Data for 2021

Maternal Mortality Ratio, 2021

Name: Maternal Mortality Ratio, 2021
Creator: UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG)
License: https://data.unicef.org/

2021, as MMEIG’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Maternal Mortality Ratio, 2021 covers 195 countries. Central African Republic is highest, at 1,127.06; Cook Islands is lowest, at 0.12. The middle country reads 76.62. Against 2020, 195 values changed (154 up, 41 down), the same countries are covered.

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Maternal Mortality Ratio · Data for 2021

HighestCentral African Republic

1,127.06

LowestCook Islands

0.12

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

195countries
1measure
2021the year it describes
193distinct 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, 2021, 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, 2021: every country, as published by UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG).
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1	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	1,127.06
2	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	1,046.14
3	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	868.63
4	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	749.24
5	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	725.88
6	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	667.43
7	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	660.22
8	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	617.19
9	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	583.58
10	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	576.89
11	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	533.27
12	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	506.98
13	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	466.74
14	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	458.99
15	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	446.82
16	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	446.42
17	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	425.34
18	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	420.85
19	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	420.08
20	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	414.57
21	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	403.22
22	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	396.59
23	Niger`NER`Western Africa	396.31
24	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	384.65
25	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	354.05
26	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	342.21
27	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	338.47
28	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	304.76
29	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	301.37
30	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	285.70
31	Bolivia`BOL`South America	270.03
32	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	265.66
33	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	263.94
34	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	262.84
35	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	262.69
36	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	254.25
37	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	253.97
38	Venezuela`VEN`South America	250.73
39	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	249.62
40	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	249.48
41	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	231.32
42	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	226.46
43	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	222.95
44	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	221.27
45	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	219.34
46	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	215.75
47	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	214.80
48	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	210.57
49	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	205.55
50	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	201.73
51	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	193.89
52	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	192.90
53	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	191.17
54	Guyana`GUY`South America	189.00
55	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	188.82
56	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	186.25
57	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	174.29
58	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	172.81
59	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	171.68
60	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	165.44
61	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	162.14
62	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	160.58
63	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	156.65
64	Belize`BLZ`Central America	156.64
65	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	155.89
66	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	155.44
67	India`IND`Southern Asia	154.80
68	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	152.68
69	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	152.62
70	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	152.54
71	Colombia`COL`South America	146.66
72	Suriname`SUR`South America	144.27
73	Peru`PER`South America	141.46
74	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	140.14
75	Paraguay`PRY`South America	139.92
76	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	138.85
77	Brazil`BRA`South America	127.99
78	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	125.27
79	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	123.98
80	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	123.60
81	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	121.73
82	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	115.37
83	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	110.79
84	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	110.22
85	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	109.15
86	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	105.09
87	Mexico`MEX`Central America	103.88
88	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	98.30
=89	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	97.68
=89	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	97.68
91	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	94.05
92	Ecuador`ECU`South America	93.37
93	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	92.06
94	Honduras`HND`Central America	88.25
95	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	79.99
96	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	78.86
97	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	78.51
98	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	76.62
99	Argentina`ARG`South America	76.49
100	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	75.68
101	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	74.76
102	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	73.96
103	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	73.95
104	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	71.72
105	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	70.22
106	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	67.88
107	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	64.66
108	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	63.33
109	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	60.06
110	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	59.88
111	Panama`PAN`Central America	59.23
112	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	58.48
113	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	57.30
114	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	55.75
115	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	54.79
116	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	54.21
117	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	53.60
118	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	52.24
119	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	52.15
120	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	52.01
121	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	50.80
122	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	49.92
123	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	49.81
124	Uruguay`URY`South America	49.47
125	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	43.95
126	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	43.84
127	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	41.69
128	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	41.68
129	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	38.49
130	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	38.21
131	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	34.65
132	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	33.99
133	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	31.90
134	United States`USA`Northern America	31.21
135	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	30.00
136	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	29.67
137	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	28.51
138	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	27.92
139	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	26.39
140	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	25.86
141	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	24.65
142	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	24.25
143	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	22.68
144	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	20.93
145	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	20.57
146	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	20.20
147	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	20.00
148	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	19.70
149	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	18.77
150	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	17.81
151	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	14.64
152	Chile`CHL`South America	14.39
153	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	13.80
154	Canada`CAN`Northern America	13.58
155	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	12.92
156	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	12.69
157	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	12.33
158	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	12.32
159	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	12.23
160	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	11.79
161	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	9.89
162	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	9.54
163	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	9.31
164	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	9.27
165	France`FRA`Western Europe	8.79
166	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	8.66
=167	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	8.46
=167	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	8.46
169	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	8.07
170	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	7.65
171	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	7.58
172	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	7.36
173	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	7.34
174	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	7.09
175	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	6.39
176	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	6.04
177	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	5.96
178	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	5.75
179	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	5.51
180	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	5.47
181	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	5.34
182	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	5.20
183	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	5.13
184	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	4.93
185	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	4.48
186	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	4.46
187	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	4.39
188	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	4.33
189	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	4.11
190	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	3.61
191	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	3.32
192	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	2.45
193	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	1.83
194	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.66
195	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0.12

02In 2021

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Central African Republic1,127.06
2Nigeria1,046.14
3Chad868.63
4South Sudan749.24
5Somalia725.88

Lowest

195Cook Islands0.12
194Norway1.66
193Belarus1.83
192Poland2.45
191Israel3.32

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 76.62. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
195values changed, of 195 in both
154 · 41rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Cuba39.95 → 171.68+131.73
Eswatini102.26 → 219.34+117.08
Namibia143.45 → 254.25+110.80
Bahamas84.36 → 174.29+89.93
Guyana108.56 → 189.00+80.44

Fell most

Central African Republic1,296.18 → 1,127.06−169.12
Tuvalu206.03 → 156.65−49.38
Nauru309.02 → 265.66−43.36
Andorra48.45 → 17.81−30.64
Sierra Leone422.26 → 403.22−19.04

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 2021.
193 distinct values among 195
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 97.68. 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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Cite this edition

UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG) (2021). Maternal Mortality Ratio, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/maternal-mortality/2021

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