| Characteristic | Number of deaths per 100,000 live births |
|---|---|
| Nigeria | 993 |
| Chad | 748 |
| South Sudan | 692 |
| Central African Republic | 692 |
| Liberia | 628 |
| Somalia | 563 |
| Benin | 518 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 505 |
| Guinea | 494 |
| Lesotho | 478 |
| Madagascar | 445 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 427 |
| Burundi | 392 |
| Mauritania | 381 |
| Kenya | 379 |
| Mali | 367 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 359 |
| Zimbabwe | 358 |
| Gambia, The | 354 |
| Sierra Leone | 354 |
| Niger | 350 |
| Togo | 349 |
| Eritrea | 291 |
| Tanzania | 276 |
| Cameroon | 258 |
| Sudan | 256 |
| Burkina Faso | 242 |
| Congo, Republic of the | 241 |
| Senegal | 237 |
| Ghana | 234 |
| Gabon | 233 |
| Rwanda | 229 |
| Malawi | 225 |
| Ethiopia | 195 |
| Angola | 183 |
| Comoros | 179 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 174 |
| Uganda | 170 |
| Djibouti | 162 |
| Botswana | 155 |
| Namibia | 139 |
| South Africa | 118 |
| Eswatini | 118 |
| Zambia | 85 |
| Mozambique | 82 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 75 |
| Morocco | 70 |
| Mauritius | 66 |
| Algeria | 62 |
| Libya | 59 |
| Seychelles | 42 |
| Cabo Verde | 40 |
| Tunisia | 36 |
| Egypt | 17 |
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Africa
Survey time period
2020
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Data are estimates.
The source adds the following information: "The maternal mortality ratio (MMRatio) is the annual number of female deaths per 100,000 live births from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management (excluding accidental or incidental causes). The MMRatio includes deaths during pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, for a specified year."
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