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Country Comparison :: 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.
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country (deaths/100,000 live births) Date of Information
1 Afghanistan
1,400.00
2008
2 Somalia
1,200.00
2008
3 Chad
1,200.00
2008
4 Guinea-Bissau
1,000.00
2008
5 Liberia
990.00
2008
6 Burundi
970.00
2008
7 Sierra Leone
970.00
2008
8 Central African Republic
850.00
2008
9 Nigeria
840.00
2008
10 Mali
830.00
2008
11 Niger
820.00
2008
12 Tanzania
790.00
2008
13 Zimbabwe
790.00
2008
14 Sudan
750.00
2008
15 Guinea
680.00
2008
16 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
670.00
2008
17 Angola
610.00
2008
18 Cameroon
600.00
2008
19 Congo, Republic of the
580.00
2008
20 Laos
580.00
2008
21 Burkina Faso
560.00
2008
22 Mauritania
550.00
2008
23 Mozambique
550.00
2008
24 Rwanda
540.00
2008
25 Lesotho
530.00
2008
26 Kenya
530.00
2008
27 Malawi
510.00
2008
28 Zambia
470.00
2008
29 Ethiopia
470.00
2008
30 Cote d'Ivoire
470.00
2008
31 Madagascar
440.00
2008
32 Uganda
430.00
2008
33 Swaziland
420.00
2008
34 Senegal
410.00
2008
35 South Africa
410.00
2008
36 Benin
410.00
2008
37 Gambia, The
400.00
2008
38 Nepal
380.00
2008
39 Timor-Leste
370.00
2008
40 Ghana
350.00
2008
41 Togo
350.00
2008
42 Bangladesh
340.00
2008
43 Comoros
340.00
2008
44 Haiti
300.00
2008
45 Djibouti
300.00
2008
46 Cambodia
290.00
2008
47 Eritrea
280.00
2008
48 Equatorial Guinea
280.00
2008
49 Guyana
270.00
2008
50 Gabon
260.00
2008
51 Pakistan
260.00
2008
52 Papua New Guinea
250.00
2008
53 Korea, North
250.00
2008
54 Burma
240.00
2008
55 Indonesia
240.00
2008
56 India
230.00
2008
57 Yemen
210.00
2008
58 Bhutan
200.00
2008
59 Botswana
190.00
2008
60 Bolivia
180.00
2008
61 Namibia
180.00
2008
62 Ecuador
140.00
2008
63 Algeria
120.00
2008
64 Honduras
110.00
2008
65 Guatemala
110.00
2008
66 Morocco
110.00
2008
67 El Salvador
110.00
2008
68 Solomon Islands
100.00
2008
69 Dominican Republic
100.00
2008
70 Suriname
100.00
2008
71 Nicaragua
100.00
2008
72 Peru
98.00
2008
73 Paraguay
95.00
2008
74 Cape Verde
94.00
2008
75 Belize
94.00
2008
76 Philippines
94.00
2008
77 Jamaica
89.00
2008
78 Mexico
85.00
2008
79 Colombia
85.00
2008
80 Egypt
82.00
2008
81 Kyrgyzstan
81.00
2008
82 Turkmenistan
77.00
2008
83 Iraq
75.00
2008
84 Panama
71.00
2008
85 Argentina
70.00
2008
86 Venezuela
68.00
2008
87 Mongolia
65.00
2008
88 Libya
64.00
2008
89 Barbados
64.00
2008
90 Tajikistan
64.00
2008
91 Tunisia
60.00
2008
92 Jordan
59.00
2008
93 Brazil
58.00
2008
94 Vietnam
56.00
2008
95 Trinidad and Tobago
55.00
2008
96 Cuba
53.00
2008
97 Bahamas, The
49.00
2008
98 Thailand
48.00
2008
99 Georgia
48.00
2008
100 Syria
46.00
2008
101 Kazakhstan
45.00
2008
102 Costa Rica
44.00
2008
103 Sri Lanka
39.00
2008
104 Russia
39.00
2008
105 China
38.00
2008
106 Azerbaijan
38.00
2008
107 Maldives
37.00
2008
108 Mauritius
36.00
2008
109 Moldova
32.00
2008
110 Albania
31.00
2008
111 Malaysia
31.00
2008
112 Iran
30.00
2008
113 Uzbekistan
30.00
2008
114 Armenia
29.00
2008
115 Uruguay
27.00
2008
116 Romania
27.00
2008
117 Ukraine
26.00
2008
118 Chile
26.00
2008
119 Fiji
26.00
2008
120 Lebanon
26.00
2008
121 United States
24.00
2008
122 Saudi Arabia
24.00
2008
123 Turkey
23.00
2008
124 Brunei
21.00
2008
125 Latvia
20.00
2008
126 Oman
20.00
2008
127 Bahrain
19.00
2008
128 Slovenia
18.00
2008
129 Puerto Rico
18.00
2008
130 Korea, South
18.00
2008
131 Luxembourg
17.00
2008
132 Belarus
15.00
2008
133 Montenegro
15.00
2008
134 Croatia
14.00
2008
135 New Zealand
14.00
2008
136 Hungary
13.00
2008
137 Bulgaria
13.00
2008
138 Lithuania
13.00
2008
139 Canada
12.00
2008
140 Estonia
12.00
2008
141 United Kingdom
12.00
2008
142 United Arab Emirates
10.00
2008
143 Cyprus
10.00
2008
144 Switzerland
10.00
2008
145 Kiribati
9.00
2008
146 Macedonia
9.00
2008
147 Netherlands
9.00
2008
148 Singapore
9.00
2008
149 Bosnia and Herzegovina
9.00
2008
150 France
8.00
2008
151 Finland
8.00
2008
152 Czech Republic
8.00
2008
153 Serbia
8.00
2008
154 Qatar
8.00
2008
155 Malta
8.00
2008
156 Australia
8.00
2008
157 Israel
7.00
2008
158 Portugal
7.00
2008
159 Norway
7.00
2008
160 Germany
7.00
2008
161 Japan
6.00
2008
162 Poland
6.00
2008
163 Slovakia
6.00
2008
164 Spain
6.00
2008
165 Italy
5.00
2008
166 Iceland
5.00
2008
167 Denmark
5.00
2008
168 Belgium
5.00
2008
169 Sweden
5.00
2008
170 Austria
5.00
2008
171 Ireland
3.00
2008
172 Greece
2.00
2008
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