South Africa - Maternal Mortality Ratio 1995
125.00
−8.00 from 1994
South Africa's maternal mortality ratio was 125.00 in 1995, decreased +8.00 from 133.00 in 1994. This was the 110th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1995▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greece | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Spain | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Norway | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 4th | Finland | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Sweden | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 6th | Canada | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 7th | Germany | 8.00 | -11.1% |
| 8th | Australia | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 9th | Austria | 9.00 | -10.0% |
| 10th | Belgium | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 11th | United Kingdom | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 12th | Croatia | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 13th | Ireland | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 14th | Czechia | 10.00 | -9.1% |
| 15th | Kuwait | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 16th | Monaco | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 17th | San Marino | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 18th | Japan | 11.00 | 0.0% |
| 19th | Montenegro | 11.00 | 0.0% |
| 20th | Slovak Republic | 11.00 | -8.3% |
| 21st | Slovenia | 11.00 | -8.3% |
| 22nd | Switzerland | 12.00 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Denmark | 12.00 | 0.0% |
| 24th | Netherlands | 12.00 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Poland | 12.00 | -14.3% |
| 26th | Portugal | 12.00 | -7.7% |
| 27th | United States | 12.00 | 9.1% |
| 28th | Iceland | 13.00 | 44.4% |
| 29th | North Macedonia | 13.00 | 0.0% |
| 30th | Qatar | 13.00 | 0.0% |
| 31st | Cyprus | 14.00 | -6.7% |
| 32nd | New Zealand | 14.00 | 7.7% |
| 33rd | Andorra | 15.00 | 0.0% |
| 34th | France | 15.00 | 0.0% |
| 35th | Italy | 15.00 | 0.0% |
| 36th | Malta | 15.00 | -6.3% |
| 37th | European Union | 15.00 | -6.3% |
| 38th | Singapore | 17.00 | 6.3% |
| 39th | Serbia | 17.00 | 6.3% |
| 40th | United Arab Emirates | 18.00 | -5.3% |
| 41st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.00 | -13.6% |
| 42nd | Hungary | 19.00 | -9.5% |
| 43rd | Albania | 21.00 | -4.5% |
| 44th | Israel | 22.00 | -8.3% |
| 45th | Korea | 22.00 | -4.3% |
| 46th | Luxembourg | 22.00 | 10.0% |
| 47th | Oman | 22.00 | -4.3% |
| 48th | Bulgaria | 23.00 | -8.0% |
| 49th | Saudi Arabia | 24.00 | -4.0% |
| 50th | Puerto Rico (US) | 25.00 | 0.0% |
| 51st | Lithuania | 28.00 | -9.7% |
| 52nd | Belarus | 29.00 | -3.3% |
| 53rd | Lebanon | 29.00 | -3.3% |
| 54th | Uruguay | 29.00 | -3.3% |
| 55th | Bahrain | 31.00 | -6.1% |
| 56th | Syrian Arab Republic | 33.00 | 3.1% |
| 57th | Türkiye | 37.00 | -2.6% |
| 58th | Antigua and Barbuda | 38.00 | 0.0% |
| 59th | Costa Rica | 39.00 | 0.0% |
| 60th | Seychelles | 40.00 | -11.1% |
| 61st | Georgia | 41.00 | 2.5% |
| 62nd | Malaysia | 43.00 | -2.3% |
