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

In 2021, Central African Republic leads Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) with 1,127.00. Nigeria follows at 1,046.00, and the gap between the top two positions is 81.00. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.02825648451.1 KCentral African RepublicCentral African Republic: 1,127.001.1 KNigeriaNigeria: 1,046.001.0 KChadChad: 869.00869South SudanSouth Sudan: 749.00749Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 726.00726LiberiaLiberia: 667.00667AfghanistanAfghanistan: 660.00660Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 617.00617BeninBenin: 584.00584LesothoLesotho: 577.00577GuineaGuinea: 533.00533Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 507.00507

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Central African Republic 1,127.00
2 Nigeria 1,046.00
3 Chad 869.00
4 South Sudan 749.00
5 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 726.00
6 Liberia 667.00
7 Afghanistan 660.00
8 Guinea-Bissau 617.00
9 Benin 584.00
10 Lesotho 577.00
11 Guinea 533.00
12 Congo, Dem. Rep. 507.00
13 Madagascar 467.00
14 Cote d'Ivoire 459.00
15 Burundi 447.00
16 Zimbabwe 446.00
17 Mauritania 425.00
18 Gambia, The 420.00
19 Mali 415.00
20 Sierra Leone 403.00
21 Togo 397.00
22 Niger 396.00
23 Haiti 385.00
24 Burkina Faso 354.00
25 Cameroon 342.00
26 Eritrea 338.00
27 Sudan 305.00
28 Congo, Rep. 301.00
29 Malawi 286.00
30 Bolivia 270.00
31 Naoero 266.00
32 Ghana 264.00
33 Senegal 263.00
34 Timor-Leste 263.00
35 Namibia 254.00
36 Rwanda 254.00
37 Venezuela, RB 251.00
38 Ethiopia 250.00
39 Gabon 249.00
40 Myanmar 231.00
41 Indonesia 226.00
42 Papua New Guinea 223.00
43 Djibouti 221.00
44 Eswatini 219.00
45 Uganda 216.00
46 Comoros 215.00
47 Angola 211.00
48 Marshall Islands 206.00
49 Equatorial Guinea 202.00
50 Bangladesh 194.00

Analytical takeaways

  • Central African Republic leads the global ranking for Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) in 2021, with a lead of 81.00 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 507.00.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.