Number of maternal deaths

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A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.

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🌍 World Average (2023):1,273

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194 countries

1🇳🇬Nigeria75,0002023 2🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.19,0002023 3🇮🇳India19,0002023 4🇵🇰Pakistan11,0002023 5🇪🇹Ethiopia8,0002023 6🇦🇫Afghanistan7,6002023 7🇹🇿Tanzania6,5002023 8🇮🇩Indonesia6,3002023 9🇹🇩Chad6,1002023 10🇲🇬Madagascar4,5002023 11🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.4,4002023 12🇸🇩Sudan4,3002023 13🇧🇩Bangladesh4,0002023 14🇳🇪Niger3,8002023 15🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire3,6002023 16🇲🇱Mali3,5002023 17🇺🇬Uganda2,9002023 18🇦🇴Angola2,5002023 19🇧🇯Benin2,5002023 20🇨🇲Cameroon2,5002023 21🇬🇳Guinea2,4002023 22🇸🇸South Sudan2,3002023 23🇰🇪Kenya2,2002023 24🇬🇭Ghana2,1002023 25🇧🇮Burundi1,8002023 26🇧🇫Burkina Faso1,8002023 27🇿🇼Zimbabwe1,8002023 28🇧🇷Brazil1,7002023 29🇨🇫Central African Republic1,7002023 30🇲🇲Myanmar1,7002023 31🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.1,6002023 32🇲🇼Malawi1,5002023 33🇵🇭Philippines1,5002023 34🇨🇳China1,4002023 35🇿🇦South Africa1,4002023 36🇲🇿Mozambique1,3002023 37🇸🇳Senegal1,3002023 38🇱🇷Liberia1,1002023 39🇹🇬Togo1,0002023 40🇻🇪Venezuela, RB9702023 41🇸🇱Sierra Leone9202023 42🇷🇼Rwanda9102023 43🇲🇽Mexico8602023 44🇭🇹Haiti8502023 45🇳🇵Nepal8202023 46🇮🇶Iraq7702023 47🇲🇷Mauritania6602023 48🇻🇳Viet Nam6602023 49🇺🇸United States6102023 50🇿🇲Zambia5902023 51🇩🇿Algeria5702023 52🇰🇭Cambodia5002023 53🇵🇬Papua New Guinea4802023 54🇨🇬Congo, Rep.4602023 55🇲🇦Morocco4402023 56🇨🇴Colombia4202023 57🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.4102023 58🇧🇴Bolivia3802023 59🇬🇹Guatemala3502023 60🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau3302023 61🇪🇷Eritrea2902023 62🇬🇲Gambia, The2902023 63🇵🇪Peru2802023 64🇱🇸Lesotho2702023 65🇩🇴Dominican Republic2502023 66🇺🇿Uzbekistan2502023 67🇰🇵Korea, Dem. People's Rep.2302023 68🇹🇭Thailand2002023 69🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.1902023 70🇱🇦Lao PDR1802023 71🇦🇷Argentina1702023 72🇬🇦Gabon1602023 73🇹🇷Turkiye1602023 74🇪🇨Ecuador1502023 75🇲🇾Malaysia1202023 76🇷🇺Russian Federation1202023 77🇭🇳Honduras1102023 78🇳🇦Namibia1102023 79🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic1102023 80🇧🇼Botswana95.002023 81🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea95.002023 82🇳🇮Nicaragua80.002023 83🇵🇾Paraguay80.002023 84🇱🇾Libya74.002023 85🇯🇴Jordan73.002023 86🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic63.002023 87🇹🇳Tunisia60.002023 88🇱🇰Sri Lanka59.002023 