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
151 Montenegro 15.00
152 Albania 14.00
153 Canada 14.00
154 Chile 14.00
155 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.00
156 United Kingdom 13.00
157 Croatia 12.00
158 North Macedonia 12.00
159 Saudi Arabia 12.00
160 Slovak Republic 12.00
161 Bahrain 10.00
162 Malta 10.00
163 Bulgaria 9.00
164 France 9.00
165 Greece 9.00
166 Lithuania 9.00
167 Denmark 8.00
168 Estonia 8.00
169 Finland 8.00
170 New Zealand 8.00
171 Slovenia 8.00
172 Belgium 7.00
173 Italy 7.00
174 Qatar 7.00
175 Austria 6.00
176 Ireland 6.00
177 Luxembourg 6.00
178 Turkmenistan 6.00
179 United Arab Emirates 6.00
180 Iceland 5.00
181 Korea, Rep. 5.00
182 Monaco 5.00
183 Netherlands 5.00
184 Sweden 5.00
185 Australia 4.00
186 Czechia 4.00
187 Germany 4.00
188 Japan 4.00
189 Spain 4.00
190 Switzerland 4.00
191 Israel 3.00
192 Belarus 2.00
193 Norway 2.00
194 Poland 2.00

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.