Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)

Dataset SH.STA.MMRT published by World Bank, World Development Indicators. This page describes the source table. The measures below are the specific selections this site takes from it.

About the source table

Publisher: World Bank, World Development Indicators
Original producer: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UN Population Division (MMEIG)
Code: SH.STA.MMRT
Last update by provider: 8 October 2026
Last checked here: 9 November 2026
Licence (series metadata): CC BY-4.0
Source note: 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-childbirth--un-agencies; UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), note: Trends in Maternal Mortality; UN Population Fund (UNFPA), note: Trends in Maternal Mortality; World Bank Group (WBG), note: Trends in Maternal Mortality

Definition published with the series

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).

Measures taken from this dataset

Measure	Fixed selection	Unit
Maternal mortality ratio	SH.STA.MMRT	maternal deaths per 100,000 live births