Maternal mortality ratio in Uganda

The maternal mortality ratio in Uganda was 170 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.

Measure: Maternal mortality ratio Unit: Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births Data: 1985 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Uganda, 2023 170 Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Change from 2022 −14per 100,000 live births 2022: 184 per 100,000 live births
World, 2023 197 per 100,000 live births Official aggregate
Position in 2023 44th of 194 See the full ranking

Maternal mortality ratio in Uganda over time

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Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Maternal mortality ratio (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), 1999 to 2023
Period UgandaWorld
2023 170 per 100,000 live births 197 per 100,000 live births
2022 184 per 100,000 live births 203 per 100,000 live births
2021 216 per 100,000 live births 242 per 100,000 live births
2020 209 per 100,000 live births 211 per 100,000 live births
2019 219 per 100,000 live births 207 per 100,000 live births
2018 232 per 100,000 live births 211 per 100,000 live births
2017 246 per 100,000 live births 215 per 100,000 live births
2016 272 per 100,000 live births 220 per 100,000 live births
2015 299 per 100,000 live births 228 per 100,000 live births
2014 311 per 100,000 live births 231 per 100,000 live births
2013 308 per 100,000 live births 235 per 100,000 live births
2012 285 per 100,000 live births 239 per 100,000 live births
2011 295 per 100,000 live births 247 per 100,000 live births
2010 304 per 100,000 live births 253 per 100,000 live births
2009 322 per 100,000 live births 258 per 100,000 live births
2008 324 per 100,000 live births 264 per 100,000 live births
2007 345 per 100,000 live births 269 per 100,000 live births
2006 409 per 100,000 live births 276 per 100,000 live births
2005 417 per 100,000 live births 283 per 100,000 live births
2004 384 per 100,000 live births 291 per 100,000 live births
2003 395 per 100,000 live births 301 per 100,000 live births
2002 416 per 100,000 live births 311 per 100,000 live births
2001 440 per 100,000 live births 321 per 100,000 live births
2000 475 per 100,000 live births 328 per 100,000 live births
1999 504 per 100,000 live births 340 per 100,000 live births

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −14 from 184 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 308 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −138.
  • Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Uganda has the 44th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UN Population Division (MMEIG)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.MMRT · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1985 to 2023 for Uganda
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UN Population Division (MMEIG)