South Africa - Maternal Mortality Ratio 1986
200.00
−8.00 from 1985
South Africa's maternal mortality ratio was 200.00 in 1986, decreased +8.00 from 208.00 in 1985. This was the 117th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1986▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | United Kingdom | 2.00 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Canada | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Spain | 7.00 | 16.7% |
| 4th | Australia | 8.00 | -11.1% |
| 5th | Finland | 8.00 | 14.3% |
| 6th | Greece | 8.00 | -11.1% |
| 7th | Sweden | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 8th | Belgium | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 9th | Norway | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 10th | Croatia | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 11th | Ireland | 11.00 | 0.0% |
| 12th | Kuwait | 11.00 | 0.0% |
| 13th | Montenegro | 11.00 | 0.0% |
| 14th | United States | 11.00 | 0.0% |
| 15th | Denmark | 12.00 | 0.0% |
| 16th | Netherlands | 12.00 | 0.0% |
| 17th | San Marino | 12.00 | 0.0% |
| 18th | Austria | 14.00 | 0.0% |
| 19th | Switzerland | 14.00 | -6.7% |
| 20th | Germany | 14.00 | 0.0% |
| 21st | Iceland | 15.00 | 36.4% |
| 22nd | Serbia | 15.00 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | North Macedonia | 16.00 | -5.9% |
| 24th | Qatar | 16.00 | -5.9% |
| 25th | Slovenia | 16.00 | -5.9% |
| 26th | Czechia | 17.00 | 13.3% |
| 27th | Monaco | 17.00 | -41.4% |
| 28th | Cyprus | 18.00 | -5.3% |
| 29th | Japan | 18.00 | -5.3% |
| 30th | New Zealand | 18.00 | -5.3% |
| 31st | Singapore | 18.00 | 0.0% |
| 32nd | Andorra | 19.00 | -9.5% |
| 33rd | United Arab Emirates | 19.00 | 0.0% |
| 34th | Malta | 19.00 | -9.5% |
| 35th | Poland | 19.00 | 0.0% |
| 36th | Portugal | 19.00 | -5.0% |
| 37th | Slovak Republic | 19.00 | 0.0% |
| 38th | France | 20.00 | 0.0% |
| 39th | Italy | 22.00 | 0.0% |
| 40th | Luxembourg | 24.00 | 0.0% |
| 41st | Bulgaria | 25.00 | -3.8% |
| 42nd | Hungary | 26.00 | 0.0% |
| 43rd | European Union | 28.00 | 0.0% |
| 44th | Puerto Rico (US) | 29.00 | -9.4% |
| 45th | Belarus | 30.00 | 0.0% |
| 46th | Lithuania | 30.00 | -14.3% |
| 47th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33.00 | -5.7% |
| 48th | Georgia | 34.00 | 0.0% |
| 49th | Albania | 35.00 | -7.9% |
| 50th | Korea | 35.00 | -7.9% |
| 51st | Israel | 36.00 | 0.0% |
| 52nd | Bahrain | 37.00 | 0.0% |
| 53rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 38.00 | 0.0% |
| 54th | Saudi Arabia | 38.00 | -5.0% |
| 55th | Oman | 40.00 | -7.0% |
| 56th | Uruguay | 41.00 | 0.0% |
| 57th | Costa Rica | 42.00 | -2.3% |
| 58th | Latvia | 43.00 | -15.7% |
| 59th | Jamaica | 45.00 | 0.0% |
| 60th | Estonia | 46.00 | -17.9% |
| 61st | Azerbaijan | 48.00 | 6.7% |
| 62nd | Ukraine | 50.00 | -5.7% |
| 63rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 52.00 | -5.5% |
| 64th | Türkiye | 53.00 | -5.4% |
| 65th | Armenia | 54.00 | -1.8% |
| 66th | Barbados | 56.00 | 1.8% |
| 67th | St. Lucia | 57.00 | 1.8% |
| 68th | Lebanon | 58.00 | -1.7% |
| 69th | Malaysia | 59.00 | -6.3% |
