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Maternal Mortality by African country

992.8Nigeria leads · 2023

Nigeria has the highest maternal mortality ratio of any African country, at 992.8 — 1.3× Chad's 747.5.

Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. 54 of 54 countries, ranked · WHO GHO, 2023.

1Nigeria992.82Chad747.53South Sudan691.8
#1 vs #5459×Nigeria vs Egypt
Median241.1Republic of the Congo
Lowest17Egypt

By region

regional average
West Africa400.4
16 countries · led by Nigeria
Central Africa336.7
9 countries · led by Chad
East Africa274.3
16 countries · led by South Sudan
Southern Africa207.2
7 countries · led by Lesotho
North Africa83.4
6 countries · led by Sudan

Full ranking

54 of 54 countries
#CountryMaternal MortalityPeriod
1Nigeria
992.82023
2Chad
747.52023
3South Sudan
691.82023
4Central African Republic
691.72023
5Liberia
627.72023
6Somalia
562.62023
7Benin
518.22023
8Guinea-Bissau
505.42023
9Guinea
494.12023
10Lesotho
4782023
11Madagascar
445.42023
12Democratic Republic of the Congo
4272023
13Burundi
3922023
14Mauritania
381.12023
15Kenya
378.82023
16Mali
367.32023
17Cote d'Ivoire
3592023
18Zimbabwe
357.62023
19Gambia
354.42023
20Sierra Leone
353.62023
21Niger
350.32023
22Togo
348.92023
23Eritrea
291.42023
24Tanzania
275.82023
25Cameroon
258.22023
26Sudan
255.72023
27Burkina Faso
241.82023
28Republic of the Congo
241.12023
29Senegal
237.42023
30Ghana
234.32023
31Gabon
232.72023
32Rwanda
229.52023
33Malawi
2252023
34Ethiopia
194.92023
35Angola
183.22023
36Comoros
178.92023
37Equatorial Guinea
173.72023
38Uganda
170.32023
39Djibouti
161.92023
40Botswana
155.12023
41Namibia
138.92023
42Eswatini
117.92023
43South Africa
117.62023
44Zambia
85.52023
45Mozambique
82.22023
46Sao Tome and Principe
75.42023
47Morocco
69.82023
48Mauritius
65.92023
49Algeria
62.52023
50Libya
59.52023
51Seychelles
41.92023
52Cabo Verde
402023
53Tunisia
35.72023
54Egypt
172023

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One call to /v1/data returns the latest Maternal Mortality figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=maternal_mortality_ratio&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"
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Frequently asked questions

Which African country has the highest maternal mortality ratio?

Nigeria has the highest maternal mortality ratio in Africa at 992.8 (2023), followed by Chad and South Sudan.

Which African country has the lowest maternal mortality ratio?

Egypt has the lowest maternal mortality ratio of the 54 African countries with data, at 17 (2023).

How many African countries report Maternal Mortality data?

54 of 54 African countries have a recent Maternal Mortality figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.

How do I get this ranking via API?

Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=maternal_mortality_ratio&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.

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