Maternal mortality ratio
Maternal Mortality Ratio (modelled estimate, per 100 000 live births)
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.STA.MMRT
| Title | Maternal mortality ratio |
| Unit of measure | Number per 100 000 |
| Source data | WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and the United Nations Population Division. Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017, Geneva, WHO, 2019. |
| Original data source | World Bank |
| Statistical concepts and definition | The methodology for estimating maternal mortality ratios has changed from previous approaches, rendering historical comparisons invalid. The accuracy of these ratios, like many cause-specific mortality indicators, is often uncertain, making them imprecise estimates of maternal mortality. |
| Relevance | Reproductive health refers to the overall well-being of the reproductive system. It encompasses access to pregnancy and childbirth care, effective contraception, and the management of sexually transmitted diseases. In developing nations, complications during pregnancy and childbirth are a major cause of death and disability among women of childbearing age. Measuring maternal mortality faces reliability issues. Household surveys, such as the Demographic and Health Surveys, gauge maternal mortality through sibling survival questions, yielding estimates that reflect periods up to several years prior to the survey. This limits their utility for tracking recent trends or assessing intervention impacts. Moreover, errors in measuring maternal mortality are common, and even in developed countries, misclassification can significantly underestimate maternal deaths. The Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG)—comprising WHO, UNICEF, the World Bank, and UNFPA—produces estimates using a mix of country-specific mortality data, socioeconomic information, and a regression model for countries lacking complete registration data. |
| Time coverage | Annual |
| Sector coverage | Social/Health |
| Data compilation | Weighted average |
| Relationship* | 1 |
* This field expresses the impact on vulnerability. The minus sign indicates that it has a vulnerability-decreasing impact (positive impact on resilience), and the plus sign indicates a vulnerability-increasing impact.