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Maternal mortality ratio

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

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

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1ChileVery High15 per 100k 2UruguayVery High19 per 100k 3GrenadaHigh21 per 100k 4Antigua and BarbudaVery High21 per 100k 5Costa RicaVery High22 per 100k 6Trinidad and TobagoVery High27 per 100k 7BarbadosVery High39 per 100k 8CubaHigh39 per 100k 9El SalvadorMedium43 per 100k 10ArgentinaVery High45 per 100k 11PanamaVery High50 per 100k 12MexicoHigh59 per 100k 13Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHigh62 per 100k 14EcuadorHigh66 per 100k 15PeruHigh69 per 100k 16ParaguayHigh71 per 100k 17HondurasMedium72 per 100k 18BrazilHigh72 per 100k 19Saint LuciaHigh73 per 100k 20ColombiaHigh75 per 100k 21BahamasVery High77 per 100k 22NicaraguaHigh78 per 100k 23GuatemalaMedium96 per 100k 24SurinameHigh96 per 100k 25JamaicaHigh99 per 100k 26Dominican RepublicHigh107 per 100k 27GuyanaHigh112 per 100k 28BelizeHigh130 per 100k 29Bolivia (Plurinational State of)High161 per 100k 30Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)High259 per 100k 31HaitiMedium350 per 100k