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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 | 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 | ||
| =4 | Sierra Leone | 890 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 6 | Burundi | 800 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 7 | Guinea-Bissau | 790 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 8 | Liberia | 770 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 9 | Sudan | 730 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 10 | Cameroon | 690 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 11 | Nigeria | 630 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 12 | Lesotho | 620 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 13 | Guinea | 610 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 14 | Niger | 590 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 572.87 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 570 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 16 | Congo, Republic of the | 560 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =17 | Mali | 540 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =17 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 540 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 19 | Mauritania | 510 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 20 | Mozambique | 490 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 21 | Laos | 470 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =22 | Tanzania | 460 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =22 | Afghanistan | 460 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =22 | Malawi | 460 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 456.07 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| 25 | Angola | 450 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 26 | Zambia | 440 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 400 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 371.48 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| 28 | Senegal | 370 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =29 | The Gambia | 360 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =29 | Kenya | 360 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =31 | Ethiopia | 350 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =31 | Ghana | 350 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =31 | Benin | 350 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =31 | Haiti | 350 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 341 deaths/100,000 live births | 2008 | |||
| 35 | Rwanda | 340 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 36 | Swaziland | 320 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 37 | Uganda | 310 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =38 | East Timor | 300 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =38 | Burkina Faso | 300 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =38 | Togo | 300 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =38 | South Africa | 300 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =42 | Guyana | 280 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =42 | Comoros | 280 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 268 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| 44 | Pakistan | 260 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 45 | Cambodia | 250 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =46 | Madagascar | 240 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =46 | Bangladesh | 240 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =46 | Equatorial Guinea | 240 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =46 | Eritrea | 240 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 232.67 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| =50 | Papua New Guinea | 230 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =50 | Gabon | 230 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 52 | Indonesia | 220 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 217.17 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| =53 | Yemen | 200 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =53 | India | 200 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =53 | Djibouti | 200 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =53 | Burma | 200 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =53 | Namibia | 200 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 58 | Belarus | 190 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =59 | Bhutan | 180 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =59 | Bolivia | 180 deaths/100,000 live births | 2008 | ||
| 61 | Nepal | 170 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 62 | Botswana | 160 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 155.78 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 150 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 145.15 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 133.45 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| 64 | Suriname | 130 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 65 | Guatemala | 120 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =66 | Vanuatu | 110 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =66 | Ecuador | 110 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =66 | Jamaica | 110 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =66 | Tonga | 110 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 107.8 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| =70 | Morocco | 100 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =70 | Samoa | 100 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =70 | Federated States of Micronesia | 100 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =70 | Honduras | 100 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =74 | Philippines | 99 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =74 | Paraguay | 99 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 76 | Algeria | 97 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 77 | Nicaragua | 95 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 78 | Solomon Islands | 93 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =79 | Panama | 92 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =79 | Colombia | 92 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =79 | Venezuela | 92 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 91.11 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| =82 | El Salvador | 81 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =82 | North Korea | 81 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 84 | Cape Verde | 79 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 85 | Argentina | 77 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 75.77 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 73.84 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| 86 | Cuba | 73 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 71 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =88 | Syria | 70 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =88 | Sao Tome and Principe | 70 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =90 | Peru | 67 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =90 | Turkmenistan | 67 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =90 | Georgia | 67 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 93 | Egypt | 66 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 94 | Tajikistan | 65 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =95 | Gaza Strip | 64 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =95 | West Bank | 64 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =97 | Jordan | 63 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =97 | Mongolia | 63 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =97 | Iraq | 63 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =100 | Mauritius | 60 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =100 | Maldives | 60 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 102 | Vietnam | 59 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 103 | Libya | 58 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =104 | Brazil | 56 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =104 | Tunisia | 56 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 106 | Belize | 53 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 51.94 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| =107 | Barbados | 51 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =107 | Kazakhstan | 51 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 50.87 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| 109 | Mexico | 50 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =110 | Thailand | 48 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =110 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 48 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 112 | The Bahamas | 47 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | 46 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 114 | Azerbaijan | 43 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 115 | Moldova | 41 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 116 | Costa Rica | 40 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 117 | China | 37 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =118 | Saint Lucia | 35 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =118 | Sri Lanka | 35 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 35 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| =120 | Russia | 34 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =120 | Latvia | 34 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =122 | Oman | 32 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =122 | Ukraine | 32 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 31.37 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| 124 | Armenia | 30 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =125 | Malaysia | 29 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =125 | Uruguay | 29 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 127 | Uzbekistan | 28 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =128 | Albania | 27 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =128 | Romania | 27 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 130 | Fiji | 26 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =131 | Lebanon | 25 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =131 | Chile | 25 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =133 | Saudi Arabia | 24 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =133 | Brunei | 24 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =133 | Grenada | 24 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =136 | Hungary | 21 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =136 | United States | 21 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =136 | Iran | 21 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =139 | Turkey | 20 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =139 | Bahrain | 20 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =139 | Luxembourg | 20 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =139 | Puerto Rico | 20 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 18.66 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 17.5 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| 143 | Croatia | 17 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 144 | South Korea | 16 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 145 | New Zealand | 15 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 146 | Kuwait | 14 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 12.86 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| =147 | Canada | 12 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =147 | Denmark | 12 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =147 | Serbia | 12 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =147 | United Kingdom | 12 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =147 | Slovenia | 12 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =147 | United Arab Emirates | 12 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 11.59 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| 153 | Bulgaria | 11 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =154 | Republic of Macedonia | 10 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =154 | Cyprus | 10 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 9.96 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 9.86 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| 156 | Kiribati | 9 deaths/100,000 live births | 2008 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 8.74 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 8.72 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | |||
| =157 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =157 | France | 8 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =157 | Montenegro | 8 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =157 | Portugal | 8 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =157 | Lithuania | 8 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =157 | Belgium | 8 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =157 | Switzerland | 8 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =157 | Malta | 8 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =165 | Norway | 7 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =165 | Australia | 7 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =165 | Qatar | 7 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =165 | Israel | 7 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =165 | Germany | 7 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =170 | Netherlands | 6 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =170 | Slovakia | 6 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =170 | Ireland | 6 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =170 | Spain | 6 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =174 | Czech Republic | 5 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =174 | Japan | 5 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =174 | Iceland | 5 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =174 | Poland | 5 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =174 | Finland | 5 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =179 | Italy | 4 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =179 | Sweden | 4 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =179 | Austria | 4 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =182 | Greece | 3 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| =182 | Singapore | 3 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 | ||
| 184 | Estonia | 2 deaths/100,000 live births | 2010 |
