United Kingdom - Maternal Mortality Ratio 1998
10.00
+1.00 from 1997
United Kingdom's maternal mortality ratio was 10.00 in 1998, increased +1.00 from 9.00 in 1997. This was the 21st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1998▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greece | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Spain | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Norway | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 4th | Sweden | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Australia | 7.00 | -12.5% |
| 6th | Austria | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 7th | Czechia | 7.00 | -12.5% |
| 8th | Germany | 7.00 | -12.5% |
| 9th | Finland | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 10th | Belgium | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 11th | Croatia | 8.00 | -11.1% |
| 12th | Ireland | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 13th | Iceland | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 14th | Canada | 9.00 | 12.5% |
| 15th | Denmark | 9.00 | -10.0% |
| 16th | Poland | 9.00 | -10.0% |
| 17th | San Marino | 9.00 | -10.0% |
| 18th | Slovenia | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 19th | Switzerland | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 20th | France | 10.00 | -9.1% |
| 21st | United Kingdom | 10.00 | 11.1% |
| 22nd | Japan | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Monaco | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 24th | Slovak Republic | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Kuwait | 11.00 | 0.0% |
| 26th | Portugal | 11.00 | -8.3% |
| 27th | United States | 11.00 | 0.0% |
| 28th | Andorra | 12.00 | -7.7% |
| 29th | United Arab Emirates | 12.00 | -14.3% |
| 30th | Italy | 12.00 | -7.7% |
| 31st | Montenegro | 12.00 | 0.0% |
| 32nd | Netherlands | 12.00 | -7.7% |
| 33rd | New Zealand | 12.00 | -7.7% |
| 34th | Qatar | 12.00 | -7.7% |
| 35th | European Union | 12.00 | -7.7% |
| 36th | Cyprus | 13.00 | 0.0% |
| 37th | North Macedonia | 13.00 | 0.0% |
| 38th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.00 | -12.5% |
| 39th | Israel | 14.00 | -17.6% |
| 40th | Malta | 14.00 | -6.7% |
| 41st | Hungary | 15.00 | -6.3% |
| 42nd | Singapore | 17.00 | 0.0% |
| 43rd | Albania | 18.00 | -14.3% |
| 44th | Korea | 18.00 | -5.3% |
| 45th | Luxembourg | 18.00 | -18.2% |
| 46th | Lithuania | 19.00 | -9.5% |
| 47th | Serbia | 19.00 | 11.8% |
| 48th | Bulgaria | 20.00 | -13.0% |
| 49th | Oman | 20.00 | 0.0% |
| 50th | Puerto Rico (US) | 22.00 | -4.3% |
| 51st | Saudi Arabia | 22.00 | -4.3% |
| 52nd | Belarus | 25.00 | -7.4% |
| 53rd | Uruguay | 25.00 | -7.4% |
| 54th | Lebanon | 26.00 | -3.7% |
| 55th | Bahrain | 27.00 | -3.6% |
| 56th | Estonia | 32.00 | 3.2% |
| 57th | Antigua and Barbuda | 34.00 | -8.1% |
| 58th | Syrian Arab Republic | 34.00 | 0.0% |
| 59th | Turkmenistan | 34.00 | -15.0% |
| 60th | Türkiye | 34.00 | -2.9% |
| 61st | Chile | 36.00 | -7.7% |
| 62nd | Costa Rica | 37.00 | -2.6% |
| 63rd | Ukraine | 37.00 | -9.8% |
