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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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Rank
 country (deaths/100,000 live births) Date of Information
1 Chad
1,100.00
2010
2 Somalia
1,000.00
2010
3 Sierra Leone
890.00
2010
4 Central African Republic
890.00
2010
5 Burundi
800.00
2010
6 Guinea-Bissau
790.00
2010
7 Liberia
770.00
2010
8 Sudan
730.00
2010
9 Cameroon
690.00
2010
10 Nigeria
630.00
2010
11 Lesotho
620.00
2010
12 Guinea
610.00
2010
13 Niger
590.00
2010
14 Zimbabwe
570.00
2010
15 Congo, Republic of the
560.00
2010
16 Mali
540.00
2010
17 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
540.00
2010
18 Mauritania
510.00
2010
19 Mozambique
490.00
2010
20 Laos
470.00
2010
21 Afghanistan
460.00
2010
22 Malawi
460.00
2010
23 Tanzania
460.00
2010
24 Angola
450.00
2010
25 Zambia
440.00
2010
26 Cote d'Ivoire
400.00
2010
27 Senegal
370.00
2010
28 Gambia, The
360.00
2010
29 Kenya
360.00
2010
30 Benin
350.00
2010
31 Ethiopia
350.00
2010
32 Ghana
350.00
2010
33 Haiti
350.00
2010
34 Rwanda
340.00
2010
35 Swaziland
320.00
2010
36 Uganda
310.00
2010
37 Timor-Leste
300.00
2010
38 Burkina Faso
300.00
2010
39 Togo
300.00
2010
40 South Africa
300.00
2010
41 Guyana
280.00
2010
42 Comoros
280.00
2010
43 Pakistan
260.00
2010
44 Cambodia
250.00
2010
45 Bangladesh
240.00
2010
46 Equatorial Guinea
240.00
2010
47 Eritrea
240.00
2010
48 Madagascar
240.00
2010
49 Gabon
230.00
2010
50 Papua New Guinea
230.00
2010
51 Indonesia
220.00
2010
52 Burma
200.00
2010
53 Djibouti
200.00
2010
54 India
200.00
2010
55 Namibia
200.00
2010
56 Yemen
200.00
2010
57 Belarus
190.00
2010
58 Bhutan
180.00
2010
59 Bolivia
180.00
2008
60 Nepal
170.00
2010
61 Botswana
160.00
2010
62 Dominican Republic
150.00
2010
63 Suriname
130.00
2010
64 Guatemala
120.00
2010
65 Tonga
110.00
2010
66 Ecuador
110.00
2010
67 Jamaica
110.00
2010
68 Vanuatu
110.00
2010
69 Micronesia, Federated States of
100.00
2010
70 Morocco
100.00
2010
71 Samoa
100.00
2010
72 Honduras
100.00
2010
73 Philippines
99.00
2010
74 Paraguay
99.00
2010
75 Algeria
97.00
2010
76 Nicaragua
95.00
2010
77 Solomon Islands
93.00
2010
78 Venezuela
92.00
2010
79 Panama
92.00
2010
80 Colombia
92.00
2010
81 El Salvador
81.00
2010
82 Korea, North
81.00
2010
83 Cape Verde
79.00
2010
84 Argentina
77.00
2010
85 Cuba
73.00
2010
86 Kyrgyzstan
71.00
2010
87 Sao Tome and Principe
70.00
2010
88 Syria
70.00
2010
89 Turkmenistan
67.00
2010
90 Georgia
67.00
2010
91 Peru
67.00
2010
92 Egypt
66.00
2010
93 Tajikistan
65.00
2010
94 West Bank
64.00
2010
95 Gaza Strip
64.00
2010
96 Iraq
63.00
2010
97 Jordan
63.00
2010
98 Mongolia
63.00
2010
99 Mauritius
60.00
2010
100 Maldives
60.00
2010
101 Vietnam
59.00
2010
102 Libya
58.00
2010
103 Tunisia
56.00
2010
104 Brazil
56.00
2010
105 Belize
53.00
2010
106 Kazakhstan
51.00
2010
107 Barbados
51.00
2010
108 Mexico
50.00
2010
109 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
48.00
2010
110 Thailand
48.00
2010
111 Bahamas, The
47.00
2010
112 Trinidad and Tobago
46.00
2010
113 Azerbaijan
43.00
2010
114 Moldova
41.00
2010
115 Costa Rica
40.00
2010
116 China
37.00
2010
117 Sri Lanka
35.00
2010
118 Saint Lucia
35.00
2010
119 Latvia
34.00
2010
120 Russia
34.00
2010
121 Oman
32.00
2010
122 Ukraine
32.00
2010
123 Armenia
30.00
2010
124 Uruguay
29.00
2010
125 Malaysia
29.00
2010
126 Uzbekistan
28.00
2010
127 Albania
27.00
2010
128 Romania
27.00
2010
129 Fiji
26.00
2010
130 Lebanon
25.00
2010
131 Chile
25.00
2010
132 Grenada
24.00
2010
133 Saudi Arabia
24.00
2010
134 Brunei
24.00
2010
135 Iran
21.00
2010
136 United States
21.00
2010
137 Hungary
21.00
2010
138 Puerto Rico
20.00
2010
139 Bahrain
20.00
2010
140 Turkey
20.00
2010
141 Luxembourg
20.00
2010
142 Croatia
17.00
2010
143 Korea, South
16.00
2010
144 New Zealand
15.00
2010
145 Kuwait
14.00
2010
146 United Kingdom
12.00
2010
147 Slovenia
12.00
2010
148 United Arab Emirates
12.00
2010
149 Serbia
12.00
2010
150 Canada
12.00
2010
151 Denmark
12.00
2010
152 Bulgaria
11.00
2010
153 Macedonia
10.00
2010
154 Cyprus
10.00
2010
155 Kiribati
9.00
2008
156 Bosnia and Herzegovina
8.00
2010
157 France
8.00
2010
158 Belgium
8.00
2010
159 Malta
8.00
2010
160 Switzerland
8.00
2010
161 Lithuania
8.00
2010
162 Montenegro
8.00
2010
163 Portugal
8.00
2010
164 Israel
7.00
2010
165 Germany
7.00
2010
166 Australia
7.00
2010
167 Qatar
7.00
2010
168 Norway
7.00
2010
169 Ireland
6.00
2010
170 Netherlands
6.00
2010
171 Slovakia
6.00
2010
172 Spain
6.00
2010
173 Japan
5.00
2010
174 Czech Republic
5.00
2010
175 Poland
5.00
2010
176 Iceland
5.00
2010
177 Finland
5.00
2010
178 Sweden
4.00
2010
179 Austria
4.00
2010
180 Italy
4.00
2010
181 Greece
3.00
2010
182 Singapore
3.00
2010
183 Estonia
2.00
2010
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