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

17.80per 100,000 live births · 2019-44.2% since 2009

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 China from 1990 to 2019.

19902019

Every year

YearValue (per 100,000 live births)Note
201917.8
201818.3
201719.6
201619.9
201520.1
201421.7
201323.2
201224.5
201126.1
201030
200931.9
200834.2
200736.6
200641.1
200547.7
200448.3
200351.3
200243.2
200150.2
200053
199958.7
199763.6
199561.9
199088.9

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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