Maternal Mortality Ratio - Ranking 2020
Year
In 2020, Belarus (2.00), Norway (2.00), and Czechia (3.00) ranked highest in maternal mortality ratio among all countries. Central African Republic ranked lowest at 1,296.00.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Belarus | 2.00 | +100.0% |
| 2nd | Norway | 2.00 | +0.0% |
| 3rd | Czechia | 3.00 | +0.0% |
| 4th | Israel | 3.00 | +0.0% |
| 5th | Poland | 3.00 | +50.0% |
| 6th | Belgium | 4.00 | +0.0% |
| 7th | Germany | 4.00 | +0.0% |
| 8th | Denmark | 4.00 | +0.0% |
| 9th | Spain | 4.00 | +33.3% |
| 10th | Japan | 4.00 | -20.0% |
| 11th | Netherlands | 4.00 | -20.0% |
| 12th | Slovak Republic | 4.00 | -20.0% |
| 13th | Australia | 5.00 | +0.0% |
| 14th | Switzerland | 5.00 | -16.7% |
| 15th | Croatia | 5.00 | +25.0% |
| 16th | Sweden | 5.00 | +25.0% |
| 17th | Turkmenistan | 5.00 | +0.0% |
| 18th | United Arab Emirates | 6.00 | +100.0% |
| 19th | Austria | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 20th | Estonia | 6.00 | +0.0% |
| 21st | Ireland | 6.00 | +50.0% |
| 22nd | Luxembourg | 6.00 | -50.0% |
| 23rd | Qatar | 6.00 | +20.0% |
| 24th | Albania | 7.00 | +0.0% |
| 25th | Bahrain | 7.00 | -58.8% |
| 26th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.00 | +16.7% |
| 27th | Greece | 7.00 | +40.0% |
| 28th | North Macedonia | 7.00 | +133.3% |
| 29th | European Union | 7.00 | +16.7% |
| 30th | Italy | 8.00 | +14.3% |
| 31st | Lithuania | 8.00 | -11.1% |
| 32nd | New Zealand | 8.00 | +0.0% |
| 33rd | Bulgaria | 9.00 | +50.0% |
| 34th | Finland | 9.00 | +12.5% |
| 35th | France | 9.00 | +12.5% |
| 36th | Malta | 10.00 | +25.0% |
| 37th | Puerto Rico (US) | 11.00 | -15.4% |
| 38th | Saudi Arabia | 11.00 | +37.5% |
| 39th | Chile | 12.00 | +9.1% |
| 40th | Iceland | 12.00 | +200.0% |
| 41st | Korea | 12.00 | +140.0% |
| 42nd | Slovenia | 12.00 | +200.0% |
| 43rd | Singapore | 13.00 | +85.7% |
| 44th | United Kingdom | 14.00 | +55.6% |
| 45th | Portugal | 14.00 | -6.7% |
| 46th | Montenegro | 15.00 | +150.0% |
| 47th | Romania | 16.00 | +14.3% |
| 48th | Serbia | 16.00 | +33.3% |
| 49th | Canada | 17.00 | +41.7% |
| 50th | Hungary | 18.00 | +38.5% |
| 51st | Kazakhstan | 18.00 | +63.6% |
| 52nd | Ukraine | 18.00 | +12.5% |
| 53rd | Russian Federation | 19.00 | +58.3% |
| 54th | Türkiye | 19.00 | +11.8% |
| 55th | China | 20.00 | -4.8% |
| 56th | West Bank and Gaza | 20.00 | +11.1% |
| 57th | Uruguay | 20.00 | +25.0% |
| 58th | Azerbaijan | 21.00 | +0.0% |
| 59th | Latvia | 21.00 | -4.5% |
| 60th | United States | 22.00 | +22.2% |
| 61st | Sri Lanka | 23.00 | +15.0% |
| 62nd | Syrian Arab Republic | 23.00 | -4.2% |
| 63rd | Monaco | 24.00 | +300.0% |
| 64th | Tajikistan | 25.00 | +56.3% |
| 65th | Lebanon | 27.00 | +80.0% |
| 66th | Moldova | 29.00 | +38.1% |
| 67th | Malaysia | 29.00 | +3.6% |
| 68th | Uzbekistan | 29.00 | +0.0% |
