Countries with the highest maternal mortality rate worldwide 2017
This statistic shows the 20 countries with the highest maternal mortality rate per 100,000 live births in 2017. In that year, with a maternal mortality rate of 1,150 per 100,000 live births, South Sudan was the leading country worldwide in maternal mortality. It was followed by Chad and Sierra Leone with rates of 1,140 and 1,120, respectively.