South Asia - 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 South Asia was 163.00 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 395.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 163.00 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 395.00
2001 379.00
2002 361.00
2003 344.00
2004 327.00
2005 309.00
2006 293.00
2007 278.00
2008 263.00
2009 249.00
2010 235.00
2011 222.00
2012 210.00
2013 199.00
2014 190.00
2015 179.00
2016 169.00
2017 163.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health