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Field Listing :: Maternal mortality rate

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.
Country Comparison to the World

Country	Maternal mortality rate(deaths/100,000 live births)


Afghanistan	1,400 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Albania	31 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Algeria	120 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Angola	610 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Argentina	70 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Armenia	29 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Australia	8 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Austria	5 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Azerbaijan	38 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Bahamas, The	49 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Bahrain	19 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Bangladesh	340 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Barbados	64 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Belarus	15 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Belgium	5 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Belize	94 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Benin	410 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Bhutan	200 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Bolivia	180 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Bosnia and Herzegovina	9 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Botswana	190 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Brazil	58 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Brunei	21 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Bulgaria	13 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Burkina Faso	560 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Burma	240 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Burundi	970 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Cambodia	290 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Cameroon	600 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Canada	12 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Cape Verde	94 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Central African Republic	850 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Chad	1,200 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Chile	26 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


China	38 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Colombia	85 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Comoros	340 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Congo, Democratic Republic of the	670 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Congo, Republic of the	580 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Costa Rica	44 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Cote d'Ivoire	470 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Croatia	14 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Cuba	53 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Cyprus	10 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Czech Republic	8 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Denmark	5 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Djibouti	300 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Dominican Republic	100 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Ecuador	140 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Egypt	82 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


El Salvador	110 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Equatorial Guinea	280 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Eritrea	280 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Estonia	12 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Ethiopia	470 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Fiji	26 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Finland	8 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


France	8 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Gabon	260 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Gambia, The	400 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Georgia	48 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Germany	7 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Ghana	350 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Greece	2 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Guatemala	110 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Guinea	680 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Guinea-Bissau	1,000 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Guyana	270 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Haiti	300 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Honduras	110 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Hungary	13 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Iceland	5 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


India	230 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Indonesia	240 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Iran	30 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Iraq	75 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Ireland	3 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Israel	7 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Italy	5 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Jamaica	89 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Japan	6 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Jordan	59 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Kazakhstan	45 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Kenya	530 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Kiribati	9 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Korea, North	250 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Korea, South	18 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Kyrgyzstan	81 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Laos	580 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Latvia	20 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Lebanon	26 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Lesotho	530 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Liberia	990 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Libya	64 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Lithuania	13 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Luxembourg	17 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Macedonia	9 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Madagascar	440 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Malawi	510 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Malaysia	31 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Maldives	37 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Mali	830 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Malta	8 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Mauritania	550 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Mauritius	36 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Mexico	85 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Moldova	32 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Mongolia	65 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Montenegro	15 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Morocco	110 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Mozambique	550 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Namibia	180 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Nepal	380 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Netherlands	9 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


New Zealand	14 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Nicaragua	100 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Niger	820 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Nigeria	840 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Norway	7 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Oman	20 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Pakistan	260 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Panama	71 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Papua New Guinea	250 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Paraguay	95 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Peru	98 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Philippines	94 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Poland	6 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Portugal	7 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Puerto Rico	18 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Qatar	8 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Romania	27 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Russia	39 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Rwanda	540 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Saudi Arabia	24 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Senegal	410 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Serbia	8 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Sierra Leone	970 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Singapore	9 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Slovakia	6 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Slovenia	18 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Solomon Islands	100 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Somalia	1,200 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


South Africa	410 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Spain	6 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Sri Lanka	39 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Sudan	750 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Suriname	100 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Swaziland	420 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Sweden	5 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Switzerland	10 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Syria	46 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Tajikistan	64 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Tanzania	790 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Thailand	48 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Timor-Leste	370 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Togo	350 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Trinidad and Tobago	55 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Tunisia	60 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Turkey	23 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Turkmenistan	77 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Uganda	430 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Ukraine	26 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


United Arab Emirates	10 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


United Kingdom	12 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


United States	24 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Uruguay	27 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Uzbekistan	30 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Venezuela	68 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Vietnam	56 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Yemen	210 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Zambia	470 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)


Zimbabwe	790 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)

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