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

In 2019, Central African Republic leads Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) with 1,650.00. Nigeria follows at 1,091.00, and the gap between the top two positions is 559.00. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.04138251.2 K1.7 KCentral African RepublicCentral African Republic: 1,650.001.7 KNigeriaNigeria: 1,091.001.1 KChadChad: 958.00958South SudanSouth Sudan: 745.00745LiberiaLiberia: 689.00689Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 656.00656AfghanistanAfghanistan: 601.00601Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 598.00598BeninBenin: 572.00572GuineaGuinea: 548.00548Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 493.00493LesothoLesotho: 467.00467

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Central African Republic 1,650.00
2 Nigeria 1,091.00
3 Chad 958.00
4 South Sudan 745.00
5 Liberia 689.00
6 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 656.00
7 Afghanistan 601.00
8 Guinea-Bissau 598.00
9 Benin 572.00
10 Guinea 548.00
11 Congo, Dem. Rep. 493.00
12 Lesotho 467.00
13 Sierra Leone 464.00
14 Madagascar 462.00
15 Burundi 449.00
16 Cote d'Ivoire 429.00
17 Mauritania 424.00
18 Gambia, The 422.00
19 Mali 416.00
20 Togo 416.00
21 Niger 406.00
22 Zimbabwe 388.00
23 Eritrea 351.00
24 Haiti 351.00
25 Cameroon 336.00
26 Tanzania 292.00
27 Senegal 286.00
28 Burkina Faso 274.00
29 Ethiopia 269.00
30 Naoero 267.00
31 Sudan 262.00
32 Rwanda 261.00
33 Ghana 260.00
34 Malawi 260.00
35 Congo, Rep. 245.00
36 Timor-Leste 237.00
37 Uganda 219.00
38 Angola 202.00
39 Comoros 202.00
40 Venezuela, RB 202.00
41 Papua New Guinea 199.00
42 Equatorial Guinea 198.00
43 Myanmar 195.00
44 Djibouti 194.00
45 Gabon 179.00
46 Kenya 176.00
47 Namibia 175.00
48 Pakistan 173.00
49 Nepal 170.00
50 Marshall Islands 168.00

Analytical takeaways

  • Central African Republic leads the global ranking for Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) in 2019, with a lead of 559.00 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 467.00.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.