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
151 Portugal 14.00
152 United Kingdom 14.00
153 Singapore 13.00
154 Chile 12.00
155 Iceland 12.00
156 Korea, Rep. 12.00
157 Slovenia 12.00
158 Puerto Rico (US) 11.00
159 Saudi Arabia 11.00
160 Malta 10.00
161 Bulgaria 9.00
162 Finland 9.00
163 France 9.00
164 Italy 8.00
165 Lithuania 8.00
166 New Zealand 8.00
167 Albania 7.00
168 Bahrain 7.00
169 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.00
170 Greece 7.00
171 North Macedonia 7.00
172 Austria 6.00
173 Estonia 6.00
174 Ireland 6.00
175 Luxembourg 6.00
176 Qatar 6.00
177 United Arab Emirates 6.00
178 Australia 5.00
179 Croatia 5.00
180 Sweden 5.00
181 Switzerland 5.00
182 Turkmenistan 5.00
183 Belgium 4.00
184 Denmark 4.00
185 Germany 4.00
186 Japan 4.00
187 Netherlands 4.00
188 Slovak Republic 4.00
189 Spain 4.00
190 Czechia 3.00
191 Israel 3.00
192 Poland 3.00
193 Belarus 2.00
194 Norway 2.00

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.