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Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Health > Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births

DEFINITION: Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die during pregnancy and childbirth, per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on fertility, birth attendants, and HIV prevalence.".

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
=1 Somalia 1,200 2008
=1 Chad 1,200 2008
3 Guinea-Bissau 1,000 2008
4 Liberia 990 2008
=5 Burundi 970 2008
=5 Sierra Leone 970 2008
7 Central African Republic 850 2008
8 Nigeria 840 2008
9 Mali 830 2008
10 Niger 820 2008
=11 Zimbabwe 790 2008
=11 Tanzania 790 2008
13 Sudan 750 2008
14 Guinea 680 2008
15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 670 2008
16 Cameroon 600 2008
17 Burkina Faso 560 2008
=18 Mozambique 550 2008
=18 Mauritania 550 2008
20 Rwanda 540 2008
=21 Kenya 530 2008
=21 Lesotho 530 2008
23 Malawi 510 2008
=24 Zambia 470 2008
=24 Cote d'Ivoire 470 2008
=24 Ethiopia 470 2008
27 Madagascar 440 2008
28 Uganda 430 2008
29 Swaziland 420 2008
=30 South Africa 410 2008
=30 Benin 410 2008
=30 Senegal 410 2008
33 The Gambia 400 2008
=34 Togo 350 2008
=34 Ghana 350 2008
36 Comoros 340 2008
37 Djibouti 300 2008
=38 Eritrea 280 2008
=38 Equatorial Guinea 280 2008
40 Gabon 260 2008
41 Botswana 190 2008
42 Namibia 180 2008
43 Cape Verde 94 2008
44 Mauritius 36 2008

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