Maternal mortality rate (MMR) Number

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Rationale for use

Complications during pregnancy and childbirth are a leading cause of death and disability among women of reproductive age in developing countries. The maternal mortality ratio represents the risk associated with each pregnancy, i.e. the obstetric risk. It is also a MDG indicator.

Definition

Maternal death is the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes. To facilitate the identification of maternal deaths in circumstances in which cause of death attribution is inadequate, a new category has been introduced: Pregnancy-related death is defined as the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the cause of death.


Live birth refers to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy, which, after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life - e.g. beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord or definite movement of voluntary muscles - whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached. Each product of such a birth is considered live born
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).

 South Sudan         2,054.00
2 Chad         1,100.00
3 Somalia         1,000.00
4 Central African Republic          890.00
5 Sierra Leone          890.00
6 Burundi          800.00
7 Guinea-Bissau          790.00
8 Liberia          770.00
9 Sudan          730.00
10 Cameroon          690.00
11 Nigeria          630.00
12 Lesotho          620.00
13 Guinea          610.00
14 Niger          590.00
15 Zimbabwe          570.00
16 Congo, Republic of the          560.00
17 Congo, Democratic Republic of the          540.00
18 Mali          540.00
19 Mauritania          510.00
20 Mozambique          490.00
21 Laos          470.00
22 Afghanistan          460.00
23 Tanzania          460.00
24 Malawi          460.00
25 Angola          450.00
26 Zambia          440.00
27 Cote d'Ivoire          400.00
28 Senegal          370.00
29 Gambia, The          360.00
30 Kenya          360.00
31 Haiti          350.00
32 Ghana          350.00
33 Ethiopia          350.00
34 Benin          350.00
35 Rwanda          340.00
36 Swaziland          320.00
37 Uganda          310.00
38 South Africa          300.00
39 Burkina Faso          300.00
40 Togo          300.00
41 Timor-Leste          300.00
42 Comoros          280.00
43 Guyana          280.00
44 Pakistan          260.00
45 Cambodia          250.00
46 Eritrea          240.00
47 Equatorial Guinea          240.00
48 Madagascar          240.00
49 Bangladesh          240.00
50 Gabon          230.00
51 Papua New Guinea          230.00
52 Indonesia          220.00
53 Namibia          200.00
54 Burma          200.00
55 India          200.00
56 Djibouti          200.00
57 Yemen          200.00
58 Bolivia          190.00
59 Bhutan          180.00
60 Nepal          170.00
61 Botswana          160.00
62 Dominican Republic          150.00
63 Suriname          130.00
64 Guatemala          120.00
65 Jamaica          110.00
66 Tonga          110.00
67 Ecuador          110.00
68 Vanuatu          110.00
69 Honduras          100.00
70 Morocco          100.00
71 Micronesia, Federated States of          100.00
72 Samoa          100.00
73 Paraguay           99.00
74 Philippines           99.00
75 Algeria           97.00
76 Nicaragua           95.00
77 Solomon Islands           93.00
78 Panama           92.00
79 Venezuela           92.00
80 Colombia           92.00
81 El Salvador           81.00
82 Korea, North           81.00
83 Cabo Verde           79.00
84 Argentina           77.00
85 Cuba           73.00
86 Kyrgyzstan           71.00
87 Syria           70.00
88 Sao Tome and Principe           70.00
89 Turkmenistan           67.00
90 Peru           67.00
91 Georgia           67.00
92 Egypt           66.00
93 Tajikistan           65.00
94 Gaza Strip           64.00
95 West Bank           64.00
96 Mongolia           63.00
97 Jordan           63.00
98 Iraq           63.00
99 Mauritius           60.00
100 Maldives           60.00
101 Vietnam           59.00
102 Libya           58.00
103 Brazil           56.00
104 Tunisia           56.00
105 Belize           53.00
106 Barbados           51.00
107 Kazakhstan           51.00
108 Mexico           50.00
109 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines           48.00
110 Thailand           48.00
111 Bahamas, The           47.00
112 Trinidad and Tobago           46.00
113 Azerbaijan           43.00
114 Moldova           41.00
115 Costa Rica           40.00
116 China           37.00
117 Saint Lucia           35.00
118 Sri Lanka           35.00
119 Russia           34.00
120 Latvia           34.00
121 Ukraine           32.00
122 Oman           32.00
123 Armenia           30.00
124 Uruguay           29.00
125 Malaysia           29.00
126 Uzbekistan           28.00
127 Romania           27.00
128 Albania           27.00
129 Fiji           26.00
130 Lebanon           25.00
131 Chile           25.00
132 Brunei           24.00
133 Saudi Arabia           24.00
134 Grenada           24.00
135 Hungary           21.00
136 United States           21.00
137 Iran           21.00
138 Bahrain           20.00
139 Turkey           20.00
140 Puerto Rico           20.00
141 Luxembourg           20.00
142 Croatia           17.00
143 Korea, South           16.00
144 New Zealand           15.00
145 Kuwait           14.00
146 United Arab Emirates           12.00
147 Canada           12.00
148 United Kingdom           12.00
149 Serbia           12.00
150 Slovenia           12.00
151 Denmark           12.00
152 Bulgaria           11.00
153 Macedonia           10.00
154 Cyprus           10.00
155 Kiribati            9.00
156 Belgium            8.00
157 Bosnia and Herzegovina            8.00
158 France            8.00
159 Switzerland            8.00
160 Montenegro            8.00
161 Malta            8.00
162 Portugal            8.00
163 Lithuania            8.00
164 Australia            7.00
165 Germany            7.00
166 Qatar            7.00
167 Norway            7.00
169 Ireland            6.00
170 Spain            6.00
171 Netherlands            6.00
172 Slovakia            6.00
173 Czech Republic            5.00
174 Finland            5.00
175 Poland            5.00
176 Japan            5.00
177 Iceland            5.00
178 Austria            4.00
179 Sweden            4.00
180 Italy            4.00
181 Belarus            4.00
182 Singapore            3.00
183 Greece            3.00
184 Estonia            2.00

Ref:

- the world factbook 

- http://www.who.int/healthinfo/statistics/indmaternalmortality/en/