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Canada: Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births)

9.38per 100,000 live births · 2023+61.7% since 2013

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. Reported as: national estimate. Annual figures for Canada from 1997 to 2023.

19972023

Every year

YearValue (per 100,000 live births)Note
20239.38
20226.26
20216.26
20208.04
20198.04
20188.54
20176.36
20165.5
20156
20145
20135.8
20125
20114.5
20105.6
20097.6
20088.7
20076.5
20067.1
20058.2
20045.9
20036.6
20024
20017.5
20002.7
19992.4
19983.8
19975.5

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF, UN Population Fund, World Bank Group, United Nations, Pan American Health Organization, Demographic & Health Surveys. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-maternal-mortality-ratio-ne (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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