Maternal mortality rate in Africa, by country

In South Sudan, Chad, and Sierra Leone the maternal mortality rate was above one thousand. South Sudan recorded in 2017 the highest number of mothers' deaths per 100,000 live births. That year, every 100,000 children, 1,150 mothers died from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management. The maternal death rate in Chad equaled to 1,150. Sierra Leone followed with 1,120 deaths per 100,000 live births.

African countries with the highest maternal mortality rate in 2017 (deaths per 100,000 live births)

Characteristic	Number of deaths per 100,000 live births
South Sudan	1,150
Chad	1,140
Sierra Leone	1,120
Nigeria	917
Central African Republic	829
Somalia	829
Mauritania	766
Guinea-Bissau	667
Liberia	661
Cote d'Ivoire	617
Gambia, The	597
Guinea	576
Mali	562
Burundi	548
Lesotho	544
Cameroon	529
Tanzania	524
Niger	509
Eritrea	480
Democratic Republic of the Congo	473

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2021

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Africa

Survey time period

2017

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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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