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
101 Kuwait 75.00
102 Oman 74.00
103 Seychelles 74.00
104 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 72.00
105 Kyrgyz Republic 70.00
106 Fiji 68.00
107 Tunisia 65.00
108 Mongolia 63.00
109 Georgia 60.00
110 Maldives 60.00
111 Panama 59.00
112 El Salvador 58.00
113 Armenia 57.00
114 Cabo Verde 56.00
115 Azerbaijan 55.00
116 Lebanon 54.00
117 Trinidad and Tobago 54.00
118 Grenada 52.00
119 Malaysia 52.00
120 Viet Nam 52.00
121 Iran, Islamic Rep. 51.00
122 Bhutan 50.00
123 Puerto Rico (US) 50.00
124 Uruguay 49.00
125 Brunei Darussalam 44.00
126 Costa Rica 44.00
127 Egypt, Arab Rep. 42.00
128 Latvia 42.00
129 Barbados 38.00
130 Thailand 38.00
131 San Marino 35.00
132 Sri Lanka 34.00
133 Antigua and Barbuda 32.00
134 United States 31.00
135 Hungary 30.00
136 Syrian Arab Republic 30.00
137 West Bank and Gaza 29.00
138 Uzbekistan 28.00
139 Serbia 26.00
140 Ukraine 26.00
141 Tajikistan 25.00
142 Moldova 24.00
143 Kazakhstan 23.00
144 China 21.00
145 Russian Federation 21.00
146 Romania 20.00
147 Singapore 20.00
148 Turkiye 20.00
149 Portugal 19.00
150 Andorra 18.00

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.