Benchmark · Mothers & children

Maternal deaths by country

Women who die from pregnancy or childbirth, for every 100,000 babies born alive.

In per 100,000 live births. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: World Bank Open Data, Maternal deaths (per 100,000 live births). Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.

All countries, highest first

Per 100,000 live births, latest year for each.

Chart and every country
  1. 1NigeriaAfrica · 2023993
  2. 2AfghanistanAPAC · 2023521
  3. 3DR CongoAfrica · 2023427
  4. 4MaliAfrica · 2023367
  5. 5NigerAfrica · 2023350
  6. 6HaitiLatin America · 2023328
  7. 7TanzaniaAfrica · 2023276
  8. 8SudanAfrica · 2023256
  9. 9Burkina FasoAfrica · 2023242
  10. 10GhanaAfrica · 2023234
  11. 11MalawiAfrica · 2023225
  12. 12EthiopiaAfrica · 2023195
  13. 13MyanmarAPAC · 2023185
  14. 14UgandaAfrica · 2023170
  15. 15PakistanAPAC · 2023155
  16. 16KenyaAfrica · 2023149
  17. 17NepalAPAC · 2023142
  18. 18IndonesiaAPAC · 2023140
  19. 19South AfricaAfrica · 2023118
  20. 20YemenMiddle East · 2023118
  21. 21BangladeshAPAC · 2023115
  22. 22MozambiqueAfrica · 202399
  23. 23ZambiaAfrica · 202385
  24. 24PhilippinesAPAC · 202384
  25. 25IndiaAPAC · 202380
  26. 26MoroccoAfrica · 202370
  27. 27BrazilLatin America · 202367
  28. 28IraqMiddle East · 202366
  29. 29EcuadorLatin America · 202355
  30. 30MexicoLatin America · 202342
  31. 31ThailandAPAC · 202334
  32. 32JordanMiddle East · 202331
  33. 33MalaysiaAPAC · 202326
  34. 34SyriaMiddle East · 202320
  35. 35EgyptAfrica · 202317
  36. 36USNorth America · 202317
  37. 37ChinaAPAC · 202316
  38. 38PalestineMiddle East · 202316
  39. 39LebanonMiddle East · 202315
  40. 40CanadaNorth America · 202312
  41. 41RussiaEurope · 20239
  42. 42UKEurope · 20238
  43. 43FranceEurope · 20237
  44. 44New ZealandAPAC · 20237
  45. 45Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 20237
  46. 46ItalyEurope · 20236
  47. 47SingaporeAPAC · 20236
  48. 48GermanyEurope · 20234
  49. 49QatarMiddle East · 20234
  50. 50JapanAPAC · 20233
  51. 51SpainEurope · 20233
  52. 52UAEMiddle East · 20233
  53. 53AustraliaAPAC · 20232

Source: World Bank Open Data, Maternal deaths (per 100,000 live births), latest year for each country. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. Maternal deaths by country, latest year. Data: World Bank. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/maternal-deaths

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