Ghana - Maternal Mortality Ratio 2001
460.00
−12.00 from 2000
Ghana's maternal mortality ratio was 460.00 in 2001, decreased +12.00 from 472.00 in 2000. This was the 159th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2001▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greece | 3.00 | -25.0% |
| 2nd | Spain | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Norway | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 4th | Sweden | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Australia | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 6th | Austria | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 7th | Czechia | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 8th | Germany | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 9th | Iceland | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 10th | Poland | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 11th | Slovenia | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 12th | United Arab Emirates | 7.00 | -12.5% |
| 13th | Finland | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 14th | Croatia | 7.00 | -12.5% |
| 15th | Ireland | 7.00 | -12.5% |
| 16th | Israel | 7.00 | -22.2% |
| 17th | Belgium | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 18th | Switzerland | 8.00 | -11.1% |
| 19th | Japan | 8.00 | -11.1% |
| 20th | Slovak Republic | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 21st | Denmark | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 22nd | France | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | North Macedonia | 9.00 | -18.2% |
| 24th | Portugal | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Canada | 10.00 | 11.1% |
| 26th | Italy | 10.00 | -9.1% |
| 27th | Monaco | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 28th | New Zealand | 10.00 | -9.1% |
| 29th | European Union | 10.00 | -9.1% |
| 30th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.00 | 0.0% |
| 31st | Cyprus | 11.00 | -8.3% |
| 32nd | Kuwait | 11.00 | 0.0% |
| 33rd | Montenegro | 11.00 | 0.0% |
| 34th | Malta | 12.00 | -7.7% |
| 35th | Qatar | 12.00 | 9.1% |
| 36th | United Kingdom | 13.00 | 8.3% |
| 37th | Hungary | 13.00 | -7.1% |
| 38th | Netherlands | 13.00 | 0.0% |
| 39th | United States | 13.00 | 8.3% |
| 40th | Albania | 14.00 | -6.7% |
| 41st | Andorra | 14.00 | 0.0% |
| 42nd | Korea | 14.00 | -6.7% |
| 43rd | San Marino | 14.00 | 0.0% |
| 44th | Serbia | 15.00 | -6.3% |
| 45th | Lithuania | 16.00 | 0.0% |
| 46th | Singapore | 16.00 | -5.9% |
| 47th | Bulgaria | 17.00 | -10.5% |
| 48th | Belarus | 18.00 | -10.0% |
| 49th | Oman | 18.00 | -5.3% |
| 50th | Luxembourg | 19.00 | 5.6% |
| 51st | Saudi Arabia | 19.00 | -5.0% |
| 52nd | Puerto Rico (US) | 21.00 | -4.5% |
| 53rd | Lebanon | 22.00 | -8.3% |
| 54th | Turkmenistan | 22.00 | -12.0% |
| 55th | Bahrain | 24.00 | -4.0% |
| 56th | Uruguay | 24.00 | 4.3% |
| 57th | Estonia | 25.00 | -7.4% |
| 58th | Syrian Arab Republic | 29.00 | -6.5% |
| 59th | Ukraine | 30.00 | -6.3% |
| 60th | Türkiye | 31.00 | -3.1% |
| 61st | Chile | 32.00 | -3.0% |
| 62nd | Latvia | 32.00 | -5.9% |