89🇹🇱Timor-Leste59.002023 90🇬🇧United Kingdom57.002023 91🇫🇷France47.002023 92🇰🇲Comoros44.002023 93🇯🇲Jamaica43.002023 94🇨🇦Canada42.002023 95🇸🇦Saudi Arabia40.002023 96🇩🇯Djibouti39.002023 97🇰🇿Kazakhstan39.002023 98🇸🇻El Salvador39.002023 99🇹🇯Tajikistan38.002023 100🇸🇿Eswatini35.002023 101🇨🇺Cuba33.002023 102🇺🇦Ukraine32.002023 103🇩🇪Germany26.002023 104🇲🇳Mongolia26.002023 105🇵🇦Panama26.002023 106🇸🇧Solomon Islands26.002023 107🇮🇹Italy25.002023 108🌐West Bank and Gaza24.002023 109🇯🇵Japan23.002023 110🇦🇿Azerbaijan22.002023 111🇷🇴Romania21.002023 112🇨🇱Chile17.002023 113🇱🇧Lebanon14.002023 114🇨🇷Costa Rica13.002023 115🇬🇾Guyana13.002023 116🇵🇹Portugal13.002023 117🇴🇲Oman11.002023 118🇭🇺Hungary10.002023 119🇪🇸Spain9.002023 120🇬🇪Georgia9.002023 121🇰🇷Korea, Rep.9.002023 122🇸🇷Suriname9.002023 123🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago9.002023 124🇻🇺Vanuatu9.002023 125🇲🇺Mauritius8.002023 126🇦🇲Armenia7.002023 127🇦🇺Australia7.002023 128🇳🇱Netherlands7.002023 129🇹🇲Turkmenistan7.002023 130🇲🇩Moldova6.002023 131🇷🇸Serbia6.002023 132🇼🇸Samoa6.002023 133🇦🇹Austria5.002023 134🇧🇿Belize5.002023 135🇧🇹Bhutan5.002023 136🇨🇭Switzerland5.002023 137🇫🇯Fiji5.002023 138🇵🇱Poland5.002023 139🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe5.002023 140🇺🇾Uruguay5.002023 141🇧🇪Belgium4.002023 142🇬🇷Greece4.002023 143🇮🇱Israel4.002023 144🇰🇼Kuwait4.002023 145🇳🇿New Zealand4.002023 146🇸🇪Sweden4.002023 147🇦🇪United Arab Emirates3.002023 148🇧🇬Bulgaria3.002023 149🇧🇭Bahrain3.002023 150🇧🇸Bahamas, The3.002023 151🇨🇻Cabo Verde3.002023 152🇫🇮Finland3.002023 153🇫🇲Micronesia, Fed. Sts.3.002023 154🇰🇮Kiribati3.002023 155🇱🇻Latvia3.002023 156🇸🇬Singapore3.002023 157🇦🇱Albania2.002023 158🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina2.002023 159🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam2.002023 160🇨🇾Cyprus2.002023 161🇨🇿Czechia2.002023 162🇩🇰Denmark2.002023 163🇮🇪Ireland2.002023 164🇱🇹Lithuania2.002023 165🇲🇻Maldives2.002023 166🇵🇷Puerto Rico (US)2.002023 167🇸🇰Slovak Republic2.002023 168🇹🇴Tonga2.002023 169🇧🇾Belarus1.002023 170🇧🇧Barbados1.002023 171🇪🇪Estonia1.002023 172🇬🇩Grenada1.002023 173🇭🇷Croatia1.002023 174🇱🇨St. Lucia1.002023 175🇱🇺Luxembourg1.002023 176🇲🇭Marshall Islands1.002023 177🇳🇴Norway1.002023 178🇳🇷Nauru1.002023 179🇶🇦Qatar1.002023 180🇸🇮Slovenia1.002023 181🇸🇨Seychelles1.002023 182🇻🇨St. Vincent and the Grenadines1.002023 183🇦🇩Andorra0.002023 184🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda0.002023 185🇩🇲Dominica0.002023 186🇮🇸Iceland0.002023 187🇰🇳St. Kitts and Nevis0.002023 188🇲🇨Monaco0.002023 189🇲🇰North Macedonia0.002023 190🇲🇹Malta0.002023 191🇲🇪Montenegro0.002023 192🇵🇼Palau0.002023 193🇸🇲San Marino0.002023 194🇹🇻Tuvalu0.002023