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DEFINITION:
The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is the annual number of female deaths per 100,000 live births from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management (excluding accidental or incidental causes). The MMR includes deaths during pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, for a specified year.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 1,000 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 890 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 3 | Sudan | 730 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 4 | Nigeria | 630 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 5 | Lesotho | 620 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 570 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =7 | Tanzania | 460 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =7 | Malawi | 460 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 9 | Zambia | 440 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =10 | The Gambia | 360 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =10 | Kenya | 360 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 12 | Ghana | 350 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 13 | Swaziland | 320 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 14 | Uganda | 310 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 15 | Guyana | 280 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 16 | Pakistan | 260 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 17 | Bangladesh | 240 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =18 | Yemen | 200 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =18 | India | 200 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =18 | Burma | 200 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =18 | Namibia | 200 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 22 | Bhutan | 180 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 23 | Botswana | 160 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 24 | Jamaica | 110 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 25 | Egypt | 66 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 26 | Jordan | 63 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 27 | Maldives | 60 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 28 | Belize | 53 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 29 | Barbados | 51 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 30 | The Bahamas | 47 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 31 | Trinidad and Tobago | 46 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =32 | Saint Lucia | 35 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =32 | Sri Lanka | 35 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 34 | Malaysia | 29 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 35 | Fiji | 26 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =36 | Brunei | 24 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =36 | Grenada | 24 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 38 | United States | 21 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 39 | Bahrain | 20 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 40 | New Zealand | 15 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 41 | Kuwait | 14 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =42 | Canada | 12 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =42 | United Arab Emirates | 12 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =44 | Qatar | 7 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =44 | Israel | 7 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =44 | Australia | 7 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 47 | Singapore | 3 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 |
