Brazil - Maternal Mortality Ratio 1999

Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births · World Bank
75.00 −9.00 from 1998 Global rank: 98th

Brazil's maternal mortality ratio was 75.00 in 1999, decreased +9.00 from 84.00 in 1998. This was the 98th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1999
Maternal Mortality Ratio by Country - 1999
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Greece 4.00 0.0%
2nd Spain 5.00 0.0%
3rd Norway 5.00 0.0%
4th Sweden 6.00 0.0%
5th Australia 7.00 0.0%
6th Austria 7.00 0.0%
7th Czechia 7.00 0.0%
8th Germany 7.00 0.0%
9th Finland 7.00 0.0%
10th Ireland 7.00 -12.5%
11th Iceland 7.00 -12.5%
12th Belgium 8.00 0.0%
13th Croatia 8.00 0.0%
14th Poland 8.00 -11.1%
15th Slovenia 8.00 -11.1%
16th Canada 9.00 0.0%
17th Switzerland 9.00 -10.0%
18th Denmark 9.00 0.0%
19th Japan 9.00 -10.0%
20th San Marino 9.00 0.0%
21st Slovak Republic 9.00 -10.0%
22nd United Arab Emirates 10.00 -16.7%
23rd France 10.00 0.0%
24th Monaco 10.00 0.0%
25th Portugal 10.00 -9.1%
26th United Kingdom 11.00 10.0%
27th Israel 11.00 -21.4%
28th Italy 11.00 -8.3%
29th Kuwait 11.00 0.0%
30th European Union 11.00 -8.3%
31st Andorra 12.00 0.0%
32nd Cyprus 12.00 -7.7%
33rd North Macedonia 12.00 -7.7%
34th Montenegro 12.00 0.0%
35th New Zealand 12.00 0.0%
36th Qatar 12.00 0.0%
37th United States 12.00 9.1%
38th Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.00 -7.1%
39th Netherlands 13.00 8.3%
40th Hungary 15.00 0.0%
41st Malta 15.00 7.1%
42nd Albania 17.00 -5.6%
43rd Korea 17.00 -5.6%
44th Singapore 17.00 0.0%
45th Serbia 17.00 -10.5%
46th Lithuania 18.00 -5.3%
47th Oman 19.00 -5.0%
48th Bulgaria 20.00 0.0%
49th Luxembourg 21.00 16.7%
50th Saudi Arabia 21.00 -4.5%
51st Puerto Rico (US) 22.00 0.0%
52nd Belarus 23.00 -8.0%
53rd Uruguay 24.00 -4.0%
54th Lebanon 25.00 -3.8%
55th Bahrain 26.00 -3.7%
56th Estonia 28.00 -12.5%
57th Turkmenistan 29.00 -14.7%
58th Syrian Arab Republic 32.00 -5.9%
59th Antigua and Barbuda 34.00 0.0%
60th Türkiye 34.00 0.0%
61st Ukraine 34.00 -8.1%
62nd Chile 35.00 -2.8%
63rd Costa Rica 36.00 -2.7%
64th Malaysia 38.00 -2.6%
65th Latvia 40.00 0.0%
66th Georgia 41.00 -4.7%
67th Sri Lanka 41.00 -4.7%
68th Seychelles 41.00 0.0%
69th Armenia 42.00 -6.7%
70th Moldova 43.00 -10.4%
71st Uzbekistan 43.00 2.4%
72nd Barbados 44.00 -2.2%
73rd Fiji 46.00 -6.1%
74th Iran, Islamic Republic of 46.00 -8.0%
75th Mauritius 46.00 -4.2%
76th Grenada 48.00 -4.0%
77th Thailand 48.00 2.1%
78th Brunei Darussalam 50.00 -2.0%
79th Azerbaijan 51.00 -5.6%
80th Cuba 51.00 -5.6%
81st Romania 51.00 -12.1%
82nd Russian Federation 53.00 0.0%
83rd El Salvador 53.00 -13.1%
84th Bahamas, The 54.00 -5.3%
85th Egypt, Arab Republic of 56.00 -6.7%
86th Argentina 57.00 0.0%
87th Tunisia 57.00 -5.0%
88th China 58.00 -3.3%
89th Mexico 58.00 -3.3%
90th West Bank and Gaza 58.00 -1.7%
91st Jordan 63.00 -3.1%
92nd Kazakhstan 63.00 -7.4%
93rd Dominica 64.00 0.0%
94th Tajikistan 64.00 -11.1%
95th Panama 65.00 -4.4%
96th Libya 69.00 3.0%
97th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 72.00 -6.5%
98th Brazil 75.00 -10.7%
99th Kyrgyz Republic 75.00 -5.1%
100th Belize 77.00 -2.5%
101st Trinidad and Tobago 78.00 -1.3%
102nd Jamaica 81.00 1.3%
103rd Honduras 86.00 -5.5%
104th Viet Nam 86.00 -7.5%
105th St. Lucia 88.00 -1.1%
106th Dominican Republic 92.00 -15.6%
107th Samoa 94.00 -2.1%
108th Colombia 96.00 4.3%