| 63rd | Chile | 44.00 | -6.4% |
| 64th | Estonia | 45.00 | -25.0% |
| 65th | Ukraine | 46.00 | 2.2% |
| 66th | Uzbekistan | 46.00 | -6.1% |
| 67th | Sri Lanka | 48.00 | -2.0% |
| 68th | Armenia | 50.00 | -2.0% |
| 69th | Turkmenistan | 50.00 | -7.4% |
| 70th | Barbados | 52.00 | -1.9% |
| 71st | Thailand | 52.00 | -3.7% |
| 72nd | Grenada | 54.00 | -1.8% |
| 73rd | Moldova | 54.00 | -3.6% |
| 74th | Brunei Darussalam | 55.00 | -5.2% |
| 75th | Fiji | 55.00 | -5.2% |
| 76th | Mauritius | 55.00 | -12.7% |
| 77th | Libya | 59.00 | 0.0% |
| 78th | Latvia | 59.00 | -9.2% |
| 79th | Argentina | 60.00 | -3.2% |
| 80th | St. Lucia | 60.00 | 0.0% |
| 81st | Cuba | 62.00 | -3.1% |
| 82nd | Bahamas, The | 63.00 | -1.6% |
| 83rd | Azerbaijan | 64.00 | 10.3% |
| 84th | West Bank and Gaza | 64.00 | -3.0% |
| 85th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 65.00 | -8.5% |
| 86th | Mexico | 66.00 | -4.3% |
| 87th | Jordan | 70.00 | 0.0% |
| 88th | China | 71.00 | -6.6% |
| 89th | Kazakhstan | 72.00 | 2.9% |
| 90th | Belize | 73.00 | 1.4% |
| 91st | Dominica | 73.00 | -5.2% |
| 92nd | Tunisia | 73.00 | -5.2% |
| 93rd | Jamaica | 74.00 | 4.2% |
| 94th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 75.00 | -7.4% |
| 95th | Romania | 75.00 | -6.3% |
| 96th | Panama | 77.00 | -1.3% |
| 97th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 80.00 | 2.6% |
| 98th | Tajikistan | 81.00 | -4.7% |
| 99th | Russian Federation | 82.00 | -3.5% |
| 100th | Trinidad and Tobago | 85.00 | 1.2% |
| 101st | El Salvador | 89.00 | -11.9% |
| 102nd | Colombia | 91.00 | -2.2% |
| 103rd | Kyrgyz Republic | 92.00 | 4.5% |
| 104th | Brazil | 103.00 | -4.6% |
| 105th | Samoa | 105.00 | -6.3% |
| 106th | Honduras | 109.00 | -8.4% |
| 107th | Palau | 111.00 | -4.3% |
| 108th | Tonga | 117.00 | -4.9% |
| 109th | Viet Nam | 119.00 | -8.5% |
| 110th | South Africa | 125.00 | -6.0% |
| 111th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 127.00 | 122.8% |
| 112th | Vanuatu | 131.00 | 0.0% |
| 113th | Ecuador | 146.00 | -5.8% |
| 114th | Philippines | 147.00 | -2.6% |
| 115th | Botswana | 148.00 | -18.7% |
| 116th | Kiribati | 148.00 | -1.3% |
| 117th | Dominican Republic | 152.00 | -8.4% |
| 118th | Iraq | 152.00 | 7.0% |
| 119th | Solomon Islands | 168.00 | -1.2% |
| 120th | São Tomé and Principe | 172.00 | 2.4% |
| 121st | Mongolia | 176.00 | -1.1% |
| 122nd | Peru | 179.00 | -4.8% |
| 123rd | Algeria | 187.00 | -4.6% |
| 124th | Maldives | 191.00 | -14.0% |
| 125th | Cabo Verde | 196.00 | -8.4% |
| 126th | Paraguay | 202.00 | 0.5% |
| 127th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 204.00 | 2.0% |
| 128th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 204.00 | -0.5% |
| 129th | Guyana | 207.00 | 1.5% |
| 130th | Nauru | 219.00 | -0.5% |
| 131st | Guatemala | 229.00 | -6.1% |
| 132nd | Nicaragua | 251.00 | -2.0% |
| 133rd | Tuvalu | 281.00 | -1.1% |
| 134th | Yemen, Republic of | 296.00 | -4.8% |
| 135th | Marshall Islands | 303.00 | 0.0% |
| 136th | Kenya | 308.00 | -9.9% |
| 137th | Papua New Guinea | 318.00 | -1.9% |