| 64th | Malaysia | 39.00 | -2.5% |
| 65th | Latvia | 40.00 | -2.4% |
| 66th | Seychelles | 41.00 | 10.8% |
| 67th | Uzbekistan | 42.00 | 0.0% |
| 68th | Georgia | 43.00 | -4.4% |
| 69th | Sri Lanka | 43.00 | -4.4% |
| 70th | Armenia | 45.00 | -6.3% |
| 71st | Barbados | 45.00 | -11.8% |
| 72nd | Thailand | 47.00 | -2.1% |
| 73rd | Moldova | 48.00 | -7.7% |
| 74th | Mauritius | 48.00 | -2.0% |
| 75th | Fiji | 49.00 | -3.9% |
| 76th | Grenada | 50.00 | 0.0% |
| 77th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 50.00 | -9.1% |
| 78th | Brunei Darussalam | 51.00 | -1.9% |
| 79th | Russian Federation | 53.00 | -10.2% |
| 80th | Azerbaijan | 54.00 | -8.5% |
| 81st | Cuba | 54.00 | -5.3% |
| 82nd | Argentina | 57.00 | -5.0% |
| 83rd | Bahamas, The | 57.00 | -3.4% |
| 84th | Romania | 58.00 | -12.1% |
| 85th | West Bank and Gaza | 59.00 | -1.7% |
| 86th | China | 60.00 | -4.8% |
| 87th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 60.00 | -6.3% |
| 88th | Mexico | 60.00 | -3.2% |
| 89th | Tunisia | 60.00 | -6.3% |
| 90th | El Salvador | 61.00 | -9.0% |
| 91st | Dominica | 64.00 | -4.5% |
| 92nd | Jordan | 65.00 | -3.0% |
| 93rd | Libya | 67.00 | 4.7% |
| 94th | Kazakhstan | 68.00 | -4.2% |
| 95th | Panama | 68.00 | -2.9% |
| 96th | Tajikistan | 72.00 | -5.3% |
| 97th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 77.00 | -1.3% |
| 98th | Belize | 79.00 | 2.6% |
| 99th | Kyrgyz Republic | 79.00 | -7.1% |
| 100th | Trinidad and Tobago | 79.00 | -3.7% |
| 101st | Jamaica | 80.00 | 1.3% |
| 102nd | Brazil | 84.00 | -8.7% |
| 103rd | St. Lucia | 89.00 | 0.0% |
| 104th | Honduras | 91.00 | -5.2% |
| 105th | Colombia | 92.00 | 2.2% |
| 106th | Viet Nam | 93.00 | -10.6% |
| 107th | Samoa | 96.00 | -2.0% |
| 108th | Tonga | 104.00 | -6.3% |
| 109th | Dominican Republic | 109.00 | -10.7% |
| 110th | Palau | 119.00 | -4.8% |
| 111th | Botswana | 126.00 | 2.4% |
| 112th | Kiribati | 126.00 | -4.5% |
| 113th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 129.00 | 0.8% |
| 114th | Ecuador | 131.00 | -3.0% |
| 115th | Cabo Verde | 134.00 | -8.8% |
| 116th | Vanuatu | 134.00 | 2.3% |
| 117th | Philippines | 135.00 | -2.2% |
| 118th | Maldives | 136.00 | -8.7% |
| 119th | Peru | 139.00 | -8.6% |
| 120th | Algeria | 143.00 | -7.7% |
| 121st | South Africa | 152.00 | 0.0% |
| 122nd | Iraq | 163.00 | -1.2% |
| 123rd | Solomon Islands | 165.00 | 0.6% |
| 124th | Mongolia | 174.00 | -3.3% |
| 125th | São Tomé and Principe | 175.00 | 1.2% |
| 126th | Guyana | 184.00 | -5.6% |
| 127th | Guatemala | 185.00 | -6.6% |
| 128th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 193.00 | -0.5% |
| 129th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 203.00 | 1.0% |
| 130th | Paraguay | 207.00 | 1.0% |
| 131st | Nicaragua | 239.00 | 1.3% |
| 132nd | Tuvalu | 245.00 | -1.6% |
| 133rd | Kenya | 250.00 | -1.2% |
| 134th | Nauru | 257.00 | 17.9% |
| 135th | Gabon | 258.00 | -11.0% |
| 136th | Marshall Islands | 259.00 | -5.5% |
| 137th | Yemen, Republic of | 260.00 | -4.1% |
| 138th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 298.00 | -2.6% |
