defines the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) as the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births during a given time period. The 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases ...

The maternal mortality rate rose to 19 deaths per 100,000 live births, up from 18.6 the year before. The CDC counts women who die while pregnant, during childbirth and up to 42 days after birth ...

defined as a maternal mortality ratio of over 1,000 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Over one-third of countries globally had “extremely low” maternal mortality, defined as a maternal ...

The maternal mortality rate rose to 19 deaths per 100,000 in December 2024, an increase from 18.6 the year before. Maternal deaths spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, bumping the nation’s ...

However, PAHO said the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in the Americas was 59 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023, which is still above the regional target of 30 deaths per 100,000 live births ...

The study was based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s division of reproductive health, which monitors maternal mortality and identified the risk of so-called later ...

WHO's campaign focuses on ending preventable maternal and newborn deaths, urging global collaboration and investment. Global maternal mortality declined by 40% from 2000 to 2023, but progress has ...

The Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG) found that India’s maternal mortality ratio (MMR) fell from 103 to 80 deaths per 100,000 live births between 2020 and 2023 — a 23 ...

That’s up from 669 deaths in 2023, but down from 2022 and 2021, when it was the highest level in more than 50 years.The maternal mortality rate rose to 19 deaths per 100,000 live births ...