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Maternal mortality ratio (modelled estimate) in Africa

54 countries in Africa, 2023. Unit: per 100,000 live births. World ranking →

First in the ranking

17 /100k

Egypt

Median country

239 /100k

half above, half below

World

197 /100k

World Bank aggregate

Range

17 to 993

Egypt - Nigeria

How to read it

Across 54 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Nigeria (993 /100k) and the lowest in Egypt (17 /100k).

The median country is at 239 /100k: half are above, half below.

Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non-AIDS deaths in women ages 15-49, fertility, birth attendants, and GDP measured using purchasing power parities (PPPs).

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Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/news/item/23-02-2023-a-woman-dies-every-two-minutes-due-to-pregnancy-or-… · via World Bank WDI (SH.STA.MMRT) · licence

Maternal mortality over time

/100k

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Ranking of countries

2023

In chart
Egypt in chart	1	Egypt	17
Tunisia in chart	2	Tunisia	36
Cabo Verde in chart	3	Cabo Verde	40
Seychelles in chart	4	Seychelles	42
Libya in chart	5	Libya	59
Algeria in chart	6	Algeria	62
Mauritius in chart	7	Mauritius	66
Morocco in chart	8	Morocco	70
São Tomé and Principe in chart	9	São Tomé and Principe	75
Zambia in chart	10	Zambia	85
Mozambique in chart	11	Mozambique	99
Eswatini in chart	12	Eswatini	118
South Africa in chart	13	South Africa	118
Namibia in chart	14	Namibia	139
Kenya in chart	15	Kenya	149
Botswana in chart	16	Botswana	155
Djibouti in chart	17	Djibouti	162
Uganda in chart	18	Uganda	170
Equatorial Guinea in chart	19	Equatorial Guinea	174
Comoros in chart	20	Comoros	179
Angola in chart	21	Angola	183
Ethiopia in chart	22	Ethiopia	195
Malawi in chart	23	Malawi	225
Rwanda in chart	24	Rwanda	229
Gabon in chart	25	Gabon	233
Ghana in chart	26	Ghana	234
Senegal in chart	27	Senegal	237
Republic of the Congo in chart	28	Republic of the Congo	241
Burkina Faso in chart	29	Burkina Faso	242
Sudan in chart	30	Sudan	256
Cameroon in chart	31	Cameroon	258
Tanzania in chart	32	Tanzania	276
Eritrea in chart	33	Eritrea	291
Togo in chart	34	Togo	349
Niger in chart	35	Niger	350
The Gambia in chart	36	The Gambia	354
Sierra Leone in chart	37	Sierra Leone	354
Zimbabwe in chart	38	Zimbabwe	358
Côte d'Ivoire in chart	39	Côte d'Ivoire	359
Mali in chart	40	Mali	367
Mauritania in chart	41	Mauritania	381
Burundi in chart	42	Burundi	392
Democratic Republic of the Congo in chart	43	Democratic Republic of the Congo	427
Madagascar in chart	44	Madagascar	445
Lesotho in chart	45	Lesotho	478
Guinea in chart	46	Guinea	494
Guinea-Bissau in chart	47	Guinea-Bissau	505
Benin in chart	48	Benin	518
Somalia in chart	49	Somalia	563
Liberia in chart	50	Liberia	628
Central African Republic in chart	51	Central African Republic	692
South Sudan in chart	52	South Sudan	692
Chad in chart	53	Chad	748
Nigeria in chart	54	Nigeria	993

World Bank, WDI · SH.STA.MMRT · 2023 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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