South Africa - Maternal Mortality Ratio 2007
272.00
−11.00 from 2006
South Africa's maternal mortality ratio was 272.00 in 2007, decreased +11.00 from 283.00 in 2006. This was the 143rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2007▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | United Arab Emirates | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Greece | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Poland | 3.00 | -25.0% |
| 4th | Czechia | 4.00 | -20.0% |
| 5th | Spain | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 6th | Israel | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 7th | Australia | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 8th | Germany | 5.00 | -16.7% |
| 9th | Iceland | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 10th | Norway | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 11th | Sweden | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 12th | Austria | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 13th | Belarus | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 14th | Croatia | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 15th | Ireland | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 16th | Japan | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 17th | Slovak Republic | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 18th | Slovenia | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 19th | Belgium | 7.00 | 16.7% |
| 20th | Switzerland | 7.00 | -12.5% |
| 21st | Denmark | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 22nd | Finland | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Italy | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 24th | North Macedonia | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Montenegro | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 26th | Netherlands | 8.00 | -11.1% |
| 27th | Portugal | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 28th | San Marino | 8.00 | -33.3% |
| 29th | European Union | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 30th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 31st | France | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 32nd | Qatar | 9.00 | -10.0% |
| 33rd | Albania | 10.00 | -9.1% |
| 34th | Cyprus | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 35th | Korea | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 36th | Kuwait | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 37th | Monaco | 10.00 | 100.0% |
| 38th | Malta | 10.00 | -16.7% |
| 39th | New Zealand | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 40th | Bulgaria | 11.00 | -8.3% |
| 41st | Canada | 11.00 | 0.0% |
| 42nd | United Kingdom | 11.00 | -8.3% |
| 43rd | Andorra | 12.00 | 9.1% |
| 44th | Singapore | 12.00 | -7.7% |
| 45th | Serbia | 12.00 | 0.0% |
| 46th | Estonia | 13.00 | 0.0% |
| 47th | Hungary | 13.00 | 8.3% |
| 48th | Saudi Arabia | 13.00 | -7.1% |
| 49th | Turkmenistan | 13.00 | -7.1% |
| 50th | United States | 13.00 | 0.0% |
| 51st | Lithuania | 14.00 | 0.0% |
| 52nd | Luxembourg | 14.00 | -12.5% |
| 53rd | Lebanon | 16.00 | -5.9% |
| 54th | Oman | 18.00 | 0.0% |
| 55th | Puerto Rico (US) | 18.00 | -5.3% |
| 56th | Bahrain | 19.00 | -5.0% |
| 57th | Syrian Arab Republic | 19.00 | -5.0% |
| 58th | Uruguay | 19.00 | -5.0% |
| 59th | Moldova | 24.00 | -4.0% |
| 60th | Romania | 25.00 | -7.4% |
| 61st | Türkiye | 25.00 | -3.8% |
| 62nd | Chile | 26.00 | -3.7% |
| 63rd | Latvia | 27.00 | -3.6% |
| 64th | Ukraine | 27.00 | 0.0% |
| 65th | Russian Federation | 29.00 | -9.4% |
| 66th | Armenia | 30.00 | -3.2% |
| 67th | Costa Rica | 30.00 | 0.0% |
| 68th | Malaysia | 30.00 | 0.0% |
| 69th | Tajikistan | 30.00 | -14.3% |
| 70th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 31.00 | -3.1% |
| 71st | Sri Lanka | 31.00 | -3.1% |
| 72nd | Antigua and Barbuda | 32.00 | 0.0% |
| 73rd | Kazakhstan | 32.00 | -8.6% |
| 74th | Azerbaijan | 33.00 | 0.0% |
| 75th | El Salvador | 33.00 | 0.0% |
| 76th | Uzbekistan | 37.00 | -2.6% |
| 77th | China | 38.00 | -5.0% |
| 78th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 38.00 | -5.0% |
| 79th | Thailand | 38.00 | 0.0% |
| 80th | Grenada | 40.00 | 2.6% |
| 81st | Brunei Darussalam | 41.00 | -2.4% |
| 82nd | Barbados | 42.00 | -6.7% |
| 83rd | Cuba | 42.00 | 0.0% |
| 84th | Fiji | 43.00 | 0.0% |
| 85th | Mauritius | 46.00 | 2.2% |
| 86th | Tunisia | 46.00 | -4.2% |
| 87th | West Bank and Gaza | 49.00 | -3.9% |
| 88th | Jordan | 50.00 | 2.0% |
| 89th | Mexico | 50.00 | -2.0% |
| 90th | Maldives | 51.00 | -1.9% |
| 91st | Belize | 52.00 | -5.5% |
| 92nd | Georgia | 52.00 | 15.6% |
| 93rd | Seychelles | 52.00 | 2.0% |
| 94th | Dominica | 53.00 | -1.9% |
| 95th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 54.00 | 0.0% |
| 96th | St. Lucia | 55.00 | 3.8% |
