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

234per 100,000 live births · 2023-30.8% 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. 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). Reported as: modeled estimate. Annual figures for Ghana from 1985 to 2023.

19852023

Every year

YearValue (per 100,000 live births)Note
2023234
2022239
2021264
2020253
2019260
2018276
2017287
2016296
2015310
2014317
2013338
2012351
2011356
2010363
2009369
2008380
2007377
2006385
2005390
2004403
2003410
2002434
2001460
2000472
1999490
1998521
1997553
1996591
1995630
1994670
1993696
1992718
1991745
1990769
1989799
1988834
1987873
1986908
1985943

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF, UN Population Fund, World Bank Group. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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

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