What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Central African Republic and Chad?

227.73 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Chad ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Chad?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Chad: Maternal mortality ratio

Central African Republic

835.27 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Chad

1,063 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Central African Republic rank

4th

Chad rank

2nd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Central African Republic
Chad

How they compare

Chad currently reports 1,063 deaths per 100,000 live births against 835.27 deaths per 100,000 live births in Central African Republic, a difference of 227.73 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.3 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 4th and Chad ranks 2nd of 185 countries.

Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Chad	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,005 deaths per 100,000 live births	1,412 deaths per 100,000 live births	407.65 deaths per 100,000 live births	Chad
1990s	1,116 deaths per 100,000 live births	1,365 deaths per 100,000 live births	249.02 deaths per 100,000 live births	Chad
2000s	1,196 deaths per 100,000 live births	1,280 deaths per 100,000 live births	84.23 deaths per 100,000 live births	Chad
2010s	935.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	1,167 deaths per 100,000 live births	232.05 deaths per 100,000 live births	Chad
2020s	835.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	1,063 deaths per 100,000 live births	228.22 deaths per 100,000 live births	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Central African Republic or Chad?: Chad, at 1,063 deaths per 100,000 live births against 835.27 deaths per 100,000 live births in Central African Republic as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Central African Republic and Chad?: 227.73 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Chad?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Central African Republic and Chad rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Central African Republic ranks 4th and Chad ranks 2nd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.