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
151 Montenegro 13.00
152 Oman 13.00
153 Romania 13.00
154 Russian Federation 13.00
155 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.00
156 Chile 12.00
157 Belgium 11.00
158 Bulgaria 10.00
159 Greece 10.00
160 Italy 10.00
161 Malta 10.00
162 France 9.00
163 Lithuania 9.00
164 Saudi Arabia 9.00
165 Albania 8.00
166 Finland 8.00
167 Kuwait 8.00
168 Qatar 8.00
169 Austria 7.00
170 Estonia 7.00
171 Ireland 7.00
172 Korea, Rep. 7.00
173 Croatia 6.00
174 Denmark 6.00
175 Luxembourg 6.00
176 Bahrain 5.00
177 Iceland 5.00
178 Japan 5.00
179 Monaco 5.00
180 Slovak Republic 5.00
181 Sweden 5.00
182 Turkmenistan 5.00
183 Australia 4.00
184 Germany 4.00
185 Netherlands 4.00
186 Spain 4.00
187 Switzerland 4.00
188 Czechia 3.00
189 Israel 3.00
190 North Macedonia 3.00
191 Norway 3.00
192 Poland 2.00
193 United Arab Emirates 2.00
194 Belarus 1.00

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.