| 70th | Moldova | 60.00 | -3.2% |
| 71st | Dominica | 63.00 | 3.3% |
| 72nd | Seychelles | 65.00 | -5.8% |
| 73rd | Sri Lanka | 66.00 | -2.9% |
| 74th | Kazakhstan | 67.00 | -1.5% |
| 75th | Bahamas, The | 68.00 | -2.9% |
| 76th | Grenada | 68.00 | -4.2% |
| 77th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 68.00 | -10.5% |
| 78th | Russian Federation | 69.00 | -14.8% |
| 79th | Uzbekistan | 69.00 | -4.2% |
| 80th | Chile | 70.00 | -4.1% |
| 81st | Cuba | 70.00 | 0.0% |
| 82nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 71.00 | -7.8% |
| 83rd | Turkmenistan | 75.00 | -2.6% |
| 84th | Argentina | 76.00 | -5.0% |
| 85th | Fiji | 76.00 | -2.6% |
| 86th | Kyrgyz Republic | 76.00 | -6.2% |
| 87th | Brunei Darussalam | 78.00 | -1.3% |
| 88th | Thailand | 78.00 | -11.4% |
| 89th | Libya | 82.00 | -4.7% |
| 90th | Belize | 87.00 | -11.2% |
| 91st | Trinidad and Tobago | 89.00 | 2.3% |
| 92nd | Tajikistan | 91.00 | -7.1% |
| 93rd | Palau | 92.00 | -3.2% |
| 94th | Jordan | 93.00 | -7.0% |
| 95th | Panama | 94.00 | -1.1% |
| 96th | West Bank and Gaza | 96.00 | -5.9% |
| 97th | Mexico | 100.00 | -6.5% |
| 98th | Mauritius | 106.00 | -4.5% |
| 99th | China | 120.00 | -4.0% |
| 100th | Tunisia | 121.00 | -8.3% |
| 101st | Colombia | 123.00 | -14.0% |
| 102nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 135.00 | -4.3% |
| 103rd | Iraq | 147.00 | -3.3% |
| 104th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 148.00 | -7.5% |
| 105th | Tonga | 149.00 | 0.7% |
| 106th | Samoa | 153.00 | -4.4% |
| 107th | El Salvador | 169.00 | -12.4% |
| 108th | Viet Nam | 174.00 | -6.5% |
| 109th | São Tomé and Principe | 175.00 | 10.1% |
| 110th | Brazil | 176.00 | -5.4% |
| 111th | Romania | 180.00 | -2.2% |
| 112th | Ecuador | 181.00 | -3.7% |
| 113th | Honduras | 191.00 | -4.0% |
| 114th | Peru | 193.00 | -2.5% |
| 115th | Vanuatu | 194.00 | -8.1% |
| 116th | Philippines | 199.00 | -2.5% |
| 117th | South Africa | 200.00 | -3.8% |
| 118th | Nauru | 209.00 | 9.4% |
| 119th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 217.00 | -3.1% |
| 120th | Solomon Islands | 226.00 | 8.1% |
| 121st | Tuvalu | 226.00 | -1.7% |
| 122nd | Paraguay | 230.00 | -3.0% |
| 123rd | Kiribati | 232.00 | -5.7% |
| 124th | Guyana | 238.00 | -1.2% |
| 125th | Dominican Republic | 241.00 | -3.2% |
| 126th | Algeria | 265.00 | -9.2% |
| 127th | Marshall Islands | 274.00 | 7.9% |
| 128th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 285.00 | -1.7% |
| 129th | Guatemala | 286.00 | -5.0% |
| 130th | Botswana | 304.00 | -2.9% |
| 131st | Nicaragua | 313.00 | -1.9% |
| 132nd | Mongolia | 346.00 | -1.7% |
| 133rd | Namibia | 348.00 | -1.7% |
| 134th | Gabon | 369.00 | -1.1% |
| 135th | Suriname | 377.00 | -2.3% |
| 136th | Papua New Guinea | 386.00 | -1.8% |
| 137th | Cabo Verde | 394.00 | -6.2% |
| 138th | Yemen, Republic of | 430.00 | 0.0% |
| 139th | Pakistan | 436.00 | 0.9% |
| 140th | Indonesia | 455.00 | -4.0% |
| 141st | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 503.00 | -2.9% |
| 142nd | Maldives | 508.00 | -8.0% |
| 143rd | Zimbabwe | 525.00 | -8.4% |
