South Africa - Maternal Mortality Ratio 1991
162.00
−8.00 from 1990
South Africa's maternal mortality ratio was 162.00 in 1991, decreased +8.00 from 170.00 in 1990. This was the 113th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1991▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Spain | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Greece | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 3rd | United Kingdom | 7.00 | 16.7% |
| 4th | Canada | 8.00 | 14.3% |
| 5th | Finland | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 6th | Kuwait | 8.00 | -50.0% |
| 7th | Norway | 8.00 | -11.1% |
| 8th | Sweden | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 9th | Australia | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 10th | Belgium | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 11th | Croatia | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 12th | Ireland | 10.00 | -9.1% |
| 13th | Austria | 11.00 | -8.3% |
| 14th | Germany | 11.00 | -8.3% |
| 15th | Iceland | 11.00 | -15.4% |
| 16th | Montenegro | 11.00 | 10.0% |
| 17th | San Marino | 11.00 | 0.0% |
| 18th | Denmark | 12.00 | 0.0% |
| 19th | Netherlands | 12.00 | 0.0% |
| 20th | United States | 12.00 | 0.0% |
| 21st | Japan | 13.00 | -7.1% |
| 22nd | Qatar | 13.00 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Slovenia | 13.00 | -7.1% |
| 24th | Switzerland | 14.00 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Serbia | 14.00 | 0.0% |
| 26th | Cyprus | 15.00 | 0.0% |
| 27th | Czechia | 15.00 | 0.0% |
| 28th | Monaco | 15.00 | -6.3% |
| 29th | North Macedonia | 15.00 | -6.3% |
| 30th | New Zealand | 16.00 | -11.1% |
| 31st | Singapore | 16.00 | -5.9% |
| 32nd | Malta | 17.00 | 0.0% |
| 33rd | Portugal | 17.00 | 0.0% |
| 34th | Slovak Republic | 17.00 | -5.6% |
| 35th | Andorra | 18.00 | 12.5% |
| 36th | France | 18.00 | 0.0% |
| 37th | Italy | 18.00 | 0.0% |
| 38th | Poland | 18.00 | 0.0% |
| 39th | United Arab Emirates | 19.00 | 0.0% |
| 40th | European Union | 20.00 | -4.8% |
| 41st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23.00 | -8.0% |
| 42nd | Hungary | 24.00 | -4.0% |
| 43rd | Bulgaria | 25.00 | -7.4% |
| 44th | Luxembourg | 25.00 | 4.2% |
| 45th | Puerto Rico (US) | 26.00 | -18.8% |
| 46th | Albania | 28.00 | -6.7% |
| 47th | Israel | 28.00 | -3.4% |
| 48th | Korea | 28.00 | 0.0% |
| 49th | Oman | 28.00 | -3.4% |
| 50th | Lithuania | 29.00 | 0.0% |
| 51st | Saudi Arabia | 29.00 | -3.3% |
| 52nd | Belarus | 32.00 | -3.0% |
| 53rd | Uruguay | 33.00 | -5.7% |
| 54th | Bahrain | 34.00 | -2.9% |
| 55th | Syrian Arab Republic | 35.00 | -5.4% |
| 56th | Georgia | 36.00 | 5.9% |
| 57th | Lebanon | 38.00 | -20.8% |
| 58th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 38.00 | -11.6% |
| 59th | Costa Rica | 39.00 | -2.5% |
| 60th | Ukraine | 40.00 | 0.0% |
| 61st | Türkiye | 41.00 | -2.4% |
| 62nd | Antigua and Barbuda | 42.00 | 2.4% |
| 63rd | Estonia | 42.00 | -4.5% |
| 64th | Azerbaijan | 43.00 | 4.9% |
| 65th | Latvia | 46.00 | -2.1% |
| 66th | Armenia | 47.00 | 0.0% |
| 67th | Uzbekistan | 47.00 | -6.0% |
