Lesotho - Maternal Mortality Ratio 2006
696.00
+147.00 from 2005
Lesotho's maternal mortality ratio was 696.00 in 2006, increased +147.00 from 549.00 in 2005. This was the 183rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2006▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | United Arab Emirates | 3.00 | -25.0% |
| 2nd | Greece | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Spain | 4.00 | -20.0% |
| 4th | Israel | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Poland | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 6th | Australia | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 7th | Czechia | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 8th | Iceland | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 9th | Monaco | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 10th | Norway | 5.00 | -16.7% |
| 11th | Sweden | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 12th | Austria | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 13th | Belgium | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 14th | Germany | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 15th | Croatia | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 16th | Ireland | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 17th | Slovak Republic | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 18th | Slovenia | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 19th | Belarus | 7.00 | -22.2% |
| 20th | Denmark | 7.00 | -12.5% |
| 21st | Finland | 7.00 | -12.5% |
| 22nd | Italy | 7.00 | -12.5% |
| 23rd | Japan | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 24th | North Macedonia | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Switzerland | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 26th | Montenegro | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 27th | Portugal | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 28th | European Union | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 29th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 30th | France | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 31st | Netherlands | 9.00 | -10.0% |
| 32nd | Cyprus | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 33rd | Korea | 10.00 | -9.1% |
| 34th | Kuwait | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 35th | New Zealand | 10.00 | -9.1% |
| 36th | Qatar | 10.00 | -9.1% |
| 37th | Albania | 11.00 | -8.3% |
| 38th | Andorra | 11.00 | -15.4% |
| 39th | Canada | 11.00 | 0.0% |
| 40th | Bulgaria | 12.00 | -7.7% |
| 41st | United Kingdom | 12.00 | 0.0% |
| 42nd | Hungary | 12.00 | -7.7% |
| 43rd | Malta | 12.00 | 9.1% |
| 44th | San Marino | 12.00 | 0.0% |
| 45th | Serbia | 12.00 | -7.7% |
| 46th | Estonia | 13.00 | -13.3% |
| 47th | Singapore | 13.00 | -7.1% |
| 48th | United States | 13.00 | 0.0% |
| 49th | Lithuania | 14.00 | 7.7% |
| 50th | Saudi Arabia | 14.00 | -6.7% |
| 51st | Turkmenistan | 14.00 | -6.7% |
| 52nd | Luxembourg | 16.00 | -5.9% |
| 53rd | Lebanon | 17.00 | 0.0% |
| 54th | Oman | 18.00 | 0.0% |
| 55th | Puerto Rico (US) | 19.00 | -5.0% |
| 56th | Bahrain | 20.00 | 0.0% |
| 57th | Syrian Arab Republic | 20.00 | -4.8% |
| 58th | Uruguay | 20.00 | 0.0% |
