South Africa - Maternal Mortality Ratio 2016
141.00
−9.00 from 2015
South Africa's maternal mortality ratio was 141.00 in 2016, decreased +9.00 from 150.00 in 2015. This was the 134th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2016▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Belarus | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Norway | 2.00 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Poland | 2.00 | 0.0% |
| 4th | United Arab Emirates | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Czechia | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 6th | Spain | 3.00 | -25.0% |
| 7th | Iceland | 3.00 | -25.0% |
| 8th | Israel | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 9th | Germany | 4.00 | -20.0% |
| 10th | Croatia | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 11th | Ireland | 4.00 | -20.0% |
| 12th | North Macedonia | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 13th | Belgium | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 14th | Denmark | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 15th | Greece | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 16th | Japan | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 17th | Netherlands | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 18th | Qatar | 5.00 | -16.7% |
| 19th | Slovak Republic | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 20th | Slovenia | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 21st | Sweden | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 22nd | Australia | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Austria | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 24th | Korea | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Monaco | 6.00 | 20.0% |
| 26th | Montenegro | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 27th | Turkmenistan | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 28th | European Union | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 29th | Bulgaria | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 30th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 31st | Switzerland | 7.00 | 16.7% |
| 32nd | Estonia | 7.00 | 16.7% |
| 33rd | Finland | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 34th | San Marino | 7.00 | -12.5% |
| 35th | Albania | 8.00 | -11.1% |
| 36th | Italy | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 37th | Kuwait | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 38th | New Zealand | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 39th | Saudi Arabia | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 40th | Singapore | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 41st | France | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 42nd | United Kingdom | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 43rd | Lithuania | 9.00 | -10.0% |
| 44th | Andorra | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 45th | Malta | 10.00 | 42.9% |
| 46th | Canada | 12.00 | 9.1% |
| 47th | Cyprus | 12.00 | 9.1% |
| 48th | Kazakhstan | 12.00 | -7.7% |
| 49th | Portugal | 12.00 | 9.1% |
| 50th | Chile | 13.00 | -7.1% |
| 51st | Hungary | 13.00 | 0.0% |
| 52nd | Luxembourg | 13.00 | 0.0% |
| 53rd | Serbia | 13.00 | 0.0% |
| 54th | Oman | 14.00 | -6.7% |
| 55th | Russian Federation | 14.00 | -6.7% |
| 56th | Lebanon | 15.00 | 0.0% |
| 57th | Puerto Rico (US) | 15.00 | 0.0% |
| 58th | Uruguay | 16.00 | 0.0% |
| 59th | Bahrain | 17.00 | 6.3% |
| 60th | Romania | 17.00 | -5.6% |
| 61st | Ukraine | 17.00 | 0.0% |
| 62nd | United States | 18.00 | 5.9% |
| 63rd | Türkiye | 19.00 | 0.0% |
| 64th | Tajikistan | 20.00 | 0.0% |
| 65th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 21.00 | -4.5% |
| 66th | Moldova | 21.00 | 5.0% |
| 67th | Azerbaijan | 22.00 | 4.8% |
| 68th | Sri Lanka | 22.00 | 0.0% |
| 69th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 23.00 | -4.2% |
| 70th | Latvia | 23.00 | 4.5% |
| 71st | West Bank and Gaza | 23.00 | -11.5% |
| 72nd | Syrian Arab Republic | 23.00 | -4.2% |
| 73rd | Armenia | 25.00 | 0.0% |
| 74th | China | 25.00 | -3.8% |
| 75th | Costa Rica | 27.00 | 3.8% |
| 76th | Antigua and Barbuda | 28.00 | -6.7% |
| 77th | Georgia | 28.00 | -6.7% |
| 78th | Malaysia | 30.00 | 0.0% |
| 79th | Uzbekistan | 31.00 | 0.0% |
| 80th | Thailand | 34.00 | 0.0% |
| 81st | Barbados | 36.00 | -2.7% |
| 82nd | Fiji | 38.00 | 2.7% |
| 83rd | Brunei Darussalam | 39.00 | 0.0% |
| 84th | Tunisia | 39.00 | -2.5% |
| 85th | Argentina | 40.00 | 2.6% |
| 86th | Cuba | 40.00 | -2.4% |
| 87th | Jordan | 40.00 | -2.4% |
| 88th | Maldives | 41.00 | 0.0% |
| 89th | Mexico | 43.00 | 0.0% |
| 90th | El Salvador | 43.00 | 0.0% |
| 91st | Cabo Verde | 44.00 | -4.3% |
| 92nd | Grenada | 44.00 | -4.3% |
| 93rd | St. Lucia | 46.00 | 0.0% |
| 94th | Panama | 47.00 | -2.1% |
| 95th | Seychelles | 47.00 | 2.2% |
