Namibia - Maternal Mortality Ratio 2009
547.00
+10.00 from 2008
Namibia's maternal mortality ratio was 547.00 in 2009, increased +10.00 from 537.00 in 2008. This was the 173rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2009▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | United Arab Emirates | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Greece | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Poland | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 4th | Belarus | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Czechia | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 6th | Spain | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 7th | Israel | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 8th | Norway | 4.00 | -20.0% |
| 9th | Australia | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 10th | Iceland | 5.00 | 25.0% |
| 11th | Sweden | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 12th | Austria | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 13th | Belgium | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 14th | Germany | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 15th | Croatia | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 16th | Ireland | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 17th | Japan | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 18th | North Macedonia | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 19th | Slovak Republic | 6.00 | 20.0% |
| 20th | Switzerland | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 21st | Denmark | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 22nd | Netherlands | 7.00 | -12.5% |
| 23rd | Slovenia | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 24th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Finland | 8.00 | 14.3% |
| 26th | Italy | 8.00 | 14.3% |
| 27th | Montenegro | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 28th | Qatar | 8.00 | -11.1% |
| 29th | San Marino | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 30th | European Union | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 31st | Albania | 9.00 | -10.0% |
| 32nd | Bulgaria | 9.00 | -10.0% |
| 33rd | Korea | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 34th | Kuwait | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 35th | Portugal | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 36th | Cyprus | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 37th | Estonia | 10.00 | -9.1% |
| 38th | France | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 39th | New Zealand | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 40th | Singapore | 10.00 | -9.1% |
| 41st | Turkmenistan | 10.00 | -9.1% |
| 42nd | Andorra | 11.00 | -8.3% |
| 43rd | United Kingdom | 11.00 | 0.0% |
| 44th | Lithuania | 11.00 | -15.4% |
| 45th | Monaco | 11.00 | 0.0% |
| 46th | Malta | 11.00 | 10.0% |
| 47th | Saudi Arabia | 11.00 | -8.3% |
| 48th | Canada | 12.00 | 0.0% |
| 49th | Serbia | 12.00 | 0.0% |
| 50th | Hungary | 13.00 | 0.0% |
| 51st | Lebanon | 15.00 | 0.0% |
| 52nd | Luxembourg | 15.00 | 15.4% |
| 53rd | United States | 15.00 | 7.1% |
| 54th | Oman | 17.00 | -5.6% |
| 55th | Bahrain | 18.00 | -5.3% |
| 56th | Puerto Rico (US) | 18.00 | 0.0% |
