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Maternal Mortality by African country

2023

Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.

Africa, 202354 of 54 countries
366.1population-weighted average
Highest in 2023Nigeria · 992.8Lowest in 2023Egypt · 17.0Reported in 20230 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 275.8Democratic Republic of the Congo — 427.0Somalia — 562.6Kenya — 378.8Sudan — 255.7Chad — 747.5South Africa — 117.6Lesotho — 478.0Zimbabwe — 357.6Botswana — 155.1Namibia — 138.9Senegal — 237.4Mali — 367.3Mauritania — 381.1Benin — 518.2Niger — 350.3Nigeria — 992.8Cameroon — 258.2Togo — 348.9Ghana — 234.3Cote d'Ivoire — 359.0Guinea — 494.1Guinea-Bissau — 505.4Liberia — 627.7Sierra Leone — 353.6Burkina Faso — 241.8Central African Republic — 691.7Republic of the Congo — 241.1Gabon — 232.7Equatorial Guinea — 173.7Zambia — 85.5Malawi — 225.0Mozambique — 82.2Eswatini — 117.9Angola — 183.2Burundi — 392.0Madagascar — 445.4Gambia — 354.4Tunisia — 35.7Algeria — 62.5Eritrea — 291.4Morocco — 69.8Egypt — 17.0Libya — 59.5Ethiopia — 194.9Djibouti — 161.9Uganda — 170.3Rwanda — 229.5South Sudan — 691.8Nigeria 992.8Nigeria 992.8Ethiopia 194.9Ethiopia 194.9Kenya 378.8Kenya 378.8South Africa 117.6South Africa 117.62023HIGHEST IN 2023Nigeria992.8Chad747.5South Sudan691.8Central African Republic691.7Liberia627.7LOWEST IN 2023Egypt17.0Tunisia35.7Cabo Verdenot drawn40.0Seychellesnot drawn41.9Libya59.5PINNEDEthiopia194.934 of 54Kenya378.815 of 54South Africa117.643 of 54OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNComorosnot drawn178.9Mauritiusnot drawn65.9Sao Tome and Principenot drawn75.4per 100,000 · quintiles of the observed range1785.5225291.4427992.8no record
20142024
WHO · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Western Africa16 of 16 countries676.1
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries386.4
Eastern Africa18 of 18 countries267.2
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries131.3
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries78.8
Africaall 54 countries · 54 with a 2023 figure366.1

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
54 countries have no usable 2024 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso and 49 more are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Maternal MortalityMaternal deaths per 100,000 live births.
SourceWHO, with processing by Africa API
Unitper 100,000
Last updated8 Aug 2026
Next expected updateAug 2027
Date range1990–2023
Coverage54 of 54 countries · 0 reported, 54 modelled, 0 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 0 countries did so for 2023 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2023 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Maternal Mortality". Data adapted from WHO. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/maternal-mortality
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=maternal_mortality_ratio&year=2023&limit=100

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Maternal Mortality: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

54 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryMaternal MortalityPeriod
1Nigeria992.82023
2Chad747.52023
3South Sudan691.82023
4Central African Republic691.72023
5Liberia627.72023
6Somalia562.62023
7Benin518.22023
8Guinea-Bissau505.42023
9Guinea494.12023
10Lesotho4782023
11Madagascar445.42023
12Democratic Republic of the Congo4272023
13Burundi3922023
14Mauritania381.12023
15Kenya378.82023
16Mali367.32023
17Cote d'Ivoire3592023
18Zimbabwe357.62023
19Gambia354.42023
20Sierra Leone353.62023
21Niger350.32023
22Togo348.92023
23Eritrea291.42023
24Tanzania275.82023
25Cameroon258.22023
26Sudan255.72023
27Burkina Faso241.82023
28Republic of the Congo241.12023
29Senegal237.42023
30Ghana234.32023
31Gabon232.72023
32Rwanda229.52023
33Malawi2252023
34Ethiopia194.92023
35Angola183.22023
36Comoros178.92023
37Equatorial Guinea173.72023
38Uganda170.32023
39Djibouti161.92023
40Botswana155.12023
41Namibia138.92023
42Eswatini117.92023
43South Africa117.62023
44Zambia85.52023
45Mozambique82.22023
46Sao Tome and Principe75.42023
47Morocco69.82023
48Mauritius65.92023
49Algeria62.52023
50Libya59.52023
51Seychelles41.92023
52Cabo Verde402023
53Tunisia35.72023
54Egypt172023
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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