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

87.40per 100,000 live births · 2021-8.9% since 2010

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 Peru from 1997 to 2021.

19972021

Every year

YearValue (per 100,000 live births)Note
202187.4
202080.9
201955.9
201865
201768
201663
201578.3
201483.5
201380.6
201192.7
201095.9
200996.1
2008107.9
2007110.5
2006114.9
2005114.1
2004120.8
2003123.8
2002118.3
1997185

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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