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.

Year archive

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
101 Viet Nam 49.00
102 Honduras 48.00
103 St. Lucia 48.00
104 Mexico 45.00
105 Dominica 44.00
106 Kyrgyz Republic 44.00
107 Cabo Verde 42.00
108 Cuba 41.00
109 Mongolia 41.00
110 Panama 40.00
111 Argentina 39.00
112 El Salvador 39.00
113 Barbados 38.00
114 Malaysia 38.00
115 Tunisia 38.00
116 Antigua and Barbuda 36.00
117 Jordan 35.00
118 Maldives 34.00
119 Singapore 34.00
120 Azerbaijan 32.00
121 Fiji 32.00
122 Trinidad and Tobago 30.00
123 Latvia 29.00
124 Armenia 27.00
125 Costa Rica 27.00
126 Uzbekistan 27.00
127 Egypt, Arab Rep. 24.00
128 New Zealand 23.00
129 Georgia 22.00
130 San Marino 22.00
131 Sri Lanka 22.00
132 Iran, Islamic Rep. 21.00
133 Syrian Arab Republic 21.00
134 Turkiye 21.00
135 United States 20.00
136 Uruguay 20.00
137 Moldova 19.00
138 China 18.00
139 Andorra 17.00
140 West Bank and Gaza 17.00
141 Portugal 16.00
142 Ukraine 16.00
143 Canada 15.00
144 Lebanon 15.00
145 Slovenia 15.00
146 United Kingdom 15.00
147 Hungary 14.00
148 Kazakhstan 14.00
149 Serbia 14.00
150 Tajikistan 14.00

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.