São Tomé and Principe - Number of maternal deaths

Number of maternal deaths in São Tomé and Principe was 9.00 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 10.00 in 2008, while its lowest value was 9.00 in 2009.

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.

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:

Year Value
2000 10.00
2001 10.00
2002 10.00
2003 10.00
2004 10.00
2005 10.00
2006 10.00
2007 10.00
2008 10.00
2009 9.00
2010 9.00
2011 9.00
2012 9.00
2013 9.00
2014 9.00
2015 9.00
2016 9.00
2017 9.00

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health