| 68th | Malaysia | 49.00 | -3.9% |
| 69th | Moldova | 53.00 | 0.0% |
| 70th | Chile | 54.00 | -3.6% |
| 71st | Seychelles | 54.00 | 1.9% |
| 72nd | Sri Lanka | 57.00 | -3.4% |
| 73rd | Russian Federation | 57.00 | -1.7% |
| 74th | Jamaica | 58.00 | 7.4% |
| 75th | Grenada | 59.00 | -3.3% |
| 76th | Thailand | 59.00 | -1.7% |
| 77th | Barbados | 60.00 | 1.7% |
| 78th | Turkmenistan | 60.00 | -3.2% |
| 79th | Kazakhstan | 64.00 | 0.0% |
| 80th | Libya | 64.00 | -4.5% |
| 81st | Brunei Darussalam | 65.00 | -4.4% |
| 82nd | Cuba | 66.00 | 0.0% |
| 83rd | Argentina | 67.00 | -1.5% |
| 84th | Bahamas, The | 67.00 | 3.1% |
| 85th | Fiji | 67.00 | -4.3% |
| 86th | Kyrgyz Republic | 71.00 | -1.4% |
| 87th | St. Lucia | 71.00 | -1.4% |
| 88th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 71.00 | -1.4% |
| 89th | Jordan | 74.00 | 2.8% |
| 90th | Belize | 75.00 | -2.6% |
| 91st | Mauritius | 75.00 | -2.6% |
| 92nd | West Bank and Gaza | 75.00 | -3.8% |
| 93rd | Mexico | 77.00 | -4.9% |
| 94th | Tajikistan | 79.00 | -1.3% |
| 95th | Dominica | 81.00 | 5.2% |
| 96th | Trinidad and Tobago | 82.00 | -2.4% |
| 97th | Tunisia | 83.00 | -2.4% |
| 98th | Panama | 87.00 | -2.2% |
| 99th | China | 92.00 | -9.8% |
| 100th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 94.00 | -12.1% |
| 101st | Colombia | 99.00 | -2.9% |
| 102nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 100.00 | -6.5% |
| 103rd | Romania | 104.00 | -11.9% |
| 104th | Palau | 106.00 | 6.0% |
| 105th | Brazil | 128.00 | -8.6% |
| 106th | El Salvador | 129.00 | -11.0% |
| 107th | Samoa | 131.00 | -3.0% |
| 108th | Tonga | 134.00 | -2.9% |
| 109th | Vanuatu | 140.00 | -7.3% |
| 110th | Viet Nam | 142.00 | -3.4% |
| 111th | Honduras | 148.00 | -6.9% |
| 112th | Iraq | 157.00 | -19.5% |
| 113th | South Africa | 162.00 | -4.7% |
| 114th | São Tomé and Principe | 166.00 | 1.2% |
| 115th | Philippines | 172.00 | -0.6% |
| 116th | Ecuador | 177.00 | 5.4% |
| 117th | Solomon Islands | 178.00 | -3.3% |
| 118th | Kiribati | 188.00 | -5.5% |
| 119th | Paraguay | 192.00 | -3.0% |
| 120th | Dominican Republic | 193.00 | -4.9% |
| 121st | Algeria | 198.00 | -2.0% |
| 122nd | Peru | 201.00 | 5.2% |
| 123rd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 208.00 | -0.5% |
| 124th | Nauru | 216.00 | 10.8% |
| 125th | Guyana | 219.00 | -2.2% |
| 126th | Mongolia | 227.00 | -17.8% |
| 127th | Guatemala | 268.00 | -0.7% |
| 128th | Nicaragua | 273.00 | -2.8% |
| 129th | Cabo Verde | 277.00 | -7.0% |
| 130th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 280.00 | -7.3% |
| 131st | Botswana | 283.00 | -4.4% |
| 132nd | Tuvalu | 289.00 | -0.7% |
| 133rd | Marshall Islands | 297.00 | -4.5% |
| 134th | Maldives | 310.00 | -10.4% |
| 135th | Zimbabwe | 332.00 | -5.9% |
| 136th | Namibia | 337.00 | 3.7% |
| 137th | Yemen, Republic of | 341.00 | -5.0% |
| 138th | Suriname | 347.00 | -0.9% |
| 139th | Papua New Guinea | 354.00 | -1.7% |
| 140th | Gabon | 369.00 | 0.3% |
| 141st | Indonesia | 378.00 | -3.6% |
| 142nd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 391.00 | -3.9% |
| 143rd | Pakistan | 443.00 | 2.1% |
