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
101 Mongolia 45.00
102 Mexico 43.00
103 St. Lucia 43.00
104 Cabo Verde 41.00
105 Dominica 41.00
106 Panama 41.00
107 Cuba 40.00
108 El Salvador 40.00
109 Maldives 39.00
110 Brunei Darussalam 38.00
111 Tunisia 37.00
112 Argentina 36.00
113 Barbados 36.00
114 Jordan 35.00
115 Fiji 34.00
116 Thailand 34.00
117 Antigua and Barbuda 32.00
118 Uzbekistan 29.00
119 Malaysia 28.00
120 Costa Rica 26.00
121 Syrian Arab Republic 24.00
122 Armenia 23.00
123 Georgia 22.00
124 Latvia 22.00
125 Azerbaijan 21.00
126 China 21.00
127 Moldova 21.00
128 Sri Lanka 20.00
129 Egypt, Arab Rep. 19.00
130 Iran, Islamic Rep. 18.00
131 United States 18.00
132 West Bank and Gaza 18.00
133 Bahrain 17.00
134 Turkiye 17.00
135 Tajikistan 16.00
136 Ukraine 16.00
137 Uruguay 16.00
138 Lebanon 15.00
139 Portugal 15.00
140 Oman 14.00
141 Romania 14.00
142 Cyprus 13.00
143 Hungary 13.00
144 Puerto Rico (US) 13.00
145 Canada 12.00
146 Luxembourg 12.00
147 Russian Federation 12.00
148 Serbia 12.00
149 Andorra 11.00
150 Chile 11.00

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.