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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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