Number of Maternal Deaths - Source World Bank
This key economic indicator for the Maternal Health sector has been recently updated.
- In 2019, Number of Maternal Deaths in Nigeria rose 0.3% compared to a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Nigeria Number of Maternal Deaths jumped by 0.4% year on year attaining 67,387 Deaths.
- In 2019 Democratic Republic of the Congo was ranked number 3 in Number of Maternal Deaths.
Top Countries in Number of Maternal Deaths - Source World Bank
# | 180 Countries | Units (Deaths) | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
#1
Nigeria
|
67,387 | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.4 % | View data |
2 |
#2
India
|
29,501 | 2019 | -7.9 % | -6.4 % | View data |
3 |
#3
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
15,972 | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.0 % | View data |
4 |
#4
Ethiopia
|
12,789 | 2019 | -4.7 % | -4.4 % | View data |
5 |
#5
Tanzania
|
10,885 | 2019 | -0.4 % | -0.2 % | View data |
6 |
#6
Indonesia
|
8,176 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -3.8 % | View data |
7 |
#7
Pakistan
|
7,834 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -3.2 % | View data |
8 |
#8
Chad
|
7,365 | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
9 |
#9
Afghanistan
|
7,031 | 2019 | -4.7 % | -5.4 % | View data |
10 |
#10
Uganda
|
5,940 | 2019 | -0.5 % | -0.5 % | View data |
11 |
#11
Ivory Coast
|
5,478 | 2019 | +0.2 % | -0.4 % | View data |
12 |
#12
Somalia
|
5,106 | 2019 | -0.0 % | +0.4 % | View data |
13 |
#13
Niger
|
5,104 | 2019 | -0.3 % | -0.8 % | View data |
14 |
#14
Cameroon
|
4,645 | 2019 | -0.6 % | -0.7 % | View data |
15 |
#15
Kenya
|
4,605 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -2.8 % | View data |
16 |
#16
China
|
4,523 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -3.5 % | View data |
17 |
#17
South Sudan
|
4,465 | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.8 % | View data |
18 |
#18
Mali
|
4,425 | 2019 | -0.3 % | -1.6 % | View data |
19 |
#19
Bangladesh
|
4,345 | 2019 | -8.1 % | -7.7 % | View data |
20 |
#20
Sudan
|
3,640 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -3.3 % | View data |
21 |
#21
Mozambique
|
2,849 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -4.0 % | View data |
22 |
#22
Angola
|
2,740 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -1.8 % | View data |
23 |
#23
Madagascar
|
2,713 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -2.0 % | View data |
24 |
#24
Sierra Leone
|
2,703 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.1 % | View data |
25 |
#25
Ghana
|
2,672 | 2019 | -0.5 % | -0.9 % | View data |
26 |
#26
Philippines
|
2,596 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -2.9 % | View data |
27 |
#27
Guinea
|
2,529 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -5.2 % | View data |
28 |
#28
Burundi
|
2,370 | 2019 | -0.5 % | -0.3 % | View data |
29 |
#29
Burkina Faso
|
2,369 | 2019 | -0.7 % | -1.1 % | View data |
30 |
#30
Myanmar
|
2,244 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -1.3 % | View data |
31 |
#31
Zimbabwe
|
2,016 | 2019 | -1.9 % | -2.6 % | View data |
32 |
#32
Malawi
|
1,978 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.0 % | View data |
33 |
#33
Brazil
|
1,668 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -1.5 % | View data |
34 |
#34
Senegal
|
1,654 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -2.7 % | View data |
35 |
#35
Benin
|
1,600 | 2019 | -0.3 % | -1.2 % | View data |
36 |
#36
Central African Republic
|
1,360 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -3.2 % | View data |
37 |
#37
Yemen
|
1,345 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -2.2 % | View data |
38 |
#38
South Africa
|
1,342 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -2.2 % | View data |
39 |
#39
Haiti
|
1,297 | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.1 % | View data |
40 |
#40
Algeria
|
1,236 | 2019 | +1.2 % | +2.4 % | View data |
41 |
#41
Zambia
|
1,213 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -2.8 % | View data |
42 |
#42
Mauritania
|
1,120 | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.4 % | View data |
43 |
#43
Liberia
|
1,002 | 2019 | -0.2 % | +0.0 % | View data |
44 |
#44
Togo
|
993 | 2019 | -0.3 % | -0.1 % | View data |
45 |
#45
Egypt
|
960 | 2019 | -0.3 % | -0.6 % | View data |
46 |
#46
Iraq
|
874 | 2019 | +0.1 % | -2.7 % | View data |
47 |
#47
Nepal
|
864 | 2019 | -10.8 % | -7.8 % | View data |
48 |
#48
Rwanda
|
790 | 2019 | -8.5 % | -6.4 % | View data |
49 |
#49
United States
|
747 | 2019 | +1.6 % | +3.1 % | View data |
50 |
#50
Vietnam
|
690 | 2019 | -0.9 % | -0.8 % | View data |
51 |
#51
Mexico
|
684 | 2019 | -4.1 % | -4.7 % | View data |
52 |
#52
Venezuela
|
662 | 2019 | -0.1 % | +0.4 % | View data |
53 |
#53
Republic of the Congo
|
624 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.8 % | View data |
54 |
#54
Colombia
|
599 | 2019 | -1.0 % | -1.0 % | View data |
55 |
#55
Gambia
|
524 | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.1 % | View data |
56 |
#56
Cambodia
|
506 | 2019 | -7.2 % | -6.3 % | View data |
57 |
#57
Eritrea
|
475 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -3.9 % | View data |
58 |
#58
Peru
|
