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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
