Countries with the highest
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)

In 2023, Nigeria leads Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) with 993.00. Chad follows at 748.00, and the gap between the top two positions is 245.00. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

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

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Nigeria 993.00
2 Chad 748.00
3 Central African Republic 692.00
4 South Sudan 692.00
5 Liberia 628.00
6 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 563.00
7 Afghanistan 521.00
8 Benin 518.00
9 Guinea-Bissau 505.00
10 Guinea 494.00
11 Lesotho 478.00
12 Madagascar 445.00
13 Congo, Dem. Rep. 427.00
14 Burundi 392.00
15 Mauritania 381.00
16 Mali 367.00
17 Cote d'Ivoire 359.00
18 Zimbabwe 358.00
19 Gambia, The 354.00
20 Sierra Leone 354.00
21 Niger 350.00
22 Togo 349.00
23 Haiti 328.00
24 Eritrea 291.00
25 Tanzania 276.00
26 Naoero 273.00
27 Cameroon 258.00
28 Sudan 256.00
29 Burkina Faso 242.00
30 Congo, Rep. 241.00
31 Senegal 237.00
32 Ghana 234.00
33 Gabon 233.00
34 Rwanda 229.00
35 Venezuela, RB 227.00
36 Malawi 225.00
37 Ethiopia 195.00
38 Timor-Leste 192.00
39 Papua New Guinea 189.00
40 Myanmar 185.00
41 Angola 183.00
42 Comoros 179.00
43 Equatorial Guinea 174.00
44 Tuvalu 170.00
45 Uganda 170.00
46 Djibouti 162.00
47 Botswana 155.00
48 Marshall Islands 155.00
49 Pakistan 155.00
50 Kenya 149.00

Analytical takeaways

  • Nigeria leads the global ranking for Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) in 2023, with a lead of 245.00 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Madagascar at 445.00.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.