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
101 Grenada 51.00
102 Seychelles 51.00
103 Viet Nam 51.00
104 Andorra 48.00
105 El Salvador 48.00
106 Maldives 48.00
107 Dominica 47.00
108 Mongolia 47.00
109 San Marino 46.00
110 Armenia 43.00
111 St. Lucia 43.00
112 Jordan 41.00
113 Argentina 40.00
114 Cuba 40.00
115 Tunisia 40.00
116 Barbados 39.00
117 Brunei Darussalam 39.00
118 Thailand 36.00
119 Antigua and Barbuda 35.00
120 Trinidad and Tobago 35.00
121 Costa Rica 34.00
122 Fiji 34.00
123 Iran, Islamic Rep. 34.00
124 Kuwait 33.00
125 Oman 32.00
126 Egypt, Arab Rep. 31.00
127 Georgia 30.00
128 Malaysia 29.00
129 Moldova 29.00
130 Uzbekistan 29.00
131 Lebanon 27.00
132 Tajikistan 25.00
133 Monaco 24.00
134 Sri Lanka 23.00
135 Syrian Arab Republic 23.00
136 United States 22.00
137 Azerbaijan 21.00
138 Latvia 21.00
139 China 20.00
140 Uruguay 20.00
141 West Bank and Gaza 20.00
142 Russian Federation 19.00
143 Turkiye 19.00
144 Hungary 18.00
145 Kazakhstan 18.00
146 Ukraine 18.00
147 Canada 17.00
148 Romania 16.00
149 Serbia 16.00
150 Montenegro 15.00

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.