Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)

For 2023, Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) is led by Nigeria at 993.00. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.

Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non-AIDS deaths in women ages 15-49, fertility, birth attendants, and GDP measured using purchasing power parities (PPPs).

Countries ranked 194
Snapshot year 2023
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0.0248497745993NigeriaNigeria: 993.00993ChadChad: 748.00748Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 692.00692South SudanSouth Sudan: 692.00692LiberiaLiberia: 628.00628Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 563.00563AfghanistanAfghanistan: 521.00521BeninBenin: 518.00518Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 505.00505GuineaGuinea: 494.00494LesothoLesotho: 478.00478MadagascarMadagascar: 445.00445
Rank Country Value
151 Russian Federation 9.00
152 Finland 8.00
153 Kuwait 8.00
154 Lithuania 8.00
155 Malta 8.00
156 San Marino 8.00
157 United Kingdom 8.00
158 Albania 7.00
159 France 7.00
160 New Zealand 7.00
161 Saudi Arabia 7.00
162 Austria 6.00
163 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.00
164 Bulgaria 6.00
165 Italy 6.00
166 Montenegro 6.00
167 Singapore 6.00
168 Estonia 5.00
169 Greece 5.00
170 Monaco 5.00
171 Switzerland 5.00
172 Turkmenistan 5.00
173 Belgium 4.00
174 Denmark 4.00
175 Germany 4.00
176 Ireland 4.00
177 Korea, Rep. 4.00
178 Netherlands 4.00
179 Qatar 4.00
180 Slovak Republic 4.00
181 Sweden 4.00
182 Croatia 3.00
183 Czechia 3.00
184 Iceland 3.00
185 Japan 3.00
186 North Macedonia 3.00
187 Slovenia 3.00
188 Spain 3.00
189 United Arab Emirates 3.00
190 Australia 2.00
191 Israel 2.00
192 Poland 2.00
193 Belarus 1.00
194 Norway 1.00
Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.

Analytical takeaways

  • Nigeria sits at the top of the Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) distribution in 2023 at 993.00, with a lead of 245.00 over the next country.
  • The median country in the current global snapshot is Bhutan at 47.00, which helps frame the center of the distribution rather than only the leaders.
  • At the lower end of the current sample sits Norway (1.00), and the page currently covers 194 countries.