Maternal mortality ratio (modelled estimate) in North America

24 countries in North America, 2023. Unit: per 100,000 live births. World ranking →

First in the ranking
11 /100k
Puerto Rico
Median country
46 /100k
half above, half below
World
197 /100k
World Bank aggregate
Range
11 to 328
Puerto Rico - Haiti

How to read it

Across 24 countries in North America, the highest value is in Haiti (328 /100k) and the lowest in Puerto Rico (11 /100k).

The median country is at 46 /100k: half are above, half below.

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).

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Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/news/item/23-02-2023-a-woman-dies-every-two-minutes-due-to-pregnancy-or-… · via World Bank WDI (SH.STA.MMRT) · licence

Maternal mortality over time

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Ranking of countries

2023
In chart Share of the highest value
1Puerto Rico11
2Canada12
3United States17
4Costa Rica24
5Antigua and Barbuda35
6Barbados35
7Cuba35
8Dominica36
9Panama37
10El Salvador39
11Mexico42
12Saint Lucia44
13Honduras47
14Grenada48
15Trinidad and Tobago54
16Saint Vincent and the Grenadines56
17Nicaragua60
18Belize67
19Saint Kitts and Nevis74
20Bahamas76
21Guatemala94
22Dominican Republic124
23Jamaica130
24Haiti328
World Bank, WDI · SH.STA.MMRT · 2023 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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