Maternal mortality ratio, national estimate (per 100,000 live births) - Human development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators
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Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die during pregnancy and childbirth, per 100,000 live births. Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys by Macro International.
Maternal mortality ratio, national estimate (per 100,000 live births) - Human development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data) |
Rank | Country | Value |
1 | Sierra Leone (2000) | 1,800 |
2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001) | 1,289 |
3 | Chad (2004) | 1,099 |
4 | Somalia (2006) | 1,044 |
5 | Eritrea (1995) | 998 |
6 | Guinea (2005) | 980 |
7 | Malawi (2006) | 807 |
8 | Republic of the Congo (2005) | 781 |
9 | Lesotho (2004) | 762 |
10 | Rwanda (2004) | 750 |
11 | Mauritania (2001) | 747 |
12 | Gambia (2001) | 730 |
13 | Zambia (2001) | 729 |
14 | Ethiopia (2004) | 673 |
15 | Cameroon (2004) | 669 |
16 | Niger (2006) | 648 |
17 | Burundi (2005) | 615 |
18 | Swaziland (2007) | 589 |
19 | Tanzania (2004) | 578 |
20 | Zimbabwe (2006) | 555 |
21 | Ivory Coast (2005) | 543 |
22 | Central African Republic (2006) | 543 |
23 | Gabon (2000) | 519 |
24 | Burkina Faso (1998) | 484 |
25 | Togo (1998) | 478 |
26 | Madagascar (2003) | 469 |
27 | Mali (2006) | 464 |
28 | Uganda (2006) | 435 |
29 | Kenya (2003) | 414 |
30 | Mozambique (2003) | 408 |
31 | Guinea-Bissau (2006) | 405 |
32 | Senegal (2005) | 401 |
33 | Benin (2006) | 397 |
34 | Comoros (2003) | 380 |
35 | Namibia (2000) | 271 |
36 | Morocco (2003) | 227 |
37 | South Africa (2003) | 165.5 |
38 | Sao Tome and Principe (2006) | 148 |
39 | Algeria (1999) | 117.4 |
40 | Egypt (2000) | 84 |
41 | Libya (1995) | 77 |
42 | Seychelles (2004) | 57.4 |
43 | Mauritius (2003) | 22 |
44 | Cape Verde (2005) | 14.6 |
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