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

In 2022, Nigeria leads Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) with 1,016.00. Central African Republic follows at 841.00, and the gap between the top two positions is 175.00. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.02545087621.0 KNigeriaNigeria: 1,016.001.0 KCentral African RepublicCentral African Republic: 841.00841ChadChad: 775.00775South SudanSouth Sudan: 704.00704LiberiaLiberia: 634.00634Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 622.00622AfghanistanAfghanistan: 551.00551BeninBenin: 547.00547Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 539.00539GuineaGuinea: 500.00500LesothoLesotho: 477.00477Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 456.00456

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Nigeria 1,016.00
2 Central African Republic 841.00
3 Chad 775.00
4 South Sudan 704.00
5 Liberia 634.00
6 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 622.00
7 Afghanistan 551.00
8 Benin 547.00
9 Guinea-Bissau 539.00
10 Guinea 500.00
11 Lesotho 477.00
12 Congo, Dem. Rep. 456.00
13 Madagascar 439.00
14 Burundi 412.00
15 Cote d'Ivoire 409.00
16 Mauritania 385.00
17 Mali 381.00
18 Sierra Leone 370.00
19 Zimbabwe 368.00
20 Gambia, The 365.00
21 Togo 362.00
22 Niger 361.00
23 Haiti 331.00
24 Naoero 317.00
25 Burkina Faso 316.00
26 Eritrea 301.00
27 Cameroon 276.00
28 Sudan 263.00
29 Congo, Rep. 241.00
30 Ghana 239.00
31 Malawi 239.00
32 Timor-Leste 235.00
33 Rwanda 234.00
34 Senegal 228.00
35 Tuvalu 220.00
36 Venezuela, RB 219.00
37 Gabon 216.00
38 Ethiopia 207.00
39 Myanmar 193.00
40 Papua New Guinea 189.00
41 Comoros 186.00
42 Angola 185.00
43 Uganda 184.00
44 Equatorial Guinea 183.00
45 Djibouti 174.00
46 Marshall Islands 174.00
47 Bolivia 164.00
48 Pakistan 160.00
49 Cambodia 159.00
50 Kenya 155.00

Analytical takeaways

  • Nigeria leads the global ranking for Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) in 2022, with a lead of 175.00 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 456.00.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.