| 69th | Georgia | 30.00 | +36.4% |
| 70th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 31.00 | +63.2% |
| 71st | Oman | 32.00 | +128.6% |
| 72nd | Kuwait | 33.00 | +371.4% |
| 73rd | Costa Rica | 34.00 | +30.8% |
| 74th | Fiji | 34.00 | +0.0% |
| 75th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 34.00 | +88.9% |
| 76th | Antigua and Barbuda | 35.00 | +9.4% |
| 77th | Trinidad and Tobago | 35.00 | -34.0% |
| 78th | Thailand | 36.00 | +5.9% |
| 79th | Barbados | 39.00 | +8.3% |
| 80th | Brunei Darussalam | 39.00 | +2.6% |
| 81st | Argentina | 40.00 | +11.1% |
| 82nd | Cuba | 40.00 | +0.0% |
| 83rd | Tunisia | 40.00 | +8.1% |
| 84th | Jordan | 41.00 | +17.1% |
| 85th | Armenia | 43.00 | +87.0% |
| 86th | St. Lucia | 43.00 | +0.0% |
| 87th | San Marino | 46.00 | +557.1% |
| 88th | Dominica | 47.00 | +14.6% |
| 89th | Mongolia | 47.00 | +4.4% |
| 90th | Andorra | 48.00 | +336.4% |
| 91st | Maldives | 48.00 | +23.1% |
| 92nd | El Salvador | 48.00 | +20.0% |
| 93rd | Bhutan | 51.00 | -1.9% |
| 94th | Grenada | 51.00 | +6.3% |
| 95th | Seychelles | 51.00 | +6.3% |
| 96th | Viet Nam | 51.00 | -1.9% |
| 97th | Kyrgyz Republic | 55.00 | +17.0% |
| 98th | Cabo Verde | 56.00 | +36.6% |
| 99th | Honduras | 57.00 | +11.8% |
| 100th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 57.00 | -1.7% |
| 101st | Mauritius | 58.00 | -13.4% |
| 102nd | Mexico | 61.00 | +41.9% |
| 103rd | Iraq | 63.00 | -14.9% |
| 104th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 66.00 | +0.0% |
| 105th | Paraguay | 69.00 | +19.0% |
| 106th | Libya | 71.00 | +9.2% |
| 107th | Panama | 74.00 | +80.5% |
| 108th | Tonga | 74.00 | +1.4% |
| 109th | Peru | 75.00 | +25.0% |
| 110th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 80.00 | +8.1% |
| 111th | Morocco | 81.00 | +2.5% |
| 112th | Bahamas, The | 84.00 | +2.4% |
| 113th | Brazil | 85.00 | +30.8% |
| 114th | Cyprus | 87.00 | +569.2% |
| 115th | Nicaragua | 87.00 | +26.1% |
| 116th | Belize | 88.00 | +44.3% |
| 117th | Philippines | 88.00 | -4.3% |
| 118th | Kiribati | 89.00 | +0.0% |
| 119th | Ecuador | 91.00 | +46.8% |
| 120th | São Tomé and Principe | 92.00 | -3.2% |
| 121st | Colombia | 94.00 | +42.4% |
| 122nd | Suriname | 94.00 | -3.1% |
| 123rd | Algeria | 97.00 | +32.9% |
| 124th | Botswana | 98.00 | -2.0% |
| 125th | Zambia | 99.00 | -3.9% |
| 126th | India | 101.00 | +0.0% |
| 127th | Guatemala | 102.00 | -3.8% |
| 128th | Eswatini | 102.00 | +6.3% |
| 129th | Vanuatu | 107.00 | +1.9% |
| 130th | Guyana | 109.00 | +1.9% |
| 131st | Samoa | 114.00 | +2.7% |
| 132nd | Palau | 117.00 | +39.3% |
| 133rd | South Africa | 118.00 | -0.8% |
| 134th | Dominican Republic | 121.00 | +2.5% |
| 135th | Mozambique | 123.00 | -8.2% |
| 136th | Jamaica | 126.00 | +5.0% |
| 137th | Solomon Islands | 131.00 | -3.0% |
