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Maternal mortality ratio

Deaths from pregnancy or childbirth-related causes per 100,000 live births.

46 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked lowest to highest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.

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All regions Arab States East Asia and the Pacific Europe and Central Asia Latin America and the Caribbean South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa

1SeychellesVery High3 per 100k 2Cabo VerdeMedium42 per 100k 3MauritiusVery High84 per 100k 4South AfricaHigh127 per 100k 5MozambiqueLow127 per 100k 6ZambiaMedium135 per 100k 7Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium146 per 100k 8BotswanaHigh186 per 100k 9Equatorial GuineaMedium212 per 100k 10NamibiaMedium215 per 100k 11ComorosMedium217 per 100k 12AngolaMedium222 per 100k 13GabonHigh227 per 100k 14Tanzania (United Republic of)Medium238 per 100k 15Eswatini (Kingdom of)Medium240 per 100k 16RwandaMedium259 per 100k 17SenegalLow261 per 100k 18GhanaMedium263 per 100k 19Burkina FasoLow264 per 100k 20EthiopiaLow267 per 100k 21CongoMedium282 per 100k 22UgandaMedium284 per 100k 23EritreaLow322 per 100k 24ZimbabweMedium357 per 100k 25MalawiLow381 per 100k 26MadagascarLow392 per 100k 27TogoMedium399 per 100k 28CameroonMedium438 per 100k 29MaliLow440 per 100k 30NigerLow441 per 100k 31Sierra LeoneLow443 per 100k 32GambiaLow458 per 100k 33MauritaniaMedium464 per 100k 34Côte d'IvoireMedium480 per 100k 35BurundiLow494 per 100k 36BeninLow523 per 100k 37KenyaMedium530 per 100k 38Congo (Democratic Republic of the)Low547 per 100k 39GuineaLow553 per 100k 40LesothoMedium566 per 100k 41LiberiaLow652 per 100k 42Guinea-BissauLow725 per 100k 43Central African RepublicLow835 per 100k 44NigeriaMedium1,047 per 100k 45ChadLow1,063 per 100k 46South SudanLow1,223 per 100k