Data for 2014

Maternal Mortality Ratio, 2014

Name: Maternal Mortality Ratio, 2014
Creator: UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG)
License: https://data.unicef.org/

2014, as MMEIG’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Maternal Mortality Ratio, 2014 covers 195 countries. South Sudan is highest, at 1,215.60; Cook Islands is lowest, at 0.15. The middle country reads 52.84. Against 2013, 194 values changed (44 up, 150 down), the same countries are covered.

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Maternal Mortality Ratio · Data for 2014

HighestSouth Sudan

1,215.60

LowestCook Islands

0.15

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

195countries
1measure
2014the year it describes
192distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 11, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Maternal Mortality Ratio, 2014, 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, 2014: every country, as published by UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG).
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1	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	1,215.60
2	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	1,197.80
3	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	1,155.42
4	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	1,034.40
5	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	820.78
6	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	816.25
7	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	801.17
8	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	754.59
9	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	707.15
10	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	663.86
11	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	662.44
12	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	605.18
13	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	560.72
14	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	557.97
15	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	533.38
16	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	521.98
17	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	506.80
18	Niger`NER`Western Africa	497.21
19	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	489.93
20	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	483.63
21	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	477.18
22	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	471.91
23	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	467.80
24	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	453.60
25	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	444.45
26	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	439.82
27	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	429.74
28	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	372.89
29	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	372.75
30	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	368.96
31	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	368.85
32	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	367.30
33	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	344.15
34	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	327.41
35	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	316.81
36	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	311.34
37	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	308.81
38	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	302.34
39	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	301.05
40	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	273.18
41	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	261.73
42	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	246.98
43	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	244.66
44	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	239.70
45	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	231.75
46	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	227.55
47	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	227.15
48	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	216.71
=49	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	211.51
=49	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	211.51
51	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	210.57
52	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	199.46
53	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	198.42
54	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	192.81
55	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	179.71
56	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	177.50
57	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	173.68
58	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	171.92
59	Bolivia`BOL`South America	170.75
60	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	168.19
61	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	162.14
62	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	146.83
63	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	138.43
64	India`IND`Southern Asia	136.91
65	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	134.12
66	Venezuela`VEN`South America	132.57
67	Guyana`GUY`South America	120.59
68	Suriname`SUR`South America	119.51
69	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	110.58
70	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	110.46
71	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	106.26
72	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	105.72
73	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	105.57
74	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	99.82
75	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	95.30
76	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	91.40
77	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	89.51
78	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	82.61
79	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	81.95
80	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	80.47
81	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	79.66
82	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	77.91
83	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	77.70
84	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	77.26
85	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	73.38
86	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	72.97
87	Peru`PER`South America	72.96
88	Colombia`COL`South America	70.73
89	Paraguay`PRY`South America	70.40
90	Ecuador`ECU`South America	64.88
91	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	63.68
92	Brazil`BRA`South America	63.39
93	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	61.89
94	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	60.35
95	Honduras`HND`Central America	59.71
96	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	59.01
97	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	56.23
98	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	52.84
99	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	49.76
100	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	49.17
101	Panama`PAN`Central America	49.01
102	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	47.90
103	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	45.86
104	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	44.88
105	Mexico`MEX`Central America	43.70
106	Belize`BLZ`Central America	43.66
107	Argentina`ARG`South America	43.45
108	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	42.76
109	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	42.67
110	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	42.15
111	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	41.79
112	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	40.75
113	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	39.62
114	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	38.55
115	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	37.60
116	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	34.09
117	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	31.83
118	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	31.82
119	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	31.74
120	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	29.62
121	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	29.47
122	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	28.11
123	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	26.57
124	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	25.74
125	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	25.54
126	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	24.91
127	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	23.16
128	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	22.77
129	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	22.72
130	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	22.24
131	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	20.58
132	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	19.78
133	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	19.56
134	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	18.73
135	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	17.81
136	United States`USA`Northern America	16.54
137	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	16.46
138	Uruguay`URY`South America	16.32
139	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	15.95
140	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	15.79
141	Chile`CHL`South America	15.75
142	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	14.81
143	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	14.15
144	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	13.70
145	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	13.43
146	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	13.11
147	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	13.02
148	Canada`CAN`Northern America	11.51
149	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	10.81
150	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	10.76
=151	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	9.71
=151	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	9.71
153	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	9.12
154	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	8.98
155	France`FRA`Western Europe	8.82
156	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	8.76
157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	8.29
158	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	8.17
159	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	8.07
160	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	7.77
161	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	7.60
162	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	7.45
163	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	7.34
164	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	6.89
165	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	6.81
166	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	6.78
167	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	6.75
168	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	6.59
169	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	6.52
170	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	6.48
171	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	6.38
172	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	6.12
173	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	5.98
174	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	5.60
175	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	5.47
=176	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	5.41
=176	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	5.41
178	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	5.25
179	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	5.21
180	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	4.91
181	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	4.79
182	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	4.74
183	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	4.53
184	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	4.39
185	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	4.25
186	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	4.22
187	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	4.20
188	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	3.67
189	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	3.40
190	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	3.26
191	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	3.23
192	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.40
193	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1.96
194	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	1.63
195	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0.15

02In 2014

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1South Sudan1,215.60
2Chad1,197.80
3Nigeria1,155.42
4Central African Republic1,034.40
5Sierra Leone820.78

Lowest

195Cook Islands0.15
194Belarus1.63
193Poland1.96
192Norway2.40
191Czechia3.23

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 52.84. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032013 → 2014

Since 2013

What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
194values changed, of 195 in both
44 · 150rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

South Sudan771.42 → 1,215.60+444.18
Liberia725.02 → 801.17+76.15
Gabon234.63 → 273.18+38.55
Venezuela122.70 → 132.57+9.87
Mozambique169.91 → 179.71+9.80

Fell most

Lesotho854.92 → 707.15−147.77
Eswatini491.41 → 368.85−122.56
Zimbabwe525.25 → 467.80−57.45
Central African Republic1,091.69 → 1,034.40−57.29
Ethiopia494.05 → 444.45−49.60

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 2014.
192 distinct values among 195
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 211.51. 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) (2014). Maternal Mortality Ratio, 2014 [data set], describing 2014. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/maternal-mortality/2014

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