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
51 Indonesia 161.00
52 Bangladesh 157.00
53 Bolivia 156.00
54 Tuvalu 155.00
55 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 154.00
56 Cambodia 149.00
57 Lao PDR 137.00
58 Solomon Islands 135.00
59 Mozambique 134.00
60 Yemen, Rep. 131.00
61 Jamaica 120.00
62 South Africa 119.00
63 Dominican Republic 118.00
64 Samoa 111.00
65 Guyana 107.00
66 Guatemala 106.00
67 Vanuatu 105.00
68 Zambia 103.00
69 India 101.00
70 Botswana 100.00
71 Suriname 97.00
72 Eswatini 96.00
73 Sao Tome and Principe 95.00
74 Philippines 92.00
75 Kiribati 89.00
76 Palau 84.00
77 Bahamas, The 82.00
78 Morocco 79.00
79 Iraq 74.00
80 St. Kitts and Nevis 74.00
81 Algeria 73.00
82 Tonga 73.00
83 Nicaragua 69.00
84 Mauritius 67.00
85 Colombia 66.00
86 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 66.00
87 Brazil 65.00
88 Libya 65.00
89 Ecuador 62.00
90 Belize 61.00
91 Peru 60.00
92 Paraguay 58.00
93 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 58.00
94 Trinidad and Tobago 53.00
95 Bhutan 52.00
96 Viet Nam 52.00
97 Honduras 51.00
98 Grenada 48.00
99 Seychelles 48.00
100 Kyrgyz Republic 47.00

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.