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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.".
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Afghanistan | 1,400 | 2008 | ||
=2 | Chad | 1,200 | 2008 | ||
=2 | Somalia | 1,200 | 2008 | ||
4 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,000 | 2008 | ||
5 | Liberia | 990 | 2008 | ||
=6 | Burundi | 970 | 2008 | ||
=6 | Sierra Leone | 970 | 2008 | ||
8 | Central African Republic | 850 | 2008 | ||
9 | Nigeria | 840 | 2008 | ||
10 | Mali | 830 | 2008 | ||
11 | Niger | 820 | 2008 | ||
=12 | Zimbabwe | 790 | 2008 | ||
=12 | Tanzania | 790 | 2008 | ||
14 | Sudan | 750 | 2008 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 748.93 | 2008 | |||
15 | Guinea | 680 | 2008 | ||
16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 670 | 2008 | ||
17 | Cameroon | 600 | 2008 | ||
=18 | Laos | 580 | 2008 | ||
=18 | Congo, Republic of the | 580 | 2008 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 561.59 | 2008 | |||
20 | Burkina Faso | 560 | 2008 | ||
=21 | Mozambique | 550 | 2008 | ||
=21 | Mauritania | 550 | 2008 | ||
23 | Rwanda | 540 | 2008 | ||
=24 | Kenya | 530 | 2008 | ||
=24 | Lesotho | 530 | 2008 | ||
26 | Malawi | 510 | 2008 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 486 | 2008 | |||
=27 | Zambia | 470 | 2008 | ||
=27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 470 | 2008 | ||
=27 | Ethiopia | 470 | 2008 | ||
30 | Madagascar | 440 | 2008 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 434.72 | 2008 | |||
31 | Uganda | 430 | 2008 | ||
32 | Swaziland | 420 | 2008 | ||
=33 | South Africa | 410 | 2008 | ||
=33 | Benin | 410 | 2008 | ||
=33 | Senegal | 410 | 2008 | ||
36 | The Gambia | 400 | 2008 | ||
37 | Nepal | 380 | 2008 | ||
38 | East Timor | 370 | 2008 | ||
=39 | Togo | 350 | 2008 | ||
=39 | Ghana | 350 | 2008 | ||
=41 | Comoros | 340 | 2008 | ||
=41 | Bangladesh | 340 | 2008 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 307.4 | 2008 | |||
=43 | Djibouti | 300 | 2008 | ||
=43 | Haiti | 300 | 2008 | ||
45 | Cambodia | 290 | 2008 | ||
=46 | Eritrea | 280 | 2008 | ||
=46 | Equatorial Guinea | 280 | 2008 | ||
48 | Guyana | 270 | 2008 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 269.16 | 2008 | |||
=49 | Gabon | 260 | 2008 | ||
=49 | Pakistan | 260 | 2008 | ||
51 | Papua New Guinea | 250 | 2008 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 244.85 | 2008 | |||
=52 | Burma | 240 | 2008 | ||
=52 | Indonesia | 240 | 2008 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 230.43 | 2008 | |||
54 | India | 230 | 2008 | ||
55 | Bhutan | 200 | 2008 | ||
56 | Botswana | 190 | 2008 | ||
=57 | Namibia | 180 | 2008 | ||
=57 | Bolivia | 180 | 2008 | ||
59 | Ecuador | 140 | 2008 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 135.33 | 2008 | |||
60 | Algeria | 120 | 2008 | ||
=61 | Honduras | 110 | 2008 | ||
=61 | Guatemala | 110 | 2008 | ||
=61 | Morocco | 110 | 2008 | ||
=61 | El Salvador | 110 | 2008 | ||
=65 | Nicaragua | 100 | 2008 | ||
=65 | Solomon Islands | 100 | 2008 | ||
=65 | Suriname | 100 | 2008 | ||
=65 | Dominican Republic | 100 | 2008 | ||
69 | Peru | 98 | 2008 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 97.3 | 2008 | |||
70 | Paraguay | 95 | 2008 | ||
=71 | Cape Verde | 94 | 2008 | ||
=71 | Philippines | 94 | 2008 | ||
=71 | Belize | 94 | 2008 | ||
74 | Jamaica | 89 | 2008 | ||
=75 | Mexico | 85 | 2008 | ||
=75 | Colombia | 85 | 2008 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 81.32 | 2008 | |||
77 | Kyrgyzstan | 81 | 2008 | ||
78 | Turkmenistan | 77 | 2008 | ||
