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
151 Kazakhstan 11.00
152 Lithuania 9.00
153 United Kingdom 9.00
154 Finland 8.00
155 France 8.00
156 Malta 8.00
157 New Zealand 8.00
158 Saudi Arabia 8.00
159 Albania 7.00
160 Austria 7.00
161 Italy 7.00
162 Kuwait 7.00
163 San Marino 7.00
164 Singapore 7.00
165 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.00
166 Bulgaria 6.00
167 Estonia 6.00
168 Monaco 6.00
169 Montenegro 6.00
170 Switzerland 6.00
171 Australia 5.00
172 Greece 5.00
173 Japan 5.00
174 Korea, Rep. 5.00
175 Netherlands 5.00
176 Qatar 5.00
177 Slovak Republic 5.00
178 Turkmenistan 5.00
179 Belgium 4.00
180 Croatia 4.00
181 Denmark 4.00
182 Germany 4.00
183 Iceland 4.00
184 Ireland 4.00
185 Slovenia 4.00
186 Sweden 4.00
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

  • 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.