North America - 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 North America was 18.00 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18.00 in 2017 and a minimum value of 12.00 in 2000.
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 | 12.00 |
| 2001 | 12.00 |
| 2002 | 13.00 |
| 2003 | 13.00 |
| 2004 | 13.00 |
| 2005 | 13.00 |
| 2006 | 14.00 |
| 2007 | 14.00 |
| 2008 | 14.00 |
| 2009 | 14.00 |
| 2010 | 14.00 |
| 2011 | 15.00 |
| 2012 | 15.00 |
| 2013 | 15.00 |
| 2014 | 16.00 |
| 2015 | 17.00 |
| 2016 | 18.00 |
| 2017 | 18.00 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Reproductive health