| 144th | Congo, Republic of | 535.00 | -2.0% |
| 145th | Eswatini | 548.00 | -5.5% |
| 146th | Cameroon | 579.00 | 1.2% |
| 147th | Zambia | 619.00 | 3.9% |
| 148th | India | 624.00 | -5.2% |
| 149th | Togo | 649.00 | -2.8% |
| 150th | Myanmar | 652.00 | -3.3% |
| 151st | Equatorial Guinea | 666.00 | 1.2% |
| 152nd | Lesotho | 680.00 | -4.4% |
| 153rd | Morocco | 697.00 | -7.3% |
| 154th | Madagascar | 730.00 | -2.8% |
| 155th | Côte d'Ivoire | 735.00 | -4.0% |
| 156th | Uganda | 781.00 | -7.2% |
| 157th | Central African Republic | 795.00 | -0.1% |
| 158th | Djibouti | 804.00 | -2.1% |
| 159th | Senegal | 820.00 | -8.8% |
| 160th | Cambodia | 824.00 | -5.7% |
| 161st | Comoros | 825.00 | -2.9% |
| 162nd | Burkina Faso | 834.00 | -1.9% |
| 163rd | Benin | 858.00 | -5.7% |
| 164th | Angola | 864.00 | -1.5% |
| 165th | Bangladesh | 891.00 | -3.8% |
| 166th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 902.00 | -3.4% |
| 167th | Ghana | 908.00 | -3.7% |
| 168th | Bhutan | 911.00 | -6.0% |
| 169th | Sudan | 938.00 | -4.3% |
| 170th | Mauritania | 961.00 | -3.7% |
| 171st | Lao PDR | 963.00 | -3.1% |
| 172nd | Tanzania | 971.00 | -0.9% |
| 173rd | Haiti | 975.00 | -1.6% |
| 174th | Kenya | 1,059.00 | -23.0% |
| 175th | Chad | 1,068.00 | -4.6% |
| 176th | Niger | 1,107.00 | -2.6% |
| 177th | Malawi | 1,118.00 | 0.3% |
| 178th | Rwanda | 1,126.00 | 0.9% |
| 179th | Nepal | 1,143.00 | -3.6% |
| 180th | Mali | 1,184.00 | -2.7% |
| 181st | Guinea | 1,234.00 | -1.1% |
| 182nd | Mozambique | 1,355.00 | -6.7% |
| 183rd | Nigeria | 1,363.00 | 1.4% |
| 184th | Gambia, The | 1,401.00 | -3.6% |
| 185th | Burundi | 1,441.00 | 0.9% |
| 186th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 1,452.00 | -0.9% |
| 187th | Sierra Leone | 1,530.00 | 1.6% |
| 188th | Eritrea | 1,625.00 | -3.2% |
| 189th | Liberia | 1,678.00 | -4.1% |
| 190th | Guinea-Bissau | 1,825.00 | -1.4% |
| 191st | Afghanistan | 1,857.00 | -16.8% |
| 192nd | Timor-Leste | 1,860.00 | -2.9% |
| 193rd | South Sudan | 3,720.00 | -3.3% |
FAQ
What was South Africa's maternal mortality ratio in 1986?▾
South Africa's maternal mortality ratio in 1986 was 200.00. This ranked 117th globally.
How did South Africa's maternal mortality ratio change in 1986?▾
South Africa's maternal mortality ratio decreased by 3.8% in 1986 compared to 1985.
Which country had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 1986?▾
South Sudan had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 1986 at 3,720.00.
What is the maternal mortality ratio of South Africa in 1986?▾
The maternal mortality ratio of South Africa in 1986 was 200.00. This ranked 117th globally.
How does 1986 compare to 1985 for South Africa's maternal mortality ratio?▾
South Africa's maternal mortality ratio went from 208.00 in 1985 to 200.00 in 1986, a 3.8% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
South Africa matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 1986. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 12.8%. View full analysis →
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