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.
Leading 20 countries based on maternal mortality rate in 2017
(per 100,000 live births)
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WHO. (May 20, 2022). Leading 20 countries based on maternal mortality rate in 2017 (per 100,000 live births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/710571/ranking-of-the-20-countries-with-the-highest-maternal-mortality-ratio/
WHO. "Leading 20 countries based on maternal mortality rate in 2017 (per 100,000 live births)." Chart. May 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710571/ranking-of-the-20-countries-with-the-highest-maternal-mortality-ratio/
WHO. (2022). Leading 20 countries based on maternal mortality rate in 2017 (per 100,000 live births). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710571/ranking-of-the-20-countries-with-the-highest-maternal-mortality-ratio/
WHO. "Leading 20 Countries Based on Maternal Mortality Rate in 2017 (per 100,000 Live Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/710571/ranking-of-the-20-countries-with-the-highest-maternal-mortality-ratio/
WHO, Leading 20 countries based on maternal mortality rate in 2017 (per 100,000 live births) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/710571/ranking-of-the-20-countries-with-the-highest-maternal-mortality-ratio/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Leading 20 countries based on maternal mortality rate in 2017 (per 100,000 live births) [Graph], WHO, May 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/710571/ranking-of-the-20-countries-with-the-highest-maternal-mortality-ratio/
