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Kuwait - Maternal Mortality Ratio 2025

Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births · World Bank
17.00 +9.00 from 2024 Global rank: 136th

Kuwait's maternal mortality ratio was 17.00 in 2025. This was the 136th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2025▾
Maternal Mortality Ratio by Country - 2025
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Nigeria 944.20 -4.9%
2nd South Sudan 671.40 -3.0%
3rd Chad 636.60 -14.9%
4th Liberia 595.60 -5.2%
5th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 556.80 -1.1%
6th Benin 504.20 -2.7%
7th Afghanistan 496.20 -4.8%
8th Lesotho 493.60 3.3%
9th Guinea-Bissau 472.40 -6.5%
10th Guinea 466.20 -5.6%
11th Madagascar 435.20 -2.2%
12th Congo, Democratic Republic of 408.40 -4.4%
13th Burundi 371.00 -5.4%
14th Mauritania 360.00 -5.5%
15th Zimbabwe 359.20 0.3%
16th Côte d'Ivoire 349.40 -2.7%
17th Mali 348.00 -5.2%
18th Niger 324.60 -7.3%
19th Gambia, The 323.80 -8.5%
20th Haiti 323.80 -1.3%
21st Togo 316.40 -9.3%
22nd Nauru 294.40 7.8%
23rd Sierra Leone 293.80 -17.0%
24th Burkina Faso 271.20 12.1%
25th Gabon 266.20 14.2%
26th Sudan 263.00 2.7%
27th Eritrea 261.80 -10.0%
28th Congo, Republic of 249.40 3.5%
29th Cameroon 227.20 -11.9%
30th Ghana 223.60 -4.4%
31st Malawi 218.40 -2.9%
32nd Rwanda 213.20 -6.9%
33rd Senegal 204.40 -13.8%
34th Tuvalu 199.20 17.2%
35th Tanzania 192.40 -30.3%
36th Timor-Leste 192.00 0.0%
37th Myanmar 190.40 2.9%
38th Papua New Guinea 188.80 -0.1%
39th Botswana 180.40 16.4%
40th Angola 176.00 -3.8%
41st Central African Republic 172.80 -75.0%
42nd Comoros 172.80 -3.5%
43rd Equatorial Guinea 166.20 -4.5%
44th Marshall Islands 164.20 5.9%
45th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 161.20 10.4%
46th Djibouti 155.80 -3.8%
47th Jamaica 152.80 17.5%
48th Eswatini 151.00 28.0%
49th Uganda 150.40 -11.5%
50th Pakistan 150.20 -3.1%
51st Cambodia 148.00 8.0%
52nd Indonesia 140.60 0.4%
53rd South Africa 138.60 17.5%
54th Kenya 136.20 -8.6%
55th Dominican Republic 134.00 8.1%
56th Namibia 132.40 -4.7%
57th Nepal 127.40 -10.3%
58th Micronesia, Federated States of 124.00 -3.9%
59th Solomon Islands 122.00 -0.8%
60th Yemen, Republic of 118.60 0.5%
61st Belize 110.20 64.5%
62nd Palau 109.60 23.1%
63rd Bangladesh 107.80 -6.3%
64th Vanuatu 103.40 3.4%
65th Lao PDR 103.20 -7.9%
66th Samoa 100.60 -0.4%
67th Brazil 99.00 47.8%
68th Philippines 97.00 15.5%
69th St. Kitts and Nevis 95.20 28.6%
70th Guatemala 93.20 -0.9%
71st Bahamas, The 92.80 22.1%
72nd Mozambique 92.40 -6.7%
73rd Suriname 88.60 5.5%
74th Kiribati 84.80 6.0%
75th Zambia 84.80 -0.2%
76th India 84.20 5.3%
77th Paraguay 84.20 45.2%
78th Thailand 81.20 138.8%
79th Peru 76.80 50.6%
80th Guyana 76.60 2.1%
81st Colombia 74.40 26.1%
82nd Seychelles 71.20 69.5%
83rd Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 68.80 2.7%
84th São Tomé and Principe 68.40 -8.8%
85th Morocco 67.40 -3.7%
86th Brunei Darussalam 67.00 86.1%
87th Mauritius 66.80 1.2%
88th Tonga 66.80 -0.3%
89th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 64.40 15.0%
90th Nicaragua 62.60 4.3%
91st Cuba 62.00 77.1%
92nd Libya 61.40 4.1%
93rd Iraq 59.80 -9.4%
94th Ecuador 59.60 8.4%
95th St. Lucia 57.20 30.0%
96th Algeria 53.00 -14.5%
97th Mexico 51.80 23.3%
98th Honduras 51.40 9.4%
99th Dominica 50.40 40.0%
