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failed states Compared by People > Maternal mortality rate

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.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 South Sudan 2,054 deaths/100,000 live births 2006
2 Chad 1,100 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
3 Somalia 1,000 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
4 Central African Republic 890 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
5 Guinea-Bissau 790 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
6 Sudan 730 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
7 Nigeria 630 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
8 Guinea 610 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
9 Zimbabwe 570 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 540 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
11 Afghanistan 460 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
12 Cote d'Ivoire 400 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
13 Haiti 350 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
14 Pakistan 260 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
15 Yemen 200 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
16 Iraq 63 deaths/100,000 live births 2010

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