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Maternal mortality ratio

Deaths from pregnancy or childbirth-related causes per 100,000 live births.

18 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked lowest to highest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.

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All regions Arab States East Asia and the Pacific Europe and Central Asia Latin America and the Caribbean South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa

1GrenadaHigh21 per 100k 2CubaHigh39 per 100k 3MexicoHigh59 per 100k 4Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHigh62 per 100k 5EcuadorHigh66 per 100k 6PeruHigh69 per 100k 7ParaguayHigh71 per 100k 8BrazilHigh72 per 100k 9Saint LuciaHigh73 per 100k 10ColombiaHigh75 per 100k 11NicaraguaHigh78 per 100k 12SurinameHigh96 per 100k 13JamaicaHigh99 per 100k 14Dominican RepublicHigh107 per 100k 15GuyanaHigh112 per 100k 16BelizeHigh130 per 100k 17Bolivia (Plurinational State of)High161 per 100k 18Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)High259 per 100k