| 138th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 322.00 | -4.2% |
| 139th | Suriname | 331.00 | -0.9% |
| 140th | Zimbabwe | 332.00 | 0.0% |
| 141st | Indonesia | 334.00 | 0.3% |
| 142nd | Gabon | 341.00 | -4.5% |
| 143rd | Lesotho | 357.00 | -15.6% |
| 144th | Namibia | 369.00 | 0.5% |
| 145th | Morocco | 378.00 | -5.7% |
| 146th | Côte d'Ivoire | 421.00 | -9.1% |
| 147th | India | 437.00 | -3.1% |
| 148th | Zambia | 466.00 | -8.1% |
| 149th | Myanmar | 472.00 | -5.2% |
| 150th | Pakistan | 485.00 | 1.3% |
| 151st | Bhutan | 498.00 | -8.5% |
| 152nd | Uganda | 514.00 | 1.4% |
| 153rd | Congo, Republic of | 551.00 | 0.0% |
| 154th | Comoros | 571.00 | -5.1% |
| 155th | Benin | 586.00 | -3.1% |
| 156th | Senegal | 586.00 | 1.2% |
| 157th | Equatorial Guinea | 587.00 | -8.1% |
| 158th | Eswatini | 612.00 | -5.1% |
| 159th | Nepal | 625.00 | -4.9% |
| 160th | Burkina Faso | 629.00 | -3.4% |
| 161st | Ghana | 630.00 | -6.0% |
| 162nd | Djibouti | 634.00 | -7.0% |
| 163rd | Haiti | 638.00 | -10.1% |
| 164th | Cameroon | 641.00 | 2.1% |
| 165th | Cambodia | 642.00 | -3.5% |
| 166th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 644.00 | -1.8% |
| 167th | Togo | 663.00 | -3.6% |
| 168th | Madagascar | 684.00 | -0.6% |
| 169th | Bangladesh | 707.00 | -5.6% |
| 170th | Lao PDR | 709.00 | -4.3% |
| 171st | Sudan | 730.00 | -5.8% |
| 172nd | Angola | 772.00 | -4.9% |
| 173rd | Malawi | 782.00 | -14.3% |
| 174th | Tanzania | 797.00 | -2.3% |
| 175th | Mauritania | 815.00 | 0.7% |
| 176th | Eritrea | 854.00 | -14.4% |
| 177th | Niger | 865.00 | -2.0% |
| 178th | Mozambique | 883.00 | -2.1% |
| 179th | Mali | 895.00 | -4.3% |
| 180th | Gambia, The | 999.00 | -3.8% |
| 181st | Guinea | 1,042.00 | -3.6% |
| 182nd | Chad | 1,119.00 | -2.8% |
| 183rd | Central African Republic | 1,123.00 | 6.6% |
| 184th | Nigeria | 1,186.00 | -0.6% |
| 185th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 1,210.00 | -3.5% |
| 186th | Timor-Leste | 1,239.00 | -1.2% |
| 187th | Burundi | 1,293.00 | 6.4% |
| 188th | Afghanistan | 1,414.00 | 1.3% |
| 189th | Rwanda | 1,505.00 | -73.7% |
| 190th | Liberia | 1,530.00 | -15.5% |
| 191st | Guinea-Bissau | 1,556.00 | -5.4% |
| 192nd | Sierra Leone | 1,777.00 | 1.3% |
| 193rd | South Sudan | 4,430.00 | 165.9% |
FAQ
What was South Africa's maternal mortality ratio in 1995?▾
South Africa's maternal mortality ratio in 1995 was 125.00. This ranked 110th globally.
How did South Africa's maternal mortality ratio change in 1995?▾
South Africa's maternal mortality ratio decreased by 6.0% in 1995 compared to 1994.
Which country had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 1995?▾
South Sudan had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 1995 at 4,430.00.
What is the maternal mortality ratio of South Africa in 1995?▾
The maternal mortality ratio of South Africa in 1995 was 125.00. This ranked 110th globally.
How does 1995 compare to 1994 for South Africa's maternal mortality ratio?▾
South Africa's maternal mortality ratio went from 133.00 in 1994 to 125.00 in 1995, a 6.0% decrease.
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