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
51 Cambodia 164.00
52 Tanzania 160.00
53 Nepal 153.00
54 Bangladesh 152.00
55 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 150.00
56 Namibia 143.00
57 Yemen, Rep. 135.00
58 Lao PDR 132.00
59 Solomon Islands 131.00
60 Jamaica 126.00
61 Mozambique 123.00
62 Dominican Republic 121.00
63 South Africa 118.00
64 Palau 117.00
65 Samoa 114.00
66 Guyana 109.00
67 Vanuatu 107.00
68 Eswatini 102.00
69 Guatemala 102.00
70 India 101.00
71 Zambia 99.00
72 Botswana 98.00
73 Algeria 97.00
74 Colombia 94.00
75 Suriname 94.00
76 Sao Tome and Principe 92.00
77 Ecuador 91.00
78 Kiribati 89.00
79 Belize 88.00
80 Philippines 88.00
81 Cyprus 87.00
82 Nicaragua 87.00
83 Brazil 85.00
84 Bahamas, The 84.00
85 Morocco 81.00
86 St. Kitts and Nevis 80.00
87 Peru 75.00
88 Panama 74.00
89 Tonga 74.00
90 Libya 71.00
91 Paraguay 69.00
92 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 66.00
93 Iraq 63.00
94 Mexico 61.00
95 Mauritius 58.00
96 Honduras 57.00
97 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 57.00
98 Cabo Verde 56.00
99 Kyrgyz Republic 55.00
100 Bhutan 51.00

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.