Mexico - Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births)

The value for Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births) in Mexico was 36.00 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 71.00 in 1985 and a minimum value of 34.00 in 2015.

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.

Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys.

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Year Value
1985 71.00
1986 69.00
1987 64.00
1988 63.00
1989 62.00
1990 61.00
1991 58.00
1992 58.00
1993 52.00
1994 58.00
1995 60.00
1996 54.00
1997 53.00
1998 59.00
1999 58.00
2000 55.00
2001 53.00
2002 55.00
2003 56.00
2004 53.00
2005 53.00
2006 50.00
2007 47.00
2008 48.00
2009 52.00
2010 43.00
2011 42.00
2012 41.00
2013 37.00
2014 38.00
2015 34.00
2016 36.00

Limitations and Exceptions: Maternal mortality ratios are generally of unknown reliability, as are many other cause-specific mortality indicators. The ratios cannot be assumed to provide an exact estimate of maternal mortality.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Reproductive health is a state of physical and mental well-being in relation to the reproductive system and its functions and processes. Means of achieving reproductive health include education and services during pregnancy and childbirth, safe and effective contraception, and prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. Complications of pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death and disability among women of reproductive age in developing countries. Maternal mortality ratios are generally of unknown reliability, as are many other cause-specific mortality indicators. Household surveys such as Demographic and Health Surveys attempt to measure maternal mortality by asking respondents about survivorship of sisters. The main disadvantage of this method is that the estimates of maternal mortality that it produces pertain to any time within the past few years before the survey, making them unsuitable for monitoring recent changes or observing the impact of interventions. In addition, measurement of maternal mortality is subject to many types of errors. Even in high-income countries with reliable vital registration systems, misclassification of maternal deaths has been found to lead to serious underestimation. The national estimates of maternal mortality ratios are based on national surveys, vital registration records, and surveillance data or are derived from community and hospital records.

Periodicity: Annual

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Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health