| 63rd | Costa Rica | 35.00 | -2.8% |
| 64th | Moldova | 35.00 | -7.9% |
| 65th | Antigua and Barbuda | 36.00 | -2.7% |
| 66th | Malaysia | 36.00 | -2.7% |
| 67th | Sri Lanka | 37.00 | -5.1% |
| 68th | Armenia | 38.00 | -5.0% |
| 69th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 40.00 | -7.0% |
| 70th | Romania | 41.00 | -8.9% |
| 71st | Mauritius | 42.00 | -2.3% |
| 72nd | Uzbekistan | 42.00 | 0.0% |
| 73rd | Seychelles | 43.00 | -4.4% |
| 74th | Azerbaijan | 45.00 | -2.2% |
| 75th | Georgia | 45.00 | 4.7% |
| 76th | Grenada | 45.00 | -2.2% |
| 77th | El Salvador | 45.00 | -6.3% |
| 78th | Barbados | 46.00 | 0.0% |
| 79th | Brunei Darussalam | 46.00 | -4.2% |
| 80th | Cuba | 46.00 | -4.2% |
| 81st | Fiji | 46.00 | -2.1% |
| 82nd | Thailand | 47.00 | -4.1% |
| 83rd | Bahamas, The | 48.00 | -5.9% |
| 84th | Russian Federation | 48.00 | -5.9% |
| 85th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 50.00 | -5.7% |
| 86th | China | 52.00 | -7.1% |
| 87th | Kazakhstan | 53.00 | -8.6% |
| 88th | Mexico | 55.00 | -1.8% |
| 89th | Tunisia | 55.00 | -1.8% |
| 90th | Dominica | 58.00 | -4.9% |
| 91st | Tajikistan | 58.00 | 0.0% |
| 92nd | Argentina | 60.00 | 3.4% |
| 93rd | Jordan | 60.00 | -1.6% |
| 94th | West Bank and Gaza | 60.00 | 1.7% |
| 95th | Panama | 62.00 | -3.1% |
| 96th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 64.00 | -5.9% |
| 97th | Brazil | 66.00 | -4.3% |
| 98th | Dominican Republic | 68.00 | -10.5% |
| 99th | St. Lucia | 70.00 | -15.7% |
| 100th | Libya | 71.00 | 0.0% |
| 101st | Kyrgyz Republic | 72.00 | 0.0% |
| 102nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 72.00 | -5.3% |
| 103rd | Belize | 76.00 | -2.6% |
| 104th | Honduras | 78.00 | -4.9% |
| 105th | Viet Nam | 78.00 | -6.0% |
| 106th | Maldives | 81.00 | -13.8% |
| 107th | Jamaica | 82.00 | 0.0% |
| 108th | Samoa | 93.00 | 0.0% |
| 109th | Colombia | 94.00 | -1.1% |
| 110th | Tonga | 98.00 | -2.0% |
| 111th | Cabo Verde | 101.00 | -8.2% |
| 112th | Peru | 109.00 | -5.2% |
| 113th | Algeria | 113.00 | -8.1% |
| 114th | Kiribati | 113.00 | -5.0% |
| 115th | Ecuador | 116.00 | -5.7% |
| 116th | Palau | 118.00 | -0.8% |
| 117th | Mongolia | 130.00 | -9.7% |
| 118th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 130.00 | 0.8% |
| 119th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 131.00 | -8.4% |
| 120th | Philippines | 132.00 | 3.9% |
| 121st | Vanuatu | 132.00 | -0.8% |
| 122nd | Iraq | 137.00 | -6.2% |
| 123rd | Botswana | 138.00 | 1.5% |
| 124th | Gabon | 160.00 | -10.1% |
| 125th | Guatemala | 162.00 | -2.4% |
| 126th | Guyana | 163.00 | -4.7% |
| 127th | Solomon Islands | 167.00 | 0.6% |
| 128th | São Tomé and Principe | 178.00 | -1.1% |
| 129th | Kenya | 188.00 | -8.7% |
| 130th | South Africa | 192.00 | 9.7% |
| 131st | Nicaragua | 194.00 | -8.9% |
| 132nd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 196.00 | -3.9% |
| 133rd | Paraguay | 207.00 | 0.0% |
| 134th | Marshall Islands | 231.00 | -8.0% |
| 135th | Yemen, Republic of | 231.00 | -4.1% |
| 136th | Tuvalu | 235.00 | -0.8% |
| 137th | Morocco | 254.00 | -6.3% |
