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

In 2020, Central African Republic leads Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) with 1,296.00. Nigeria follows at 1,065.00, and the gap between the top two positions is 231.00. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.03246489721.3 KCentral African RepublicCentral African Republic: 1,296.001.3 KNigeriaNigeria: 1,065.001.1 KChadChad: 877.00877South SudanSouth Sudan: 729.00729LiberiaLiberia: 664.00664Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 655.00655AfghanistanAfghanistan: 634.00634Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 603.00603BeninBenin: 578.00578LesothoLesotho: 529.00529GuineaGuinea: 528.00528Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 489.00489

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Central African Republic 1,296.00
2 Nigeria 1,065.00
3 Chad 877.00
4 South Sudan 729.00
5 Liberia 664.00
6 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 655.00
7 Afghanistan 634.00
8 Guinea-Bissau 603.00
9 Benin 578.00
10 Lesotho 529.00
11 Guinea 528.00
12 Congo, Dem. Rep. 489.00
13 Cote d'Ivoire 447.00
14 Madagascar 447.00
15 Burundi 441.00
16 Sierra Leone 422.00
17 Mauritania 413.00
18 Mali 405.00
19 Gambia, The 400.00
20 Togo 398.00
21 Niger 388.00
22 Zimbabwe 380.00
23 Haiti 346.00
24 Burkina Faso 334.00
25 Eritrea 334.00
26 Cameroon 316.00
27 Naoero 309.00
28 Sudan 273.00
29 Timor-Leste 257.00
30 Malawi 256.00
31 Ghana 253.00
32 Rwanda 252.00
33 Senegal 252.00
34 Congo, Rep. 247.00
35 Ethiopia 244.00
36 Bolivia 218.00
37 Uganda 209.00
38 Venezuela, RB 207.00
39 Tuvalu 206.00
40 Comoros 198.00
41 Myanmar 198.00
42 Equatorial Guinea 196.00
43 Angola 195.00
44 Gabon 194.00
45 Papua New Guinea 194.00
46 Djibouti 192.00
47 Indonesia 184.00
48 Kenya 184.00
49 Marshall Islands 178.00
50 Pakistan 178.00

Analytical takeaways

  • Central African Republic leads the global ranking for Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) in 2020, with a lead of 231.00 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Congo, Dem. Rep. at 489.00.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.