2023 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births across WHO regions.
Maternal mortality is compared across WHO regions in 2023 using maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. The chart uses six regional rows from WHO Data, with each bar showing the same ratio measure. Africa was highest at 442.1 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, while Europe was lowest at 11.2. The highest regional ratio was 39.6 times the lowest, a gap of 431.0 deaths per 100,000 live births.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Africa | 442.1 | 2023 |
| 2 | Eastern Mediterranean | 167.4 | 2023 |
| 3 | South-East Asia | 96.3 | 2023 |
| 4 | Americas | 58.5 | 2023 |
| 5 | Western Pacific | 35.4 | 2023 |
| 6 | Europe | 11.2 | 2023 |
Source 1: World Health Organization Global Health Observatory
Publisher: World Health Organization
Dataset/table: Global Health Observatory
Units: Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Date checked: 2026-05-26
Evidence: Supports the 2023 maternal mortality ratio by WHO region and the per-100,000-live-births definition.
WHO defines the maternal mortality ratio as maternal deaths during a period per 100,000 live births during the same period. Values are official WHO estimates, so official_final_only is false.
Uses WHO Data regional values for 2023. Bars are the published maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births, ranked from highest to lowest; gap and multiple use the highest and lowest regional ratios.
All six rows use WHO Data, the same 2023 period and the same maternal-deaths-per-100,000-live-births unit.
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