| 96th | Dominica | 48.00 | -23.8% |
| 97th | Mongolia | 48.00 | -7.7% |
| 98th | Belize | 51.00 | 8.5% |
| 99th | Trinidad and Tobago | 51.00 | 2.0% |
| 100th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 52.00 | -11.9% |
| 101st | Kyrgyz Republic | 53.00 | -8.6% |
| 102nd | Honduras | 55.00 | -3.5% |
| 103rd | Viet Nam | 56.00 | -3.4% |
| 104th | Paraguay | 60.00 | -6.3% |
| 105th | Mauritius | 62.00 | 1.6% |
| 106th | Bhutan | 63.00 | -7.4% |
| 107th | Brazil | 64.00 | 1.6% |
| 108th | Ecuador | 65.00 | 1.6% |
| 109th | Colombia | 69.00 | -1.4% |
| 110th | Peru | 69.00 | -2.8% |
| 111th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 71.00 | -1.4% |
| 112th | Botswana | 72.00 | -48.9% |
| 113th | Libya | 74.00 | -2.6% |
| 114th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 75.00 | -1.3% |
| 115th | Bahamas, The | 77.00 | -7.2% |
| 116th | Nicaragua | 77.00 | -4.9% |
| 117th | Tonga | 78.00 | -1.3% |
| 118th | Algeria | 79.00 | 0.0% |
| 119th | Palau | 80.00 | 1.3% |
| 120th | Iraq | 87.00 | 1.2% |
| 121st | Kiribati | 88.00 | -2.2% |
| 122nd | Morocco | 94.00 | -6.0% |
| 123rd | Philippines | 98.00 | -5.8% |
| 124th | Jamaica | 102.00 | 2.0% |
| 125th | Dominican Republic | 106.00 | 3.9% |
| 126th | Vanuatu | 107.00 | -1.8% |
| 127th | Samoa | 108.00 | 0.0% |
| 128th | Suriname | 109.00 | -5.2% |
| 129th | Guatemala | 110.00 | -1.8% |
| 130th | Guyana | 114.00 | -2.6% |
| 131st | São Tomé and Principe | 119.00 | -7.0% |
| 132nd | India | 121.00 | -6.2% |
| 133rd | Yemen, Republic of | 134.00 | -0.7% |
| 134th | South Africa | 141.00 | -6.0% |
| 135th | Solomon Islands | 143.00 | -2.1% |
| 136th | Zambia | 158.00 | 2.6% |
| 137th | Cambodia | 159.00 | -4.2% |
| 138th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 162.00 | -2.4% |
| 139th | Lao PDR | 165.00 | -8.3% |
| 140th | Tuvalu | 170.00 | 0.6% |
| 141st | Micronesia, Federated States of | 173.00 | -4.9% |
| 142nd | Indonesia | 182.00 | -4.2% |
| 143rd | Marshall Islands | 183.00 | -0.5% |
| 144th | Bangladesh | 191.00 | -6.4% |
| 145th | Pakistan | 193.00 | -4.5% |
| 146th | Kenya | 196.00 | -3.4% |
| 147th | Mozambique | 202.00 | -6.5% |
| 148th | Djibouti | 204.00 | -2.9% |
| 149th | Eswatini | 213.00 | -24.7% |
| 150th | Nepal | 214.00 | -9.3% |
| 151st | Papua New Guinea | 214.00 | -3.2% |
| 152nd | Gabon | 215.00 | -10.0% |
| 153rd | Myanmar | 215.00 | -3.2% |
| 154th | Equatorial Guinea | 216.00 | -2.7% |
| 155th | Comoros | 225.00 | -5.1% |
| 156th | Angola | 236.00 | -5.2% |
| 157th | Nauru | 248.00 | -2.0% |
| 158th | Namibia | 250.00 | -18.6% |
| 159th | Congo, Republic of | 263.00 | -7.4% |
| 160th | Uganda | 272.00 | -9.0% |
| 161st | Rwanda | 278.00 | -4.8% |
| 162nd | Timor-Leste | 287.00 | -5.9% |
| 163rd | Sudan | 288.00 | -3.4% |
| 164th | Ghana | 296.00 | -4.5% |
| 165th | Malawi | 312.00 | -11.9% |
| 166th | Burkina Faso | 313.00 | -4.6% |
| 167th | Senegal | 345.00 | -3.4% |
| 168th | Haiti | 356.00 | -2.2% |
| 169th | Cameroon | 393.00 | -5.8% |
| 170th | Eritrea | 395.00 | -4.4% |
| 171st | Tanzania | 396.00 | -8.5% |
| 172nd | Zimbabwe | 411.00 | -4.0% |
| 173rd | Niger | 450.00 | -4.9% |
| 174th | Mauritania | 456.00 | -2.8% |
| 175th | Togo | 460.00 | -2.1% |
| 176th | Madagascar | 470.00 | -0.8% |
| 177th | Mali | 472.00 | -3.7% |
| 178th | Côte d'Ivoire | 488.00 | -3.4% |
| 179th | Gambia, The | 490.00 | -7.0% |
| 180th | Burundi | 501.00 | -4.6% |
| 181st | Lesotho | 518.00 | -12.8% |
| 182nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 526.00 | -3.5% |
| 183rd | Benin | 604.00 | -0.3% |
| 184th | Guinea | 606.00 | -5.6% |
| 185th | Guinea-Bissau | 617.00 | -2.2% |
| 186th | Sierra Leone | 633.00 | -13.3% |
| 187th | Liberia | 690.00 | -12.0% |
| 188th | Afghanistan | 702.00 | -5.3% |
| 189th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 754.00 | -3.8% |
| 190th | Central African Republic | 962.00 | -1.9% |
| 191st | Chad | 1,133.00 | -3.7% |
| 192nd | Nigeria | 1,155.00 | -1.1% |
| 193rd | South Sudan | 1,629.00 | 13.4% |
FAQ
What was South Africa's maternal mortality ratio in 2016?▾
South Africa's maternal mortality ratio in 2016 was 141.00. This ranked 134th globally.
How did South Africa's maternal mortality ratio change in 2016?▾
South Africa's maternal mortality ratio decreased by 6.0% in 2016 compared to 2015.
Which country had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2016?▾
South Sudan had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2016 at 1,629.00.
What is the maternal mortality ratio of South Africa in 2016?▾
The maternal mortality ratio of South Africa in 2016 was 141.00. This ranked 134th globally.
How does 2016 compare to 2015 for South Africa's maternal mortality ratio?▾
South Africa's maternal mortality ratio went from 150.00 in 2015 to 141.00 in 2016, a 6.0% decrease.
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