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
151 France 9.00
152 Lithuania 9.00
153 Luxembourg 9.00
154 Malta 9.00
155 United Kingdom 9.00
156 Finland 8.00
157 Kuwait 8.00
158 Saudi Arabia 8.00
159 Singapore 8.00
160 Albania 7.00
161 Austria 7.00
162 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.00
163 Bulgaria 7.00
164 Italy 7.00
165 Montenegro 7.00
166 New Zealand 7.00
167 San Marino 7.00
168 Monaco 6.00
169 Switzerland 6.00
170 Australia 5.00
171 Belgium 5.00
172 Denmark 5.00
173 Estonia 5.00
174 Greece 5.00
175 Ireland 5.00
176 Japan 5.00
177 Korea, Rep. 5.00
178 Netherlands 5.00
179 Qatar 5.00
180 Slovak Republic 5.00
181 Sweden 5.00
182 Turkmenistan 5.00
183 Germany 4.00
184 Iceland 4.00
185 Slovenia 4.00
186 Croatia 3.00
187 Czechia 3.00
188 Israel 3.00
189 North Macedonia 3.00
190 Spain 3.00
191 United Arab Emirates 3.00
192 Norway 2.00
193 Poland 2.00
194 Belarus 1.00

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.