Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Maternal mortality ratio

Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)

The value for Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 462.00 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 835.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 462.00 in 2017.

Definition: Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non-AIDS deaths in women ages 15-49, fertility, birth attendants, and GDP measured using purchasing power parities (PPPs).

Source: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and the United Nations Population Division. Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2019

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Year Value
2000 835.00
2001 807.00
2002 786.00
2003 761.00
2004 733.00
2005 698.00
2006 669.00
2007 642.00
2008 619.00
2009 599.00
2010 579.00
2011 560.00
2012 543.00
2013 526.00
2014 512.00
2015 493.00
2016 477.00
2017 462.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health