Maternal mortality ratio in Republic of the Congo

Maternal mortality ratio in Republic of the Congo was 241 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to World Health Organization. That is up 0.3 from 2022. That is the 31st highest of 195 countries in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 live births241

Change on 2022+0.3

Rank31st of 195Countries ranked

Series high6501997

Series low2412022

Maternal mortality ratio in 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	241
2022	241
2021	301
2020	247
2019	245
2018	259
2017	262
2016	263
2015	284
2014	302
2013	320
2012	374
2011	378
2010	382
2009	414
2008	395
2007	370
2006	394
2005	385
2004	400
2003	436
2002	464
2001	489
2000	509
1999	554
1998	597
1997	650
1996	545
1995	551
1994	551
1993	541
1992	531
1991	514
1990	505
1989	506
1988	510
1987	519
1986	535
1985	546

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, 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, 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/republic-of-the-congo. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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World Health Organization. 2026. Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (MDG_0000000026). Maternal mortality ratio, 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/republic-of-the-congo.

Harvard

World Health Organization (2026) Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (MDG_0000000026), Maternal mortality ratio, 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/republic-of-the-congo (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{World Health Organization}},
  title = {{Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (MDG\_0000000026): Maternal mortality ratio, 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/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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650 per 100,000 live births in 1997, the highest value since 1985 in this series.

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