| 97th | Panama | 55.00 | -1.8% |
| 98th | Trinidad and Tobago | 57.00 | -1.7% |
| 99th | Argentina | 62.00 | 3.3% |
| 100th | Viet Nam | 66.00 | -1.5% |
| 101st | Libya | 67.00 | 1.5% |
| 102nd | Honduras | 72.00 | 0.0% |
| 103rd | Brazil | 73.00 | 1.4% |
| 104th | Cabo Verde | 73.00 | -3.9% |
| 105th | Kyrgyz Republic | 75.00 | -1.3% |
| 106th | Bahamas, The | 78.00 | 5.4% |
| 107th | Colombia | 80.00 | -1.2% |
| 108th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 80.00 | 0.0% |
| 109th | Mongolia | 81.00 | -10.0% |
| 110th | Algeria | 83.00 | -1.2% |
| 111th | Samoa | 85.00 | -1.2% |
| 112th | Ecuador | 86.00 | -4.4% |
| 113th | Tonga | 88.00 | -1.1% |
| 114th | Jamaica | 89.00 | 0.0% |
| 115th | Dominican Republic | 90.00 | 3.4% |
| 116th | Peru | 94.00 | -5.1% |
| 117th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 96.00 | -3.0% |
| 118th | Palau | 98.00 | -6.7% |
| 119th | Kiribati | 101.00 | -1.0% |
| 120th | Nicaragua | 106.00 | -6.2% |
| 121st | Iraq | 117.00 | -2.5% |
| 122nd | Vanuatu | 120.00 | -2.4% |
| 123rd | Philippines | 123.00 | -4.7% |
| 124th | Guatemala | 135.00 | -4.9% |
| 125th | Bhutan | 149.00 | -10.8% |
| 126th | Guyana | 158.00 | -5.4% |
| 127th | Yemen, Republic of | 161.00 | -5.8% |
| 128th | Solomon Islands | 163.00 | 2.5% |
| 129th | Morocco | 169.00 | -7.1% |
| 130th | Gabon | 173.00 | -7.0% |
| 131st | Suriname | 173.00 | -7.5% |
| 132nd | São Tomé and Principe | 174.00 | -1.7% |
| 133rd | Paraguay | 177.00 | -4.8% |
| 134th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 188.00 | -1.1% |
| 135th | Kenya | 198.00 | 5.3% |
| 136th | Botswana | 201.00 | -1.5% |
| 137th | Tuvalu | 222.00 | -1.8% |
| 138th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 224.00 | -5.1% |
| 139th | Marshall Islands | 229.00 | -1.7% |
| 140th | India | 240.00 | -7.0% |
| 141st | Indonesia | 257.00 | -2.7% |
| 142nd | Pakistan | 265.00 | -6.7% |
| 143rd | South Africa | 272.00 | -3.9% |
| 144th | Djibouti | 285.00 | -4.4% |
| 145th | Equatorial Guinea | 289.00 | -3.3% |
| 146th | Cambodia | 290.00 | -4.3% |
| 147th | Myanmar | 290.00 | -3.7% |
| 148th | Nauru | 303.00 | -0.3% |
| 149th | Nepal | 309.00 | -2.8% |
| 150th | Zambia | 324.00 | 23.7% |
| 151st | Papua New Guinea | 326.00 | 0.3% |
| 152nd | Mozambique | 327.00 | 9.7% |
| 153rd | Malawi | 333.00 | 16.4% |
| 154th | Bangladesh | 334.00 | -5.1% |
| 155th | Uganda | 345.00 | -15.6% |
| 156th | Comoros | 352.00 | -2.2% |
| 157th | Congo, Republic of | 370.00 | -6.1% |
| 158th | Ghana | 377.00 | -2.1% |
| 159th | Haiti | 383.00 | 4.1% |
| 160th | Angola | 401.00 | -8.2% |
| 161st | Lao PDR | 402.00 | -6.9% |
| 162nd | Sudan | 445.00 | -8.2% |
| 163rd | Togo | 448.00 | -1.1% |
| 164th | Burkina Faso | 453.00 | -2.2% |
| 165th | Tanzania | 453.00 | 23.8% |
| 166th | Senegal | 457.00 | -1.1% |
| 167th | Namibia | 489.00 | 19.9% |
| 168th | Rwanda | 494.00 | 0.0% |
| 169th | Benin | 501.00 | -1.6% |
| 170th | Mauritania | 516.00 | -1.0% |
| 171st | Zimbabwe | 519.00 | 8.1% |
| 172nd | Madagascar | 522.00 | -1.1% |
| 173rd | Eritrea | 541.00 | -2.5% |
| 174th | Timor-Leste | 559.00 | -6.8% |
| 175th | Côte d'Ivoire | 567.00 | 4.2% |
| 176th | Mali | 574.00 | 1.1% |
| 177th | Cameroon | 605.00 | -1.6% |
| 178th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 631.00 | 1.9% |
| 179th | Eswatini | 647.00 | 26.6% |
| 180th | Burundi | 655.00 | -2.2% |
| 181st | Liberia | 659.00 | 1.9% |
| 182nd | Gambia, The | 675.00 | -1.0% |
| 183rd | Niger | 704.00 | -4.5% |
| 184th | Guinea-Bissau | 792.00 | -4.7% |
| 185th | Guinea | 802.00 | -2.8% |
| 186th | Lesotho | 891.00 | 28.0% |
| 187th | South Sudan | 933.00 | -7.2% |
| 188th | Afghanistan | 1,032.00 | -3.5% |
| 189th | Nigeria | 1,063.00 | -0.4% |
| 190th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 1,074.00 | -1.0% |
| 191st | Sierra Leone | 1,132.00 | -3.1% |
| 192nd | Chad | 1,240.00 | 1.6% |
| 193rd | Central African Republic | 1,271.00 | -4.9% |
FAQ
What was South Africa's maternal mortality ratio in 2007?▾
South Africa's maternal mortality ratio in 2007 was 272.00. This ranked 143rd globally.
How did South Africa's maternal mortality ratio change in 2007?▾
South Africa's maternal mortality ratio decreased by 3.9% in 2007 compared to 2006.
Which country had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2007?▾
Central African Republic had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2007 at 1,271.00.
What is the maternal mortality ratio of South Africa in 2007?▾
The maternal mortality ratio of South Africa in 2007 was 272.00. This ranked 143rd globally.
How does 2007 compare to 2006 for South Africa's maternal mortality ratio?▾
South Africa's maternal mortality ratio went from 283.00 in 2006 to 272.00 in 2007, a 3.9% decrease.
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