |
1,000 |
910 |
800 |
181 | Burkina Faso |
700 |
450 |
370 |
300 |
182 | Eritrea |
880 |
390 |
300 |
240 |
183 | Sierra Leone |
1,300 |
1,300 |
1,000 |
890 |
184 | Chad |
920 |
1,100 |
1,100 |
1,100 |
185 | Central African Republic |
930 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
890 |
186 | Congo (Democratic Republic of the) |
930 |
770 |
660 |
540 |
187 | Niger |
1,200 |
870 |
720 |
590 |
.. | South Sudan |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. | Tuvalu |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. | Somalia |
890 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
.. | San Marino |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. | Nauru |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. | Monaco |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. | Marshall Islands |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. | Korea (Democratic People's Rep. of) |
97 |
120 |
85 |
81 |
Footnotes |
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Symbols | |
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.. | Data not available |
(.) | Greater (or less) than zero but small enough to be rounded off to zero at the displayed number of decimal points |
< | Less than |
- | Not applicable |
T | Total |