Nations with Lower Maternal Mortality Rates than the U.S.

Australia

Austria

Bahrain

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brunei Darussalam

Bulgaria

Canada

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Grenada

Iceland

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Japan

Kuwait

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Marshall Islands

Montenegro

Netherlands

New Zealand

Niue

Norway

Oman

Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Qatar

Republic of Korea

Serbia

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

(current data from the World Health Organization, http://apps.who.int/ghodata/?vid=250#)