Data for 2009

Maternal Mortality Ratio, 2009

Name: Maternal Mortality Ratio, 2009
Creator: UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG)
License: https://data.unicef.org/

2009, as MMEIG’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Maternal Mortality Ratio, 2009 covers 195 countries. Lesotho is highest, at 1,387.08; Cook Islands is lowest, at 0.18. The middle country reads 56.26. Against 2008, 194 values changed (52 up, 142 down), the same countries are covered.

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Maternal Mortality Ratio · Data for 2009

HighestLesotho

1,387.08

LowestCook Islands

0.18

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

195countries
1measure
2009the year it describes
194distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 11, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Maternal Mortality Ratio, 2009, as published. MMEIG ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Maternal Mortality Ratio, 2009: every country, as published by UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG).
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1	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	1,387.08
2	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	1,284.86
3	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	1,271.64
4	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	1,088.10
5	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	1,053.62
6	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	994.90
7	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	925.42
8	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	855.18
9	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	822.89
10	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	766.26
11	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	752.93
12	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	673.87
13	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	649.09
14	Niger`NER`Western Africa	647.47
15	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	634.14
16	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	612.38
17	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	608.40
18	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	597.96
19	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	587.50
20	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	579.49
21	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	565.27
22	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	547.36
23	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	539.53
24	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	514.51
25	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	511.69
26	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	507.00
27	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	501.78
28	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	499.68
29	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	498.31
30	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	477.45
31	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	471.48
32	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	441.21
33	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	419.28
34	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	418.32
35	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	414.18
36	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	406.35
37	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	396.69
38	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	382.49
39	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	369.00
40	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	348.08
41	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	336.40
42	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	322.42
43	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	320.41
44	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	312.72
45	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	301.73
46	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	300.06
47	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	298.68
48	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	292.75
49	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	268.46
50	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	266.88
51	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	262.65
52	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	251.20
53	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	246.04
54	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	245.57
55	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	241.06
56	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	223.61
57	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	215.17
58	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	212.67
59	India`IND`Southern Asia	205.05
60	Bolivia`BOL`South America	204.95
61	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	186.19
62	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	171.75
63	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	157.92
64	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	152.12
65	Paraguay`PRY`South America	152.07
66	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	148.86
67	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	148.33
68	Suriname`SUR`South America	147.20
69	Guyana`GUY`South America	146.32
70	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	130.47
71	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	122.11
72	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	121.23
73	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	113.97
74	Venezuela`VEN`South America	108.62
75	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	107.05
76	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	99.46
77	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	99.09
78	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	95.73
79	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	93.70
80	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	93.60
81	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	93.33
82	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	92.73
83	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	90.67
84	Peru`PER`South America	89.32
85	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	83.77
86	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	82.63
87	Ecuador`ECU`South America	81.53
88	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	78.24
89	Colombia`COL`South America	76.85
90	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	74.62
91	Honduras`HND`Central America	70.89
92	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	70.75
93	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	69.85
94	Brazil`BRA`South America	69.13
95	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	64.10
96	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	62.24
97	Argentina`ARG`South America	62.11
98	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	56.26
99	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	55.82
100	Panama`PAN`Central America	55.30
101	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	54.43
102	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	52.26
103	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	51.17
104	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	51.05
105	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	50.65
106	Mexico`MEX`Central America	50.61
107	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	49.94
108	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	48.86
109	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	47.87
110	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	44.99
111	Belize`BLZ`Central America	44.53
112	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	44.27
113	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	41.77
114	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	41.31
115	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	40.80
116	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	39.85
117	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	37.03
118	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	34.67
119	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	34.55
120	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	34.19
121	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	34.08
122	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	32.05
123	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	29.27
124	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	29.25
125	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	28.98
126	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	28.73
127	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	28.52
128	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	28.37
129	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	28.16
130	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	24.81
131	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	24.52
132	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	23.99
133	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	23.96
134	Chile`CHL`South America	23.91
135	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	23.68
136	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	23.17
137	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	21.91
138	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	19.29
139	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	18.34
140	Uruguay`URY`South America	17.64
141	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	17.57
142	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	17.41
143	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	15.45
144	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	15.03
145	United States`USA`Northern America	14.60
146	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	13.29
147	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	12.47
148	Canada`CAN`Northern America	12.06
149	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	11.50
150	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	11.49
151	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	10.75
152	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	10.62
153	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	10.56
154	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	10.52
155	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	10.49
156	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	10.06
157	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	9.85
158	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	9.83
159	France`FRA`Western Europe	9.73
160	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	9.52
161	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	9.42
162	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	9.41
163	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	9.24
164	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	9.08
165	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	8.62
166	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	8.06
167	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	8.03
=168	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	7.83
=168	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	7.83
170	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	7.74
171	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	7.55
172	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	7.19
173	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	7.07
174	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	7.01
175	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	6.60
176	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	6.26
177	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	6.17
178	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	6.06
179	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	5.90
180	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	5.86
181	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	5.63
182	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	5.54
183	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	5.51
184	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	5.34
185	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	5.11
186	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	4.73
187	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	4.48
188	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	4.28
189	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	4.25
190	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	3.63
191	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	3.55
192	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	3.38
193	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	3.30
194	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	2.86
195	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0.18

02In 2009

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Lesotho1,387.08
2Chad1,284.86
3Central African Republic1,271.64
4Nigeria1,088.10
5Sierra Leone1,053.62

Lowest

195Cook Islands0.18
194Poland2.86
193Greece3.30
192United Arab Emirates3.38
191Belarus3.55

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 56.26. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
194values changed, of 195 in both
52 · 142rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Lesotho1,205.46 → 1,387.08+181.62
Eswatini766.13 → 855.18+89.05
Malawi429.57 → 511.69+82.12
Central African Republic1,233.97 → 1,271.64+37.67
Benin563.38 → 597.96+34.58

Fell most

Guinea-Bissau801.98 → 752.93−49.05
Sudan426.43 → 382.49−43.94
Timor-Leste518.00 → 477.45−40.55
Somalia1,035.26 → 994.90−40.36
Sierra Leone1,092.88 → 1,053.62−39.26

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2025 release
Every year in this series comes from MMEIG’s 2025 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2009.
194 distinct values among 195
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 7.83. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
MMEIG publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 195 countries has every column.

05The files

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UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG) (2009). Maternal Mortality Ratio, 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/maternal-mortality/2009

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