79 | Iraq | 75 | 2008 | ||
80 | Panama | 71 | 2008 | ||
81 | Argentina | 70 | 2008 | ||
82 | Venezuela | 68 | 2008 | ||
83 | Mongolia | 65 | 2008 | ||
=84 | Barbados | 64 | 2008 | ||
=84 | Libya | 64 | 2008 | ||
=84 | Tajikistan | 64 | 2008 | ||
87 | Tunisia | 60 | 2008 | ||
88 | Jordan | 59 | 2008 | ||
89 | Brazil | 58 | 2008 | ||
90 | Vietnam | 56 | 2008 | ||
91 | Trinidad and Tobago | 55 | 2008 | ||
92 | Cuba | 53 | 2008 | ||
93 | The Bahamas | 49 | 2008 | ||
=94 | Georgia | 48 | 2008 | ||
=94 | Thailand | 48 | 2008 | ||
96 | Syria | 46 | 2008 | ||
97 | Kazakhstan | 45 | 2008 | ||
98 | Costa Rica | 44 | 2008 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 43.8 | 2008 | |||
=99 | Sri Lanka | 39 | 2008 | ||
=99 | Russia | 39 | 2008 | ||
=101 | China | 38 | 2008 | ||
=101 | Azerbaijan | 38 | 2008 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 37.93 | 2008 | |||
103 | Maldives | 37 | 2008 | ||
104 | Mauritius | 36 | 2008 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 35.49 | 2008 | |||
105 | Moldova | 32 | 2008 | ||
=106 | Albania | 31 | 2008 | ||
=106 | Malaysia | 31 | 2008 | ||
108 | Uzbekistan | 30 | 2008 | ||
109 | Armenia | 29 | 2008 | ||
=110 | Uruguay | 27 | 2008 | ||
=110 | Romania | 27 | 2008 | ||
=112 | Chile | 26 | 2008 | ||
=112 | Ukraine | 26 | 2008 | ||
=112 | Fiji | 26 | 2008 | ||
=112 | Lebanon | 26 | 2008 | ||
=116 | United States | 24 | 2008 | ||
=116 | Saudi Arabia | 24 | 2008 | ||
118 | Turkey | 23 | 2008 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 21.88 | 2008 | |||
119 | Brunei | 21 | 2008 | ||
=120 | Latvia | 20 | 2008 | ||
=120 | Oman | 20 | 2008 | ||
122 | Bahrain | 19 | 2008 | ||
=123 | Puerto Rico | 18 | 2008 | ||
=123 | Slovenia | 18 | 2008 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 18 | 2008 | |||
125 | Luxembourg | 17 | 2008 | ||
126 | Belarus | 15 | 2008 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 14.24 | 2008 | |||
=127 | Croatia | 14 | 2008 | ||
=127 | New Zealand | 14 | 2008 | ||
=129 | Bulgaria | 13 | 2008 | ||
=129 | Lithuania | 13 | 2008 | ||
=129 | Hungary | 13 | 2008 | ||
=132 | United Kingdom | 12 | 2008 | ||
=132 | Estonia | 12 | 2008 | ||
=132 | Canada | 12 | 2008 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 11.52 | 2008 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 10.57 | 2008 | |||
=135 | Switzerland | 10 | 2008 | ||
=135 | Cyprus | 10 | 2008 | ||
=135 | United Arab Emirates | 10 | 2008 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 9.71 | 2008 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 9.1 | 2008 | |||
=138 | Singapore | 9 | 2008 | ||
=138 | Kuwait | 9 | 2008 | ||
=138 | Netherlands | 9 | 2008 | ||
=138 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 | 2008 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 8.67 | 2008 | |||
142 | European Union | 8.53 | 2008 | ||
=143 | Malta | 8 | 2008 | ||
=143 | Czech Republic | 8 | 2008 | ||
=143 | Qatar | 8 | 2008 | ||
=143 | Australia | 8 | 2008 | ||
=143 | Finland | 8 | 2008 | ||
=143 | France | 8 | 2008 | ||
=143 | Serbia and Montenegro | 8 | 2008 | ||
=150 | Germany | 7 | 2008 | ||
=150 | Israel | 7 | 2008 | ||
=150 | Portugal | 7 | 2008 | ||
=150 | Norway | 7 | 2008 | ||
=154 | Poland | 6 | 2008 | ||
=154 | Japan | 6 | 2008 | ||
=154 | Spain | 6 | 2008 | ||
=154 | Slovakia | 6 | 2008 | ||
=158 | Iceland | 5 | 2008 | ||
=158 | Belgium | 5 | 2008 | ||
=158 | Austria | 5 | 2008 | ||
=158 | Sweden | 5 | 2008 | ||
=158 | Italy | 5 | 2008 | ||
=158 | Denmark | 5 | 2008 | ||
164 | Ireland | 3 | 2008 | ||
165 | Greece | 2 | 2008 |