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
51 Bolivia 146.00
52 Nepal 142.00
53 Indonesia 140.00
54 Namibia 139.00
55 Cambodia 137.00
56 Jamaica 130.00
57 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 129.00
58 Dominican Republic 124.00
59 Solomon Islands 123.00
60 Eswatini 118.00
61 South Africa 118.00
62 Yemen, Rep. 118.00
63 Bangladesh 115.00
64 Lao PDR 112.00
65 Samoa 101.00
66 Vanuatu 100.00
67 Mozambique 99.00
68 Guatemala 94.00
69 Palau 89.00
70 Zambia 85.00
71 Philippines 84.00
72 Suriname 84.00
73 India 80.00
74 Kiribati 80.00
75 Bahamas, The 76.00
76 Guyana 75.00
77 Sao Tome and Principe 75.00
78 St. Kitts and Nevis 74.00
79 Morocco 70.00
80 Belize 67.00
81 Brazil 67.00
82 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 67.00
83 Tonga 67.00
84 Iraq 66.00
85 Mauritius 66.00
86 Algeria 62.00
87 Nicaragua 60.00
88 Colombia 59.00
89 Libya 59.00
90 Paraguay 58.00
91 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 56.00
92 Ecuador 55.00
93 Trinidad and Tobago 54.00
94 Peru 51.00
95 Grenada 48.00
96 Viet Nam 48.00
97 Bhutan 47.00
98 Honduras 47.00
99 St. Lucia 44.00
100 Kyrgyz Republic 42.00

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.