Number of maternal deaths - Asia

Definition: A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.

Description: The map below shows how Number of maternal deaths varies by country in Asia. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value. The country with the highest value in the region is India, with a value of 35,000.00. The country with the lowest value in the region is Qatar, with a value of 2.00.

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

See also: Country ranking, Time series comparison

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Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual