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

In 2018, Nigeria leads Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) with 1,118.00. Chad follows at 1,020.00, and the gap between the top two positions is 98.00. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.02805598391.1 KNigeriaNigeria: 1,118.001.1 KChadChad: 1,020.001.0 KSouth SudanSouth Sudan: 913.00913Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 881.00881Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 727.00727LiberiaLiberia: 707.00707AfghanistanAfghanistan: 629.00629BeninBenin: 585.00585Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 585.00585GuineaGuinea: 560.00560Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 508.00508LesothoLesotho: 491.00491

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Indonesia 168.00
52 Marshall Islands 167.00
53 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 163.00
54 Mozambique 159.00
55 Bolivia 157.00
56 Tuvalu 153.00
57 Cambodia 151.00
58 Lao PDR 145.00
59 Solomon Islands 136.00
60 Yemen, Rep. 134.00
61 Eswatini 133.00
62 South Africa 128.00
63 Zambia 117.00
64 Jamaica 112.00
65 Samoa 110.00
66 Vanuatu 108.00
67 Dominican Republic 107.00
68 Guatemala 107.00
69 India 107.00
70 Guyana 105.00
71 Suriname 101.00
72 Sao Tome and Principe 100.00
73 Botswana 99.00
74 Philippines 92.00
75 Kiribati 87.00
76 Morocco 83.00
77 Bahamas, The 82.00
78 Palau 82.00
79 St. Kitts and Nevis 78.00
80 Iraq 76.00
81 Algeria 75.00
82 Tonga 74.00
83 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 69.00
84 Colombia 67.00
85 Mauritius 67.00
86 Nicaragua 67.00
87 Libya 66.00
88 Peru 66.00
89 Brazil 62.00
90 Ecuador 61.00
91 Belize 60.00
92 Paraguay 58.00
93 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 56.00
94 Bhutan 55.00
95 Trinidad and Tobago 53.00
96 Viet Nam 53.00
97 Honduras 52.00
98 Kyrgyz Republic 49.00
99 Seychelles 49.00
100 Grenada 46.00

Analytical takeaways

  • Nigeria leads the global ranking for Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) in 2018, with a lead of 98.00 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Lesotho at 491.00.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.