| 138th | Lao PDR | 132.00 | -3.6% |
| 139th | Yemen, Republic of | 135.00 | +3.1% |
| 140th | Namibia | 143.00 | -18.3% |
| 141st | Micronesia, Federated States of | 150.00 | -2.6% |
| 142nd | Bangladesh | 152.00 | -3.2% |
| 143rd | Nepal | 153.00 | -10.0% |
| 144th | Tanzania | 160.00 | -45.2% |
| 145th | Cambodia | 164.00 | +10.1% |
| 146th | Marshall Islands | 178.00 | +6.0% |
| 147th | Pakistan | 178.00 | +2.9% |
| 148th | Indonesia | 184.00 | +14.3% |
| 149th | Kenya | 184.00 | +4.5% |
| 150th | Djibouti | 192.00 | -1.0% |
| 151st | Gabon | 194.00 | +8.4% |
| 152nd | Papua New Guinea | 194.00 | -2.5% |
| 153rd | Angola | 195.00 | -3.5% |
| 154th | Equatorial Guinea | 196.00 | -1.0% |
| 155th | Comoros | 198.00 | -2.0% |
| 156th | Myanmar | 198.00 | +1.5% |
| 157th | Tuvalu | 206.00 | +32.9% |
| 158th | Uganda | 209.00 | -4.6% |
| 159th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 218.00 | +39.7% |
| 160th | Congo, Republic of | 247.00 | +0.8% |
| 161st | Rwanda | 252.00 | -3.4% |
| 162nd | Senegal | 252.00 | -11.9% |
| 163rd | Ghana | 253.00 | -2.7% |
| 164th | Malawi | 256.00 | -1.5% |
| 165th | Timor-Leste | 257.00 | +8.4% |
| 166th | Sudan | 273.00 | +4.2% |
| 167th | Nauru | 309.00 | +15.7% |
| 168th | Cameroon | 316.00 | -6.0% |
| 169th | Burkina Faso | 334.00 | +21.9% |
| 170th | Eritrea | 334.00 | -4.8% |
| 171st | Haiti | 346.00 | -1.4% |
| 172nd | Zimbabwe | 380.00 | -2.1% |
| 173rd | Niger | 388.00 | -4.4% |
| 174th | Togo | 398.00 | -4.3% |
| 175th | Gambia, The | 400.00 | -5.2% |
| 176th | Mali | 405.00 | -2.6% |
| 177th | Mauritania | 413.00 | -2.6% |
| 178th | Sierra Leone | 422.00 | -9.1% |
| 179th | Burundi | 441.00 | -1.8% |
| 180th | Côte d'Ivoire | 447.00 | +4.2% |
| 181st | Madagascar | 447.00 | -3.2% |
| 182nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 489.00 | -0.8% |
| 183rd | Guinea | 528.00 | -3.6% |
| 184th | Lesotho | 529.00 | +13.3% |
| 185th | Benin | 578.00 | +1.0% |
| 186th | Guinea-Bissau | 603.00 | +0.8% |
| 187th | Afghanistan | 634.00 | +5.5% |
| 188th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 655.00 | -0.2% |
| 189th | Liberia | 664.00 | -3.6% |
| 190th | South Sudan | 729.00 | -2.1% |
| 191st | Chad | 877.00 | -8.5% |
| 192nd | Nigeria | 1,065.00 | -2.4% |
| 193rd | Central African Republic | 1,296.00 | -21.5% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2020?▾
Belarus has the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2020 at 2.00.
Which country has the lowest maternal mortality ratio in 2020?▾
Central African Republic has the lowest maternal mortality ratio in 2020 at 1,296.00.
How many countries are ranked by maternal mortality ratio?▾
193 countries have maternal mortality ratio data for 2020.
What are the top 3 countries by maternal mortality ratio?▾
1. Belarus (2.00), 2. Norway (2.00), 3. Czechia (3.00).