Sub-Saharan Africa
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)

Within the “Sub-Saharan Africa” group, Nigeria leads Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) in 2023 at 993.00, while Cabo Verde sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 40.00. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.0248497745993NigeriaNigeria: 993.00993ChadChad: 748.00748Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 692.00692South SudanSouth Sudan: 692.00692LiberiaLiberia: 628.00628Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 563.00563BeninBenin: 518.00518Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 505.00505GuineaGuinea: 494.00494LesothoLesotho: 478.00478MadagascarMadagascar: 445.00445Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 427.00427

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Nigeria 993.00
2 Chad 748.00
3 Central African Republic 692.00
4 South Sudan 692.00
5 Liberia 628.00
6 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 563.00
7 Benin 518.00
8 Guinea-Bissau 505.00
9 Guinea 494.00
10 Lesotho 478.00
11 Madagascar 445.00
12 Congo, Dem. Rep. 427.00
13 Burundi 392.00
14 Mauritania 381.00
15 Mali 367.00
16 Cote d'Ivoire 359.00
17 Zimbabwe 358.00
18 Gambia, The 354.00
19 Sierra Leone 354.00
20 Niger 350.00
21 Togo 349.00
22 Eritrea 291.00
23 Tanzania 276.00
24 Cameroon 258.00
25 Sudan 256.00
26 Burkina Faso 242.00
27 Congo, Rep. 241.00
28 Senegal 237.00
29 Ghana 234.00
30 Gabon 233.00
31 Rwanda 229.00
32 Malawi 225.00
33 Ethiopia 195.00
34 Angola 183.00
35 Comoros 179.00
36 Equatorial Guinea 174.00
37 Uganda 170.00
38 Botswana 155.00
39 Kenya 149.00
40 Namibia 139.00
41 Eswatini 118.00
42 South Africa 118.00
43 Mozambique 99.00
44 Zambia 85.00
45 Sao Tome and Principe 75.00
46 Mauritius 66.00
47 Seychelles 42.00
48 Cabo Verde 40.00

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Sub-Saharan Africa group for Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) in 2023, Nigeria leads with a gap of 245.00 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 48 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Cabo Verde at 40.00.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.