473 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.0 % | View data |
59 |
#59
Morocco
|
432 | 2019 | -4.8 % | -4.4 % | View data |
60 |
#60
Guinea-Bissau
|
427 | 2019 | -1.2 % | -1.0 % | View data |
61 |
#61
Guatemala
|
378 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -3.0 % | View data |
62 |
#62
Bolivia
|
343 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -4.9 % | View data |
63 |
#63
Papua New Guinea
|
328 | 2019 | -1.5 % | -1.3 % | View data |
64 |
#64
Lesotho
|
303 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -1.7 % | View data |
65 |
#65
North Korea
|
293 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -1.8 % | View data |
66 |
#66
Russia
|
285 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -4.6 % | View data |
67 |
#67
Argentina
|
273 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -3.1 % | View data |
68 |
#68
Laos
|
262 | 2019 | -8.1 % | -6.7 % | View data |
69 |
#69
Thailand
|
257 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -2.4 % | View data |
70 |
#70
Iran
|
227 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -1.9 % | View data |
71 |
#71
Dominican Republic
|
203 | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.3 % | View data |
72 |
#72
Uzbekistan
|
198 | 2019 | -0.5 % | -1.2 % | View data |
73 |
#73
Turkey
|
193 | 2019 | -6.3 % | -5.0 % | View data |
74 |
#74
Ecuador
|
185 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.4 % | View data |
75 |
#75
Paraguay
|
174 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -1.7 % | View data |
76 |
#76
Gabon
|
171 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.1 % | View data |
77 |
#77
Malaysia
|
149 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
78 |
#78
Namibia
|
134 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.2 % | View data |
79 |
#79
Equatorial Guinea
|
133 | 2019 | +1.5 % | +2.1 % | View data |
80 |
#80
Syria
|
131 | 2019 | -0.8 % | -1.3 % | View data |
81 |
#81
Nicaragua
|
126 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -2.1 % | View data |
82 |
#82
Honduras
|
125 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -2.2 % | View data |
82 |
#82
Swaziland
|
125 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -0.8 % | View data |
84 |
#84
Sri Lanka
|
113 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.8 % | View data |
85 |
#85
Jordan
|
99 | 2019 | -1.0 % | -2.1 % | View data |
86 |
#86
Saudi Arabia
|
97 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -2.5 % | View data |
87 |
#87
Kyrgyzstan
|
96 | 2019 | -1.0 % | -2.7 % | View data |
87 |
#87
Libya
|
96 | 2019 | +1.1 % | +2.5 % | View data |
89 |
#89
Tunisia
|
91 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.1 % | View data |
90 |
#90
Botswana
|
77 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -3.3 % | View data |
90 |
#90
Ukraine
|
77 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -6.9 % | View data |
92 |
#92
Comoros
|
70 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -1.4 % | View data |
93 |
#93
France
|
55 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -3.3 % | View data |
94 |
#94
El Salvador
|
50 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -3.3 % | View data |
94 |
#94
Germany
|
50 | 2019 | +2.0 % | +6.8 % | View data |
94 |
#94
United Kingdom
|
50 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -4.5 % | View data |
97 |
#97
Djibouti
|
46 | 2019 | -4.2 % | -3.2 % | View data |
98 |
#98
Azerbaijan
|
43 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -2.6 % | View data |
98 |
#98
Tajikistan
|
43 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -3.0 % | View data |
100 |
#100
Cuba
|
41 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -3.1 % | View data |
101 |
#101
Canada
|
40 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.5 % | View data |
102 |
#102
Japan
|
39 | 2019 | -7.1 % | -5.6 % | View data |
102 |
#102
South Korea
|
39 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -5.6 % | View data |
104 |
#104
East Timor
|
38 | 2019 | -13.6 % | -8.1 % | View data |
104 |
#104
Panama
|
38 | 2019 | -5.0 % | -4.2 % | View data |
106 |
#106
Jamaica
|
37 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -0.5 % | View data |
107 |
#107
Lebanon
|
36 | 2019 | +2.9 % | +3.7 % | View data |
108 |
#108
Palestine
|
35 | 2019 | -5.4 % | -8.0 % | View data |
109 |
#109
Mongolia
|
32 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -2.9 % | View data |
110 |
#110
Romania
|
31 | 2019 | -6.1 % | -5.9 % | View data |
111 |
#111
Kazakhstan
|
27 | 2019 | -15.6 % | -11.2 % | View data |
112 |
#112
Chile
|
25 | 2019 | -7.4 % | -6.5 % | View data |
112 |
#112
Guyana
|
25 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -2.2 % | View data |
114 |
#114
Australia
|
21 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +1.0 % | View data |
114 |
#114
Bhutan
|
21 | 2019 | -4.5 % | -5.6 % | View data |
114 |
#114
Solomon Islands
|
21 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -2.6 % | View data |
117 |
#117
Costa Rica
|
18 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -3.0 % | View data |
117 |
#117
Oman
|
18 | 2019 | +5.9 % | +3.7 % | View data |
119 |
#119
Georgia
|
14 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -3.8 % | View data |
120 |
#120
Spain
|
13 | 2019 | -7.1 % | -4.1 % | View data |
