Number of Maternal Deaths - Source World Bank

This key economic indicator for the Maternal Health sector has been recently updated.

  1. In 2019, Number of Maternal Deaths in Nigeria rose 0.3% compared to a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 Nigeria Number of Maternal Deaths jumped by 0.4% year on year attaining 67,387 Deaths.
  3. 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

Units (Deaths) - 2000 to 2019

# 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

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