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
101 Mongolia 45.00
102 Mexico 44.00
103 Cabo Verde 43.00
104 Dominica 43.00
105 El Salvador 43.00
106 Panama 43.00
107 St. Lucia 41.00
108 Maldives 40.00
109 Brunei Darussalam 39.00
110 Cuba 39.00
111 Argentina 38.00
112 Tunisia 38.00
113 Barbados 37.00
114 Jordan 36.00
115 Fiji 35.00
116 Thailand 34.00
117 Antigua and Barbuda 31.00
118 Malaysia 29.00
119 Uzbekistan 29.00
120 Costa Rica 28.00
121 Armenia 24.00
122 Georgia 24.00
123 Latvia 23.00
124 China 22.00
125 Azerbaijan 21.00
126 Sri Lanka 21.00
127 Syrian Arab Republic 21.00
128 Egypt, Arab Rep. 20.00
129 Moldova 20.00
130 Iran, Islamic Rep. 19.00
131 West Bank and Gaza 19.00
132 United States 18.00
133 Turkiye 17.00
134 Bahrain 16.00
135 Tajikistan 16.00
136 Ukraine 16.00
137 Uruguay 16.00
138 Lebanon 15.00
139 Romania 15.00
140 Hungary 14.00
141 Oman 14.00
142 Portugal 14.00
143 Puerto Rico (US) 14.00
144 Canada 13.00
145 Cyprus 13.00
146 Russian Federation 12.00
147 Serbia 12.00
148 Andorra 11.00
149 Chile 11.00
150 Kazakhstan 11.00

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.