109th Tonga 99.00 -4.8%
110th Maldives 111.00 -18.4%
111th Palau 115.00 -3.4%
112th Kiribati 121.00 -4.0%
113th Cabo Verde 122.00 -9.0%
114th Peru 124.00 -10.8%
115th Ecuador 128.00 -2.3%
116th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 129.00 0.0%
117th Philippines 130.00 -3.7%
118th Botswana 131.00 4.0%
119th Algeria 132.00 -7.7%
120th Vanuatu 146.00 9.0%
121st South Africa 151.00 -0.7%
122nd Iraq 156.00 -4.3%
123rd Mongolia 162.00 -6.9%
124th St. Kitts and Nevis 164.00 -15.0%
125th Solomon Islands 164.00 -0.6%
126th Guatemala 174.00 -5.9%
127th Guyana 178.00 -3.3%
128th São Tomé and Principe 179.00 2.3%
129th Micronesia, Federated States of 200.00 -1.5%
130th Paraguay 207.00 0.0%
131st Gabon 216.00 -16.3%
132nd Kenya 217.00 -13.2%
133rd Nicaragua 228.00 -4.6%
134th Tuvalu 242.00 -1.2%
135th Marshall Islands 250.00 -3.5%
136th Yemen, Republic of 250.00 -3.8%
137th Nauru 277.00 7.8%
138th Morocco 291.00 -7.0%
139th Suriname 291.00 -3.6%
140th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 292.00 -2.0%
141st Indonesia 321.00 1.3%
142nd Papua New Guinea 321.00 -1.2%
143rd Bhutan 346.00 -8.5%
144th Lesotho 371.00 11.7%
145th Namibia 371.00 -6.3%
146th India 378.00 -3.8%
147th Zambia 378.00 -3.6%
148th Côte d'Ivoire 381.00 0.3%
149th Myanmar 388.00 -2.5%
150th Zimbabwe 399.00 8.4%
151st Eswatini 409.00 -13.9%
152nd Pakistan 438.00 -3.9%
153rd Equatorial Guinea 442.00 -7.1%
154th Haiti 464.00 -9.2%
155th Comoros 486.00 -5.6%
156th Ghana 490.00 -6.0%
157th Uganda 504.00 -3.6%
158th Nepal 512.00 -1.9%
159th Cambodia 517.00 -7.2%
160th Djibouti 524.00 -5.6%
161st Togo 529.00 -7.2%
162nd Benin 536.00 -2.0%
163rd Burkina Faso 547.00 -3.5%
164th Bangladesh 554.00 -5.9%
165th Congo, Republic of 554.00 -7.2%
166th Malawi 576.00 -12.5%
167th Congo, Democratic Republic of 601.00 -0.7%
168th Senegal 602.00 -0.5%
169th Mozambique 624.00 -10.1%
170th Tanzania 635.00 -14.1%
171st Lao PDR 638.00 -1.4%
172nd Madagascar 647.00 -2.4%
173rd Sudan 662.00 -1.0%
174th Mauritania 669.00 -4.2%
175th Cameroon 672.00 0.9%
176th Angola 687.00 -5.0%
177th Eritrea 734.00 -15.1%
178th Mali 749.00 -4.1%
179th Gambia, The 830.00 -4.3%
180th Niger 841.00 0.2%
181st Liberia 852.00 -11.4%
182nd Burundi 899.00 -7.2%
183rd Guinea 960.00 -1.1%
184th Rwanda 1,073.00 -15.4%
185th Nigeria 1,165.00 -2.0%
186th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 1,170.00 -0.6%
187th Chad 1,184.00 0.6%
188th Afghanistan 1,346.00 -8.1%
189th Central African Republic 1,411.00 4.8%
190th Guinea-Bissau 1,461.00 -0.3%
191st Timor-Leste 1,488.00 28.6%
192nd Sierra Leone 1,731.00 -1.3%
193rd South Sudan 2,048.00 -72.7%

FAQ

What was Brazil's maternal mortality ratio in 1999?

Brazil's maternal mortality ratio in 1999 was 75.00. This ranked 98th globally.

How did Brazil's maternal mortality ratio change in 1999?

Brazil's maternal mortality ratio decreased by 10.7% in 1999 compared to 1998.

Which country had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 1999?

South Sudan had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 1999 at 2,048.00.

What is the maternal mortality ratio of Brazil in 1999?

The maternal mortality ratio of Brazil in 1999 was 75.00. This ranked 98th globally.

How does 1999 compare to 1998 for Brazil's maternal mortality ratio?

Brazil's maternal mortality ratio went from 84.00 in 1998 to 75.00 in 1999, a 10.7% decrease.