121 |
#121
Suriname
|
12 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.6 % | View data |
121 |
#121
Trinidad and Tobago
|
12 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.6 % | View data |
123 |
#123
Hungary
|
11 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
124 |
#124
Armenia
|
10 | 2019 | -9.1 % | -3.6 % | View data |
124 |
#124
Serbia
|
10 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.9 % | View data |
126 |
#126
Sao Tome and Principe
|
9 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
126 |
#126
Turkmenistan
|
9 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -5.6 % | View data |
128 |
#128
Mauritius
|
8 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -2.3 % | View data |
128 |
#128
Netherlands
|
8 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -6.2 % | View data |
128 |
#128
Uruguay
|
8 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
131 |
#131
Kuwait
|
7 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
131 |
#131
Moldova
|
7 | 2019 | -12.5 % | -6.9 % | View data |
131 |
#131
Poland
|
7 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -4.9 % | View data |
134 |
#134
Belgium
|
6 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -3.0 % | View data |
134 |
#134
Bulgaria
|
6 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -3.0 % | View data |
134 |
#134
Fiji
|
6 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -3.0 % | View data |
134 |
#134
Italy
|
6 | 2019 | -14.3 % | -7.8 % | View data |
134 |
#134
Portugal
|
6 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -3.0 % | View data |
134 |
#134
Vanuatu
|
6 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -3.0 % | View data |
140 |
#140
Cape Verde
|
5 | 2019 | -16.7 % | -6.5 % | View data |
140 |
#140
Israel
|
5 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -3.6 % | View data |
140 |
#140
New Zealand
|
5 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -3.6 % | View data |
140 |
#140
Sweden
|
5 | 2018 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
144 |
#144
Albania
|
4 | 2019 | -20.0 % | -7.8 % | View data |
144 |
#144
Austria
|
4 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
144 |
#144
Bahamas
|
4 | 2018 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
144 |
#144
Czech Republic
|
4 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
144 |
#144
Latvia
|
4 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -4.4 % | View data |
144 |
#144
Maldives
|
4 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
144 |
#144
Puerto Rico
|
4 | 2019 | -20.0 % | -10.6 % | View data |
144 |
#144
Singapore
|
4 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
144 |
#144
Switzerland
|
4 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -4.4 % | View data |
153 |
#153
Bahrain
|
3 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
153 |
#153
Belize
|
3 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -5.6 % | View data |
153 |
#153
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
3 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
153 |
#153
Croatia
|
3 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
153 |
#153
Ireland
|
3 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -5.6 % | View data |
153 |
#153
Kiribati
|
3 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
153 |
#153
Saint Lucia
|
3 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +8.4 % | View data |
153 |
#153
Slovakia
|
3 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
153 |
#153
United Arab Emirates
|
3 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
162 |
#162
Belarus
|
2 | 2018 | -33.3 % | -12.9 % | View data |
162 |
#162
Brunei
|
2 | 2018 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
162 |
#162
Denmark
|
2 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -7.8 % | View data |
162 |
#162
Federated States of Micronesia
|
2 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
162 |
#162
Finland
|
2 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
162 |
#162
Greece
|
2 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -7.8 % | View data |
162 |
#162
Lithuania
|
2 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -7.8 % | View data |
162 |
#162
Macedonia
|
2 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
162 |
#162
Qatar
|
2 | 2018 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
162 |
#162
Samoa
|
2 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
172 |
#172
Antigua and Barbuda
|
1 | 2018 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
172 |
#172
Barbados
|
1 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
172 |
#172
Cyprus
|
1 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
172 |
#172
Estonia
|
1 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -12.9 % | View data |
172 |
#172
Norway
|
1 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -12.9 % | View data |
172 |
#172
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
|
1 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
172 |
#172
Seychelles
|
1 | 2018 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
172 |
#172
Slovenia
|
1 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
172 |
#172
Tonga
|
1 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
Source: World Bank