| 139th | Suriname | 302.00 | -3.2% |
| 140th | Morocco | 313.00 | -6.0% |
| 141st | Indonesia | 317.00 | -1.9% |
| 142nd | Papua New Guinea | 325.00 | 2.8% |
| 143rd | Lesotho | 332.00 | 6.4% |
| 144th | Zimbabwe | 368.00 | 3.1% |
| 145th | Bhutan | 378.00 | -8.9% |
| 146th | Côte d'Ivoire | 380.00 | 4.4% |
| 147th | Zambia | 392.00 | -2.7% |
| 148th | India | 393.00 | -3.4% |
| 149th | Namibia | 396.00 | 3.4% |
| 150th | Myanmar | 398.00 | -4.3% |
| 151st | Pakistan | 456.00 | -4.2% |
| 152nd | Eswatini | 475.00 | -13.6% |
| 153rd | Equatorial Guinea | 476.00 | -6.1% |
| 154th | Haiti | 511.00 | -7.3% |
| 155th | Comoros | 515.00 | -1.0% |
| 156th | Ghana | 521.00 | -5.8% |
| 157th | Nepal | 522.00 | -5.1% |
| 158th | Uganda | 523.00 | 0.2% |
| 159th | Benin | 547.00 | -1.6% |
| 160th | Djibouti | 555.00 | -4.6% |
| 161st | Cambodia | 557.00 | -4.0% |
| 162nd | Burkina Faso | 567.00 | -7.0% |
| 163rd | Togo | 570.00 | -5.0% |
| 164th | Bangladesh | 589.00 | -5.9% |
| 165th | Congo, Republic of | 597.00 | -8.2% |
| 166th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 605.00 | -1.9% |
| 167th | Senegal | 605.00 | 1.0% |
| 168th | Lao PDR | 647.00 | -2.0% |
| 169th | Malawi | 658.00 | -2.1% |
| 170th | Madagascar | 663.00 | -1.9% |
| 171st | Cameroon | 666.00 | 2.1% |
| 172nd | Sudan | 669.00 | -1.8% |
| 173rd | Mozambique | 694.00 | -6.0% |
| 174th | Mauritania | 698.00 | -7.2% |
| 175th | Angola | 723.00 | 0.8% |
| 176th | Tanzania | 739.00 | -4.9% |
| 177th | Mali | 781.00 | -4.8% |
| 178th | Niger | 839.00 | -0.2% |
| 179th | Eritrea | 865.00 | 5.9% |
| 180th | Gambia, The | 867.00 | -6.6% |
| 181st | Liberia | 962.00 | -7.8% |
| 182nd | Burundi | 969.00 | -11.9% |
| 183rd | Guinea | 971.00 | -2.3% |
| 184th | Timor-Leste | 1,157.00 | -0.8% |
| 185th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 1,177.00 | -2.4% |
| 186th | Chad | 1,177.00 | 2.7% |
| 187th | Nigeria | 1,189.00 | 0.4% |
| 188th | Rwanda | 1,268.00 | -3.8% |
| 189th | Central African Republic | 1,346.00 | 6.0% |
| 190th | Afghanistan | 1,464.00 | 6.4% |
| 191st | Guinea-Bissau | 1,465.00 | -10.8% |
| 192nd | Sierra Leone | 1,753.00 | 1.9% |
| 193rd | South Sudan | 7,514.00 | 80.1% |
FAQ
What was United Kingdom's maternal mortality ratio in 1998?▾
United Kingdom's maternal mortality ratio in 1998 was 10.00. This ranked 21st globally.
How did United Kingdom's maternal mortality ratio change in 1998?▾
United Kingdom's maternal mortality ratio increased by 11.1% in 1998 compared to 1997.
Which country had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 1998?▾
South Sudan had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 1998 at 7,514.00.
What is the maternal mortality ratio of United Kingdom in 1998?▾
The maternal mortality ratio of United Kingdom in 1998 was 10.00. This ranked 21st globally.
How does 1998 compare to 1997 for United Kingdom's maternal mortality ratio?▾
United Kingdom's maternal mortality ratio went from 9.00 in 1997 to 10.00 in 1998, a 11.1% increase.
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