100th Grenada 49.40 2.9%
101st Viet Nam 46.40 -3.3%
102nd Bhutan 45.00 -4.3%
103rd Puerto Rico (US) 44.00 300.0%
104th Trinidad and Tobago 44.00 -18.5%
105th Kyrgyz Republic 43.20 2.9%
106th Argentina 42.00 27.3%
107th Mongolia 41.80 2.0%
108th Tunisia 41.60 15.6%
109th Cabo Verde 40.60 1.5%
110th El Salvador 40.40 3.6%
111th Cyprus 40.20 187.1%
112th Jordan 38.60 24.5%
113th Antigua and Barbuda 36.80 5.1%
114th Malaysia 36.60 40.8%
115th Barbados 36.00 2.9%
116th Fiji 35.60 18.7%
117th Panama 33.40 -9.7%
118th Azerbaijan 31.40 74.4%
119th Maldives 31.40 -1.9%
120th Latvia 27.40 44.2%
121st Costa Rica 26.60 10.8%
122nd Georgia 26.00 30.0%
123rd Uzbekistan 24.60 -5.4%
124th Armenia 24.20 27.4%
125th Singapore 23.60 293.3%
126th Uruguay 23.20 54.7%
127th Egypt, Arab Republic of 22.20 30.6%
128th Sri Lanka 21.40 18.9%
129th Iran, Islamic Republic of 21.20 32.5%
130th Oman 20.80 60.0%
131st Lebanon 20.40 36.0%
132nd United States 20.00 17.6%
133rd Syrian Arab Republic 19.60 -2.0%
134th Türkiye 17.60 17.3%
135th West Bank and Gaza 17.20 7.5%
136th Kuwait 17.00 112.5%
137th Moldova 16.80 -11.6%
138th Portugal 16.60 10.7%
139th Ukraine 16.60 10.7%
140th New Zealand 16.00 128.6%
141st Hungary 15.00 25.0%
142nd San Marino 14.80 85.0%
143rd China 14.40 -10.0%
144th Serbia 14.20 29.1%
145th Canada 13.20 10.0%
146th Kazakhstan 12.80 28.0%
147th Tajikistan 12.80 -8.6%
148th Romania 12.20 1.7%
149th United Kingdom 11.40 42.5%
150th Chile 11.00 10.0%
151st Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.80 80.0%
152nd Bahrain 10.40 -38.8%
153rd Montenegro 10.20 70.0%
154th Russian Federation 10.00 11.1%
155th Malta 9.20 15.0%
156th Albania 9.00 28.6%
157th Belgium 8.80 120.0%
158th Slovenia 8.80 193.3%
159th Andorra 8.60 -21.8%
160th Bulgaria 8.40 40.0%
161st Greece 8.40 68.0%
162nd Lithuania 8.20 2.5%
163rd Finland 7.80 -2.5%
164th Saudi Arabia 7.80 11.4%
165th France 7.60 8.6%
166th Italy 7.60 26.7%
167th Luxembourg 7.40 -32.7%
168th Austria 6.00 0.0%
169th Denmark 6.00 50.0%
170th Estonia 6.00 20.0%
171st Qatar 6.00 50.0%
172nd European Union 5.80 16.0%
173rd Ireland 5.80 45.0%
174th Croatia 5.60 86.7%
175th Slovak Republic 5.60 40.0%
176th Turkmenistan 5.20 4.0%
177th Sweden 4.60 15.0%
178th Germany 4.00 0.0%
179th North Macedonia 4.00 33.3%
180th Korea 3.80 -5.0%
181st Switzerland 3.60 -28.0%
182nd Spain 3.60 20.0%
183rd Netherlands 3.60 -10.0%
184th Czechia 3.20 6.7%
185th Japan 3.00 0.0%
186th United Arab Emirates 2.40 -20.0%
187th Iceland 2.20 -26.7%
188th Israel 2.00 0.0%
189th Poland 1.80 -10.0%
190th Norway 1.60 60.0%
191st Australia 1.20 -40.0%
192nd Belarus 1.00 0.0%
193rd Monaco 0.60 -88.0%
Source: World Bank (SH.STA.MMRT)

FAQ

What was Kuwait's maternal mortality ratio in 2025?▾

Kuwait's maternal mortality ratio in 2025 was 17.00. This ranked 136th globally.

How did Kuwait's maternal mortality ratio change in 2025?▾

Kuwait's maternal mortality ratio increased by 112.5% in 2025 compared to 2024.

Which country had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2025?▾

Nigeria had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2025 at 944.20.

What is the maternal mortality ratio of Kuwait in 2025?▾

The maternal mortality ratio of Kuwait in 2025 was 17.00. This ranked 136th globally.

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