| 59th | Moldova | 25.00 | -3.8% |
| 60th | Türkiye | 26.00 | -3.7% |
| 61st | Chile | 27.00 | 0.0% |
| 62nd | Romania | 27.00 | -10.0% |
| 63rd | Ukraine | 27.00 | 0.0% |
| 64th | Latvia | 28.00 | 3.7% |
| 65th | Costa Rica | 30.00 | -3.2% |
| 66th | Malaysia | 30.00 | -3.2% |
| 67th | Armenia | 31.00 | -3.1% |
| 68th | Antigua and Barbuda | 32.00 | -3.0% |
| 69th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 32.00 | -3.0% |
| 70th | Sri Lanka | 32.00 | 0.0% |
| 71st | Russian Federation | 32.00 | -15.8% |
| 72nd | Azerbaijan | 33.00 | -17.5% |
| 73rd | El Salvador | 33.00 | -2.9% |
| 74th | Kazakhstan | 35.00 | -7.9% |
| 75th | Tajikistan | 35.00 | -2.8% |
| 76th | Thailand | 38.00 | -5.0% |
| 77th | Uzbekistan | 38.00 | -2.6% |
| 78th | Grenada | 39.00 | -2.5% |
| 79th | China | 40.00 | -4.8% |
| 80th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 40.00 | -2.4% |
| 81st | Brunei Darussalam | 42.00 | -2.3% |
| 82nd | Cuba | 42.00 | -2.3% |
| 83rd | Fiji | 43.00 | -2.3% |
| 84th | Barbados | 45.00 | 2.3% |
| 85th | Georgia | 45.00 | -15.1% |
| 86th | Mauritius | 45.00 | 4.7% |
| 87th | Tunisia | 48.00 | -2.0% |
| 88th | Jordan | 49.00 | -7.5% |
| 89th | Mexico | 51.00 | -1.9% |
| 90th | West Bank and Gaza | 51.00 | -1.9% |
| 91st | Seychelles | 51.00 | 2.0% |
| 92nd | Maldives | 52.00 | -3.7% |
| 93rd | St. Lucia | 53.00 | -3.6% |
| 94th | Dominica | 54.00 | 0.0% |
| 95th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 54.00 | -1.8% |
| 96th | Belize | 55.00 | -8.3% |
| 97th | Panama | 56.00 | -1.8% |
| 98th | Trinidad and Tobago | 58.00 | -3.3% |
| 99th | Argentina | 60.00 | 5.3% |
| 100th | Libya | 66.00 | 0.0% |
| 101st | Viet Nam | 67.00 | -2.9% |
| 102nd | Brazil | 72.00 | 1.4% |
| 103rd | Honduras | 72.00 | -1.4% |
| 104th | Bahamas, The | 74.00 | 5.7% |
| 105th | Cabo Verde | 76.00 | 1.3% |
| 106th | Kyrgyz Republic | 76.00 | 2.7% |
| 107th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 80.00 | 2.6% |
| 108th | Colombia | 81.00 | -1.2% |
| 109th | Algeria | 84.00 | -3.4% |
| 110th | Samoa | 86.00 | -1.1% |
| 111th | Dominican Republic | 87.00 | 4.8% |
| 112th | Jamaica | 89.00 | 9.9% |
| 113th | Tonga | 89.00 | -3.3% |
| 114th | Ecuador | 90.00 | -4.3% |
| 115th | Mongolia | 90.00 | -9.1% |
| 116th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 99.00 | -2.9% |
| 117th | Peru | 99.00 | -3.9% |
| 118th | Kiribati | 102.00 | -1.9% |
| 119th | Palau | 105.00 | 0.0% |
| 120th | Nicaragua | 113.00 | -8.9% |
| 121st | Iraq | 120.00 | 1.7% |
| 122nd | Vanuatu | 123.00 | -3.1% |
| 123rd | Philippines | 129.00 | 9.3% |
| 124th | Guatemala | 142.00 | -7.2% |
| 125th | Solomon Islands | 159.00 | -1.2% |
| 126th | Bhutan | 167.00 | -10.2% |
| 127th | Guyana | 167.00 | 0.6% |
| 128th | Yemen, Republic of | 171.00 | -5.5% |
| 129th | São Tomé and Principe | 177.00 | -2.2% |
| 130th | Morocco | 182.00 | -7.1% |
| 131st | Gabon | 186.00 | 6.3% |
| 132nd | Paraguay | 186.00 | -4.1% |
| 133rd | Suriname | 187.00 | -7.4% |
| 134th | Kenya | 188.00 | 5.6% |
| 135th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 190.00 | 1.1% |
| 136th | Botswana | 204.00 | 22.9% |
| 137th | Tuvalu | 226.00 | -1.7% |
| 138th | Marshall Islands | 233.00 | -0.4% |