| 57th | Uruguay | 18.00 | -5.3% |
| 58th | Syrian Arab Republic | 19.00 | -5.0% |
| 59th | Moldova | 22.00 | -4.3% |
| 60th | Türkiye | 23.00 | -4.2% |
| 61st | Chile | 24.00 | 0.0% |
| 62nd | Latvia | 24.00 | -4.0% |
| 63rd | Russian Federation | 24.00 | -11.1% |
| 64th | Ukraine | 24.00 | -7.7% |
| 65th | Kazakhstan | 25.00 | -10.7% |
| 66th | Romania | 25.00 | 0.0% |
| 67th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 28.00 | -6.7% |
| 68th | Sri Lanka | 28.00 | -6.7% |
| 69th | Armenia | 29.00 | 0.0% |
| 70th | Azerbaijan | 29.00 | -3.3% |
| 71st | Costa Rica | 29.00 | -3.3% |
| 72nd | Malaysia | 29.00 | 0.0% |
| 73rd | Tajikistan | 29.00 | 0.0% |
| 74th | Antigua and Barbuda | 32.00 | 3.2% |
| 75th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 34.00 | -5.6% |
| 76th | Uzbekistan | 34.00 | -2.9% |
| 77th | China | 35.00 | -7.9% |
| 78th | El Salvador | 35.00 | 6.1% |
| 79th | Thailand | 37.00 | 0.0% |
| 80th | Brunei Darussalam | 40.00 | 0.0% |
| 81st | Fiji | 41.00 | -2.4% |
| 82nd | Grenada | 41.00 | 0.0% |
| 83rd | Barbados | 42.00 | 0.0% |
| 84th | Tunisia | 44.00 | -2.2% |
| 85th | Belize | 45.00 | -6.3% |
| 86th | Cuba | 45.00 | 2.3% |
| 87th | West Bank and Gaza | 48.00 | -2.0% |
| 88th | Jordan | 49.00 | -2.0% |
| 89th | Dominica | 50.00 | -5.7% |
| 90th | St. Lucia | 51.00 | -7.3% |
| 91st | Mexico | 51.00 | 0.0% |
| 92nd | Mauritius | 51.00 | 6.3% |
| 93rd | Seychelles | 51.00 | 0.0% |
| 94th | Maldives | 52.00 | -1.9% |
| 95th | Trinidad and Tobago | 54.00 | -1.8% |
| 96th | Panama | 55.00 | 0.0% |
| 97th | Georgia | 56.00 | 3.7% |
| 98th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 56.00 | 0.0% |
| 99th | Argentina | 62.00 | 5.1% |
| 100th | Cabo Verde | 62.00 | -8.8% |
| 101st | Viet Nam | 64.00 | -1.5% |
| 102nd | Brazil | 69.00 | -2.8% |
| 103rd | Libya | 70.00 | 2.9% |
| 104th | Honduras | 71.00 | -1.4% |
| 105th | Kyrgyz Republic | 71.00 | -2.7% |
| 106th | Mongolia | 75.00 | -2.6% |
| 107th | Colombia | 77.00 | -1.3% |
| 108th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 78.00 | -1.3% |
| 109th | Ecuador | 82.00 | -1.2% |
| 110th | Algeria | 83.00 | 0.0% |
| 111th | Bahamas, The | 84.00 | 5.0% |
| 112th | Peru | 89.00 | -2.2% |
| 113th | Tonga | 91.00 | 3.4% |
| 114th | Jamaica | 93.00 | 2.2% |
| 115th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 93.00 | -2.1% |
| 116th | Palau | 94.00 | -5.1% |
| 117th | Samoa | 94.00 | 8.0% |
| 118th | Dominican Republic | 96.00 | 2.1% |
| 119th | Kiribati | 99.00 | -1.0% |
| 120th | Nicaragua | 99.00 | -2.0% |
| 121st | Iraq | 107.00 | -1.8% |
| 122nd | Vanuatu | 114.00 | -2.6% |
| 123rd | Bhutan | 121.00 | -9.0% |
| 124th | Philippines | 122.00 | -0.8% |
| 125th | Guatemala | 130.00 | -2.3% |
| 126th | Guyana | 146.00 | -4.6% |
| 127th | Suriname | 147.00 | -8.7% |
| 128th | Morocco | 148.00 | -6.3% |
| 129th | Yemen, Republic of | 149.00 | -2.6% |
| 130th | Paraguay | 152.00 | -8.4% |
| 131st | Solomon Islands | 152.00 | -0.7% |
| 132nd | Gabon | 158.00 | 0.0% |
| 133rd | São Tomé and Principe | 172.00 | -1.1% |
| 134th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 186.00 | -1.1% |
| 135th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 205.00 | -4.2% |
| 136th | India | 205.00 | -8.1% |
| 137th | Kenya | 208.00 | 5.6% |
