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Maternal Mortality Ratio

DemographicsUNDP HDRundp_hdr:mmrper 100,000 live births1990 → 2023184 countries
Source: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP HDR)
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DemographicsUNDP HDR
Coverage
184
Frequency
yearly
Range
1990 \u2192 2023
Latest
2023
Maternal Mortality Ratio infographic

Maternal Mortality Ratio by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: per 100,000 live births
≤ 6.22
6.22 – 16.3
16.3 – 39.17
39.17 – 74.57
74.57 – 158.98
158.98 – 316.21
> 316.21
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP HDR)

Highest 15 countries

Maternal Mortality Ratio
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP HDR)

Distribution across countries

Maternal Mortality Ratio
Countries
50
 
Median
353.6
 
Mean
414.8
 
25th pctl
238.3
 
75th pctl
522.6
 
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP HDR)

Compare trends

Maternal Mortality Ratio
South SudanChadNigeria
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP HDR)
CountryLatestDateTrend
South SudanSSD1.22K per 100,000 live births2023
ChadTCD1.06K per 100,000 live births2023
NigeriaNGA1.05K per 100,000 live births2023
Central African RepublicCAF835.27 per 100,000 live births2023
Guinea-BissauGNB725.09 per 100,000 live births2023
LiberiaLBR652.34 per 100,000 live births2023
Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM620.68 per 100,000 live births2023
AfghanistanAFG620.41 per 100,000 live births2023
LesothoLSO566.21 per 100,000 live births2023
GuineaGIN553.4 per 100,000 live births2023
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD547.36 per 100,000 live births2023
KenyaKEN529.96 per 100,000 live births2023
BeninBEN522.6 per 100,000 live births2023
BurundiBDI494.43 per 100,000 live births2023
Cote d'IvoireCIV479.91 per 100,000 live births2023
MauritaniaMRT463.83 per 100,000 live births2023
Gambia, TheGMB458.24 per 100,000 live births2023
Sierra LeoneSLE442.83 per 100,000 live births2023
NigerNER441.07 per 100,000 live births2023
MaliMLI440.22 per 100,000 live births2023
CameroonCMR437.75 per 100,000 live births2023
TogoTGO399.04 per 100,000 live births2023
MadagascarMDG391.52 per 100,000 live births2023
MalawiMWI380.67 per 100,000 live births2023
ZimbabweZWE356.76 per 100,000 live births2023
HaitiHTI350.4 per 100,000 live births2023
EritreaERI321.55 per 100,000 live births2023
UgandaUGA284.14 per 100,000 live births2023
Congo, Rep.COG282.39 per 100,000 live births2023
SudanSDN270.36 per 100,000 live births2023
EthiopiaETH266.69 per 100,000 live births2023
Burkina FasoBFA263.76 per 100,000 live births2023
GhanaGHA263.11 per 100,000 live births2023
SenegalSEN260.88 per 100,000 live births2023
Venezuela, RBVEN259.19 per 100,000 live births2023
RwandaRWA258.92 per 100,000 live births2023
EswatiniSWZ239.63 per 100,000 live births2023
TanzaniaTZA238.3 per 100,000 live births2023
DjiboutiDJI234.49 per 100,000 live births2023
GabonGAB226.55 per 100,000 live births2023
AngolaAGO221.91 per 100,000 live births2023
CambodiaKHM217.98 per 100,000 live births2023
ComorosCOM216.95 per 100,000 live births2023
NamibiaNAM214.64 per 100,000 live births2023
Equatorial GuineaGNQ212.33 per 100,000 live births2023
Timor-LesteTLS203.92 per 100,000 live births2023
Papua New GuineaPNG191.84 per 100,000 live births2023
BotswanaBWA185.9 per 100,000 live births2023
Yemen, Rep.YEM183.4 per 100,000 live births2023
MyanmarMMR178.67 per 100,000 live births2023
Source: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP HDR)