| 139th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 236.00 | -2.5% |
| 140th | India | 258.00 | -6.9% |
| 141st | Zambia | 262.00 | -0.8% |
| 142nd | Indonesia | 264.00 | -1.5% |
| 143rd | South Africa | 283.00 | 1.4% |
| 144th | Pakistan | 284.00 | -10.1% |
| 145th | Malawi | 286.00 | 1.1% |
| 146th | Djibouti | 298.00 | -5.4% |
| 147th | Mozambique | 298.00 | -1.0% |
| 148th | Equatorial Guinea | 299.00 | -4.2% |
| 149th | Myanmar | 301.00 | -3.5% |
| 150th | Cambodia | 303.00 | -6.2% |
| 151st | Nauru | 304.00 | -7.3% |
| 152nd | Nepal | 318.00 | -7.6% |
| 153rd | Papua New Guinea | 325.00 | -0.3% |
| 154th | Bangladesh | 352.00 | -6.9% |
| 155th | Comoros | 360.00 | -3.5% |
| 156th | Tanzania | 366.00 | 4.6% |
| 157th | Haiti | 368.00 | 3.7% |
| 158th | Ghana | 385.00 | -1.3% |
| 159th | Congo, Republic of | 394.00 | 2.3% |
| 160th | Namibia | 408.00 | 18.6% |
| 161st | Uganda | 409.00 | -1.9% |
| 162nd | Lao PDR | 432.00 | -5.7% |
| 163rd | Angola | 437.00 | -5.4% |
| 164th | Togo | 453.00 | 4.4% |
| 165th | Senegal | 462.00 | -5.3% |
| 166th | Burkina Faso | 463.00 | -0.9% |
| 167th | Zimbabwe | 480.00 | 5.7% |
| 168th | Sudan | 485.00 | -4.2% |
| 169th | Rwanda | 494.00 | 6.2% |
| 170th | Benin | 509.00 | -1.0% |
| 171st | Eswatini | 511.00 | -3.4% |
| 172nd | Mauritania | 521.00 | -2.8% |
| 173rd | Madagascar | 528.00 | -2.2% |
| 174th | Côte d'Ivoire | 544.00 | 10.6% |
| 175th | Eritrea | 555.00 | -2.1% |
| 176th | Mali | 568.00 | -1.6% |
| 177th | Timor-Leste | 600.00 | -7.4% |
| 178th | Cameroon | 615.00 | -2.2% |
| 179th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 619.00 | 1.0% |
| 180th | Liberia | 647.00 | 4.5% |
| 181st | Burundi | 670.00 | -2.2% |
| 182nd | Gambia, The | 682.00 | -3.5% |
| 183rd | Lesotho | 696.00 | 26.8% |
| 184th | Niger | 737.00 | -3.5% |
| 185th | Guinea | 825.00 | -2.1% |
| 186th | Guinea-Bissau | 831.00 | -13.1% |
| 187th | South Sudan | 1,005.00 | -6.4% |
| 188th | Nigeria | 1,067.00 | 0.7% |
| 189th | Afghanistan | 1,069.00 | -3.5% |
| 190th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 1,085.00 | -0.1% |
| 191st | Sierra Leone | 1,168.00 | -9.7% |
| 192nd | Chad | 1,220.00 | 2.6% |
| 193rd | Central African Republic | 1,337.00 | -3.7% |
FAQ
What was Lesotho's maternal mortality ratio in 2006?▾
Lesotho's maternal mortality ratio in 2006 was 696.00. This ranked 183rd globally.
How did Lesotho's maternal mortality ratio change in 2006?▾
Lesotho's maternal mortality ratio increased by 26.8% in 2006 compared to 2005.
Which country had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2006?▾
Central African Republic had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2006 at 1,337.00.
What is the maternal mortality ratio of Lesotho in 2006?▾
The maternal mortality ratio of Lesotho in 2006 was 696.00. This ranked 183rd globally.
How does 2006 compare to 2005 for Lesotho's maternal mortality ratio?▾
Lesotho's maternal mortality ratio went from 549.00 in 2005 to 696.00 in 2006, a 26.8% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Lesotho matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2006. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 5.5%. View full analysis →
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