| 144th | Morocco | 490.00 | -6.1% |
| 145th | Kenya | 493.00 | -15.9% |
| 146th | India | 498.00 | -3.5% |
| 147th | Congo, Republic of | 514.00 | 1.8% |
| 148th | Eswatini | 545.00 | 4.8% |
| 149th | Uganda | 549.00 | -4.5% |
| 150th | Myanmar | 566.00 | -3.4% |
| 151st | Côte d'Ivoire | 584.00 | -5.7% |
| 152nd | Cameroon | 584.00 | 2.5% |
| 153rd | Zambia | 611.00 | -2.2% |
| 154th | Senegal | 616.00 | -3.8% |
| 155th | Lesotho | 641.00 | -3.6% |
| 156th | Benin | 666.00 | -3.8% |
| 157th | Bhutan | 671.00 | -4.7% |
| 158th | Togo | 676.00 | 2.9% |
| 159th | Cambodia | 681.00 | 0.0% |
| 160th | Equatorial Guinea | 688.00 | -0.1% |
| 161st | Madagascar | 691.00 | -0.1% |
| 162nd | Comoros | 704.00 | -4.5% |
| 163rd | Djibouti | 731.00 | 0.8% |
| 164th | Burkina Faso | 732.00 | -3.6% |
| 165th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 735.00 | -2.6% |
| 166th | Ghana | 745.00 | -3.1% |
| 167th | Lao PDR | 798.00 | -4.3% |
| 168th | Angola | 826.00 | -5.7% |
| 169th | Haiti | 831.00 | -4.9% |
| 170th | Mauritania | 845.00 | -1.5% |
| 171st | Nepal | 850.00 | -7.6% |
| 172nd | Sudan | 873.00 | 3.9% |
| 173rd | Tanzania | 873.00 | -3.0% |
| 174th | Bangladesh | 890.00 | 2.3% |
| 175th | Central African Republic | 910.00 | 5.1% |
| 176th | Niger | 957.00 | -2.6% |
| 177th | Mali | 1,063.00 | -2.2% |
| 178th | Malawi | 1,080.00 | -2.9% |
| 179th | Chad | 1,093.00 | -1.8% |
| 180th | Mozambique | 1,094.00 | -4.9% |
| 181st | Guinea | 1,143.00 | -1.6% |
| 182nd | Gambia, The | 1,167.00 | -3.3% |
| 183rd | Nigeria | 1,282.00 | -0.2% |
| 184th | Eritrea | 1,384.00 | 2.4% |
| 185th | Rwanda | 1,386.00 | 5.9% |
| 186th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 1,431.00 | 5.4% |
| 187th | Timor-Leste | 1,439.00 | -2.6% |
| 188th | Burundi | 1,513.00 | -0.1% |
| 189th | Afghanistan | 1,534.00 | -1.0% |
| 190th | Liberia | 1,627.00 | -24.2% |
| 191st | Guinea-Bissau | 1,663.00 | -2.7% |
| 192nd | Sierra Leone | 1,699.00 | 8.1% |
| 193rd | South Sudan | 4,764.00 | -2.3% |
FAQ
What was South Africa's maternal mortality ratio in 1991?▾
South Africa's maternal mortality ratio in 1991 was 162.00. This ranked 113th globally.
How did South Africa's maternal mortality ratio change in 1991?▾
South Africa's maternal mortality ratio decreased by 4.7% in 1991 compared to 1990.
Which country had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 1991?▾
South Sudan had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 1991 at 4,764.00.
What is the maternal mortality ratio of South Africa in 1991?▾
The maternal mortality ratio of South Africa in 1991 was 162.00. This ranked 113th globally.
How does 1991 compare to 1990 for South Africa's maternal mortality ratio?▾
South Africa's maternal mortality ratio went from 170.00 in 1990 to 162.00 in 1991, a 4.7% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
South Africa matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 1991. Historically: 311 occurrences, 177 successful (57%). Outcome 24 months later: 9.7%. View full analysis →
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