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Countries With the Fastest Decline in Maternal mortality ratio (5-Year Change)

Change in Maternal mortality ratio over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that fell are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Chad fell the most: by 272, from 1,020 deaths per 100,000 live births to 748 deaths per 100,000 live births in the five years to 2023. South Sudan is second (−221), followed by Central African Republic (−189). 155 countries fell over that period; the median change among them was −7.

#1
Chad · −272
Median
−7
Coverage
155 countries
Data year
2023
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: 5-year change (deaths per 100,000 live births)Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Chad -272; 2. South Sudan -221; 3. Central African Republic -189; 4. Somalia, Fed. Rep. -164; 5. Sierra Leone -137; 6. Nigeria -125; 7. Afghanistan -108; 8. Ethiopia -102; 9. Cameroon -96; 10. Gambia, The -96.Chad-272South Sudan-221Central African Republic-189Somalia, Fed. Rep.-164Sierra Leone-137Nigeria-125Afghanistan-108Ethiopia-102Cameroon-96Gambia, The-96
Top 10: 5-year change (deaths per 100,000 live births). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Chad -272; 2. South Sudan -221; 3. Central African Republic -189; 4. Somalia, Fed. Rep. -164; 5. Sierra Leone -137; 6. Nigeria -125; 7. Afghanistan -108; 8. Ethiopia -102; 9. Cameroon -96; 10. Gambia, The -96.

Full ranking

Countries With the Fastest Decline in Maternal mortality ratio (5-Year Change), 2023
RankCountryFromTo5-year change (deaths per 100,000 live births)
1Chad1,020748−272
2South Sudan913692−221
3Central African Republic881692−189
4Somalia, Fed. Rep.727563−164
5Sierra Leone491354−137
6Nigeria1,118993−125
7Afghanistan629521−108
8Ethiopia297195−102
9Cameroon354258−96
10Gambia, The450354−96
11Côte d'Ivoire449359−90
12Togo435349−86
13Congo, Dem. Rep.508427−81
14Guinea-Bissau585505−80
15Liberia707628−79
16Burundi464392−72
17Eritrea363291−72
18Niger420350−70
19Senegal305237−68
20Benin585518−67
21Mali434367−67
22Guinea560494−66
23Uganda232170−62
24Mozambique15999−60
25Namibia198139−59
26Timor-Leste251192−59
27Mauritania437381−56
28Bangladesh168115−53
29Burkina Faso286242−44
30Tanzania319276−43
31Ghana276234−42
32Malawi267225−42
33Nepal183142−41
34Rwanda269229−40
35Djibouti199162−37
36Micronesia, Fed. Sts.163129−34
37Kenya183149−34
38Lao PDR145112−33
39Zambia11785−32
40Comoros209179−30
41Equatorial Guinea204174−30
42Guyana10575−30
43Haiti358328−30
44Indonesia168140−28
45Zimbabwe386358−28
46India10780−27
47Angola208183−25
48São Tomé and Principe10075−25
49Pakistan178155−23
50Madagascar466445−21
51Congo, Rep.259241−18
52Suriname10184−17
53Myanmar201185−16
54Papua New Guinea205189−16
55Yemen, Rep.134118−16
56Peru6651−15
57Eswatini133118−15
58Cambodia151137−14
59Algeria7562−13
60Guatemala10794−13
61Lesotho491478−13
62Morocco8370−13
63Solomon Islands136123−13
64Marshall Islands167155−12
65Sudan268256−12
66Bolivia157146−11
67Iraq7666−10
68South Africa128118−10
69Samoa110101−9
70Bhutan5547−8
71Colombia6759−8
72Maldives4032−8
73Philippines9284−8
74Vanuatu108100−8
75Dominica4336−7
76Kyrgyz Republic4942−7
77Kiribati8780−7
78Libya6659−7
79Nicaragua6760−7
80Seychelles4942−7
81Tonga7467−7
82Bahamas, The8276−6
83China2216−6
84Ecuador6155−6
85Panama4337−6
86Argentina3833−5
87Armenia2419−5
88Fiji3530−5
89Honduras5247−5
90Jordan3631−5
91Viet Nam5348−5
92Costa Rica2824−4
93Cuba3935−4
94Georgia2420−4
95St. Kitts and Nevis7874−4
96Latvia2319−4
97Mongolia4541−4
98El Salvador4339−4
99Australia52−3
100Azerbaijan2118−3

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Source and method

Change in Maternal mortality ratio over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that fell are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SH.STA.MMRT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births): Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO); UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), note: Trends in Maternal Mortality; UN Population Fund (UNFPA), note: Trends in Maternal Mortality.

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.