Maternal mortality ratio in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Maternal mortality ratio in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 427 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to World Health Organization. That is down 28.8 from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 195 countries in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 live births427

Change on 2022-28.8

Rank13th of 195Countries ranked

Series high9341985

Series low4272023

Maternal mortality ratio in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1985 to 2023

per 100,000 live births. Source: World Health Organization, Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (MDG_0000000026). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-18.

All 39 values

Period	per 100,000 live births
2023	427
2022	456
2021	507
2020	489
2019	493
2018	508
2017	519
2016	526
2015	545
2014	558
2013	567
2012	578
2011	589
2010	601
2009	608
2008	620
2007	631
2006	619
2005	613
2004	607
2003	605
2002	601
2001	588
2000	585
1999	601
1998	605
1997	617
1996	661
1995	644
1994	656
1993	683
1992	709
1991	735
1990	755
1989	791
1988	824
1987	863
1986	902
1985	934

Rankings

Countries by maternal mortality ratio 195 places
EU countries by maternal mortality ratio 27 places

Definition

Deaths of women from causes related to pregnancy or its management, during pregnancy or within 42 days of its end, per 100,000 live births in the year (SDG indicator 3.1.1). Accidental and incidental causes are excluded. Estimates of the UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UN DESA), published by WHO.

Modelled estimates that adjust registered deaths for misclassification and under-reporting, so they differ from national vital statistics, often by a wide margin. Values are served with every decimal WHO publishes. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.

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World Health Organization, data.who.int. Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (MDG_0000000026) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C071DCB/AC597B1 (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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World Health Organization. (2026). Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (MDG_0000000026) (Maternal mortality ratio, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1985 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C071DCB/AC597B1

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Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (MDG_0000000026), Maternal mortality ratio, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1985 to 2023. World Health Organization, 18 May 2026, https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C071DCB/AC597B1. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maternal-mortality-ratio/democratic-republic-of-the-congo. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

World Health Organization. 2026. Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (MDG_0000000026). Maternal mortality ratio, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1985 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C071DCB/AC597B1. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maternal-mortality-ratio/democratic-republic-of-the-congo.

Harvard

World Health Organization (2026) Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (MDG_0000000026), Maternal mortality ratio, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1985 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C071DCB/AC597B1, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/maternal-mortality-ratio/democratic-republic-of-the-congo (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{world_maternal_mortality_ratio_democratic_2023,
  author = {{World Health Organization}},
  title = {{Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (MDG\_0000000026): Maternal mortality ratio, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1985 to 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C071DCB/AC597B1},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maternal-mortality-ratio/democratic-republic-of-the-congo. Publisher attribution: World Health Organization, data.who.int. Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (MDG\_0000000026) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C071DCB/AC597B1 (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}

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