Countries with the Highest Risk of Maternal Death 2023
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Central African Republic leads in Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) with 4.24 in 2023.
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Average Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) in 2023: 2.35 · median: 2.13.
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Gap in 2023: Central African Republic is 3.1× larger than Sierra Leone.
About This Dataset
Countries with the Highest Risk of Maternal Death 2023
The 20 countries where women face the highest lifetime risk of dying from pregnancy or childbirth in 2023, as a percentage. The Central African Republic is highest at 4.24%, ahead of Chad at 4.23% and Nigeria at 4.06%. Lifetime risk accounts for both the death rate per birth and how many births a woman has. Data covers 194 countries.
Analysis
A 4.24% lifetime risk in the Central African Republic means roughly 1 woman in 24 dies from causes related to pregnancy. The median country stands at 0.08%, or about 1 in 1250, and the safest countries measured record a lifetime risk below 0.01%, roughly 1 in 10,000 or better.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2023 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Lifetime risk of maternal death (%)
- Last updated
- 31 August 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2023.
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