Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)¶

Indicator id: maternal_mortality · Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births · Coverage: 1985-2023

Number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, per 100,000 live births.

Sources¶

World Bank (preferred) -- dataset WDI, code SH.STA.MMRT (https://data.worldbank.org)
DHS Program -- dataset NP-DHS, code MM_MMRO_W_MMR (https://dhsprogram.com)

Reconciliation note: World Bank/WHO-UNICEF-UNFPA-World Bank-UNDESA (MMEIG) is a modelled estimate; DHS reports a direct survey estimate for the seven years preceding each survey round, which carries wide confidence intervals given how rare maternal deaths are in a household survey sample.

Caveats¶

Modelled estimate (MMEIG); DHS survey estimate has wide confidence intervals due to the rarity of maternal deaths in any single survey sample.

Taxonomy¶

SDG: SDG 3.1 -- Reduce the global maternal mortality ratio
Topic: Health, Gender
Themes: gender, health

Also known as¶

"maternal mortality", "mothers dying in childbirth", "maternal deaths"

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