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

In 2023, Nigeria leads Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) with 993.00. Chad follows at 748.00, and the gap between the top two positions is 245.00. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.0248497745993NigeriaNigeria: 993.00993ChadChad: 748.00748Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 692.00692South SudanSouth Sudan: 692.00692LiberiaLiberia: 628.00628Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 563.00563AfghanistanAfghanistan: 521.00521BeninBenin: 518.00518Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 505.00505GuineaGuinea: 494.00494LesothoLesotho: 478.00478MadagascarMadagascar: 445.00445

Full table

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

Analytical takeaways

  • Nigeria leads the global ranking for Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) in 2023, with a lead of 245.00 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Madagascar at 445.00.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.