| 138th | Suriname | 270.00 | -4.3% |
| 139th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 276.00 | -3.8% |
| 140th | Bhutan | 286.00 | -11.7% |
| 141st | Nauru | 299.00 | 7.6% |
| 142nd | Indonesia | 300.00 | -3.5% |
| 143rd | Zambia | 306.00 | -10.0% |
| 144th | Eswatini | 307.00 | -15.0% |
| 145th | Papua New Guinea | 325.00 | 0.6% |
| 146th | India | 349.00 | -3.6% |
| 147th | Myanmar | 361.00 | -3.7% |
| 148th | Namibia | 376.00 | -2.1% |
| 149th | Equatorial Guinea | 388.00 | -4.4% |
| 150th | Pakistan | 400.00 | -4.5% |
| 151st | Côte d'Ivoire | 405.00 | 7.1% |
| 152nd | Haiti | 428.00 | -2.7% |
| 153rd | Cambodia | 437.00 | -8.2% |
| 154th | Comoros | 440.00 | -7.6% |
| 155th | Uganda | 440.00 | -7.4% |
| 156th | Djibouti | 441.00 | -12.0% |
| 157th | Nepal | 443.00 | -7.7% |
| 158th | Malawi | 447.00 | -11.7% |
| 159th | Ghana | 460.00 | -2.5% |
| 160th | Lesotho | 465.00 | 12.6% |
| 161st | Zimbabwe | 467.00 | 15.3% |
| 162nd | Mozambique | 473.00 | -13.5% |
| 163rd | Togo | 478.00 | -3.6% |
| 164th | Congo, Republic of | 489.00 | -3.9% |
| 165th | Tanzania | 493.00 | -13.2% |
| 166th | Bangladesh | 495.00 | -5.4% |
| 167th | Burkina Faso | 513.00 | -2.1% |
| 168th | Benin | 532.00 | 0.6% |
| 169th | Senegal | 560.00 | -3.6% |
| 170th | Lao PDR | 574.00 | -5.7% |
| 171st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 588.00 | 0.5% |
| 172nd | Madagascar | 611.00 | -4.2% |
| 173rd | Mauritania | 616.00 | -4.3% |
| 174th | Sudan | 616.00 | -4.5% |
| 175th | Angola | 629.00 | -4.6% |
| 176th | Eritrea | 651.00 | -12.1% |
| 177th | Cameroon | 672.00 | -0.9% |
| 178th | Mali | 694.00 | -6.3% |
| 179th | Liberia | 720.00 | -8.4% |
| 180th | Timor-Leste | 761.00 | -4.4% |
| 181st | Rwanda | 769.00 | -13.1% |
| 182nd | Gambia, The | 794.00 | -2.0% |
| 183rd | Burundi | 799.00 | -7.1% |
| 184th | Niger | 843.00 | -0.2% |
| 185th | Guinea | 946.00 | -0.5% |
| 186th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 1,129.00 | -1.8% |
| 187th | Nigeria | 1,130.00 | -0.5% |
| 188th | Chad | 1,204.00 | -0.3% |
| 189th | Guinea-Bissau | 1,222.00 | -5.6% |
| 190th | Afghanistan | 1,311.00 | -4.4% |
| 191st | Central African Republic | 1,504.00 | 0.9% |
| 192nd | Sierra Leone | 1,518.00 | -5.3% |
| 193rd | South Sudan | 1,580.00 | -4.7% |
FAQ
What was Ghana's maternal mortality ratio in 2001?▾
Ghana's maternal mortality ratio in 2001 was 460.00. This ranked 159th globally.
How did Ghana's maternal mortality ratio change in 2001?▾
Ghana's maternal mortality ratio decreased by 2.5% in 2001 compared to 2000.
Which country had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2001?▾
South Sudan had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2001 at 1,580.00.
What is the maternal mortality ratio of Ghana in 2001?▾
The maternal mortality ratio of Ghana in 2001 was 460.00. This ranked 159th globally.
How does 2001 compare to 2000 for Ghana's maternal mortality ratio?▾
Ghana's maternal mortality ratio went from 472.00 in 2000 to 460.00 in 2001, a 2.5% decrease.
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