| 138th | Botswana | 213.00 | 7.0% |
| 139th | Tuvalu | 215.00 | -1.8% |
| 140th | Marshall Islands | 224.00 | -0.9% |
| 141st | South Africa | 241.00 | -11.4% |
| 142nd | Indonesia | 246.00 | -2.0% |
| 143rd | Pakistan | 246.00 | -3.1% |
| 144th | Cambodia | 251.00 | -7.7% |
| 145th | Djibouti | 263.00 | -3.7% |
| 146th | Equatorial Guinea | 267.00 | -3.3% |
| 147th | Myanmar | 268.00 | -6.3% |
| 148th | Bangladesh | 293.00 | -5.5% |
| 149th | Nepal | 299.00 | -1.0% |
| 150th | Nauru | 300.00 | -0.7% |
| 151st | Papua New Guinea | 302.00 | -4.1% |
| 152nd | Comoros | 320.00 | -4.2% |
| 153rd | Uganda | 322.00 | -0.6% |
| 154th | Lao PDR | 336.00 | -10.2% |
| 155th | Angola | 348.00 | -6.5% |
| 156th | Mozambique | 352.00 | -3.6% |
| 157th | Ghana | 369.00 | -2.9% |
| 158th | Sudan | 382.00 | -10.3% |
| 159th | Haiti | 397.00 | 0.8% |
| 160th | Zambia | 406.00 | 3.0% |
| 161st | Congo, Republic of | 414.00 | 4.8% |
| 162nd | Rwanda | 418.00 | -7.9% |
| 163rd | Burkina Faso | 419.00 | -2.3% |
| 164th | Senegal | 441.00 | -4.8% |
| 165th | Togo | 471.00 | 3.1% |
| 166th | Timor-Leste | 477.00 | -7.9% |
| 167th | Mauritania | 500.00 | -1.2% |
| 168th | Tanzania | 502.00 | -1.8% |
| 169th | Madagascar | 507.00 | -0.6% |
| 170th | Malawi | 512.00 | 19.1% |
| 171st | Eritrea | 515.00 | -2.8% |
| 172nd | Zimbabwe | 540.00 | 2.7% |
| 173rd | Namibia | 547.00 | 1.9% |
| 174th | Mali | 565.00 | -1.4% |
| 175th | Cameroon | 579.00 | -2.2% |
| 176th | Côte d'Ivoire | 588.00 | 4.6% |
| 177th | Benin | 598.00 | 6.2% |
| 178th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 608.00 | -1.9% |
| 179th | Burundi | 612.00 | -3.6% |
| 180th | Gambia, The | 634.00 | -2.9% |
| 181st | Niger | 647.00 | -3.3% |
| 182nd | Liberia | 674.00 | 1.7% |
| 183rd | Guinea-Bissau | 753.00 | -6.1% |
| 184th | Guinea | 766.00 | -0.8% |
| 185th | South Sudan | 823.00 | -4.1% |
| 186th | Eswatini | 855.00 | 11.6% |
| 187th | Afghanistan | 925.00 | -3.1% |
| 188th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 995.00 | -3.9% |
| 189th | Sierra Leone | 1,054.00 | -3.6% |
| 190th | Nigeria | 1,088.00 | 0.6% |
| 191st | Central African Republic | 1,272.00 | 3.1% |
| 192nd | Chad | 1,285.00 | 1.7% |
| 193rd | Lesotho | 1,387.00 | 15.1% |
FAQ
What was Namibia's maternal mortality ratio in 2009?▾
Namibia's maternal mortality ratio in 2009 was 547.00. This ranked 173rd globally.
How did Namibia's maternal mortality ratio change in 2009?▾
Namibia's maternal mortality ratio increased by 1.9% in 2009 compared to 2008.
Which country had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2009?▾
Lesotho had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2009 at 1,387.00.
What is the maternal mortality ratio of Namibia in 2009?▾
The maternal mortality ratio of Namibia in 2009 was 547.00. This ranked 173rd globally.
How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Namibia's maternal mortality ratio?▾
Namibia's maternal mortality ratio went from 537.00 in 2008 to 547.00 in 2009, a 1.9% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Namibia matched the Stagflation Risk pattern in 2009. Historically: 307 occurrences, 117 successful (38%). Outcome 24 months later: 5.0%. View full analysis →
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