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Maternal mortality ratio

Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births, based on data from death certificates, large-scale surveys, and statistical modeling.

Maternal mortality ratio data

Unweighted average of the 54 countries reporting in 2020

361deaths per 100,000 live births

-25% on 2010. Country values run from 3.3 to 1,223 deaths per 100,000 live births. An average of country values, not a regional total.

Countries covered
54
Years
1961–2020
Observations
1,968
Source
Our World in Data

Countries

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Years

1961 – 2020 · 60 years

Annual values by country, 1961 to 2020

Our World in Data · deaths per 100,000 live births · hover or use the arrow keys to read a year

02004006008001,0001,20019611969197719851993200120092020deaths per 100,000 live births
  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Mauritius

3 countries · 60 years · 1,968 values in the snapshot

Data tablevalues in deaths per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio by country, 1961 to 2020
Country196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Algeria DZ————————————————————————25624023722321720620420420420320419218118718715915615015313714413512511711511210699.194.386.289.18989.179.576.777.7
Angola AO————————————————————————1,0981,0841,0151,0141,1001,1021,0571,1441,0961,0621,023997961934894860800758677594550508463438399367335304291292274270253233228222
Mauritius MU11715414614984.310912516014117511817414813510810916310210611569.693.550.586.814214312811211097.690.786.975.875.774.162.659.259.152.152.249.948.34745.747.74342.945.149.455.142.346.747.85156.651.845.750.349.184.4

Source and notes

Indicator code
OWID.MAT.MORT
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Licence
CC BY 4.0

Values as published by Our World in Data: UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources. Coverage is the countries and years held in this snapshot, not the full extent of the series at source. Check at ourworldindata.org.