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Former French colonies Compared by People > Maternal mortality rate

DEFINITION: The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is the annual number of female deaths per 100,000 live births from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management (excluding accidental or incidental causes). The MMR includes deaths during pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, for a specified year.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Chad 1,100 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
2 Central African Republic 890 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
3 Cameroon 690 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
4 Guinea 610 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
5 Niger 590 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
6 Mali 540 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
7 Mauritania 510 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
8 Mozambique 490 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
9 Laos 470 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
10 Cote d'Ivoire 400 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
11 Senegal 370 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=12 Benin 350 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=12 Haiti 350 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=14 Burkina Faso 300 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
=14 Togo 300 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
16 Cambodia 250 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
17 Madagascar 240 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
18 Gabon 230 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
19 Djibouti 200 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
20 Morocco 100 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
21 Algeria 97 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
22 Syria 70 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
23 Vietnam 59 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
24 Tunisia 56 deaths/100,000 live births 2010
25 Lebanon 25 deaths/100,000 live births 2010

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Former French colonies Compared by People > Maternal mortality rate

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Interesting observations about People > Maternal mortality rate

  • Chad ranked first for maternal mortality rate amongst Hot countries in 2010.
  • Somalia ranked first for maternal mortality rate amongst Former British colonies in 2010.
  • South Sudan ranked first for maternal mortality rate amongst Christian countries in 2006.
  • Chile ranked first for maternal mortality rate amongst High income OECD countries in 2010.
  • South Africa ranked first for maternal mortality rate amongst Emerging markets in 2010.
  • Belarus ranked first for maternal mortality rate amongst Europe in 2010.
  • Sudan ranked first for maternal mortality rate amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2010.
  • Latvia ranked first for maternal mortality rate amongst European Union in 2010.
  • United States ranked first for maternal mortality rate amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2010.
  • Sierra Leone ranked third for maternal mortality rate amongst Muslim countries in 2010.
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