Maternal Mortality Ratio
The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is a measure of the risk of death once a woman has become pregnant. It is usually measured in terms of maternal deaths per 100 000 live births.
In 2003, the WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA produced a report with statistics gathered from 2000. The world average was 400, the average for developed regions was 20, and for developing regions 440. The worst countries were:
Sierra Leone (2,000), Afghanistan (1,900), Malawi
(1,800), Angola (1,700), Niger (1,600), Tanzania (1,500), Rwanda (1,400),
Mali (1,200), Somalia, Zimbabwe, Chad, Central African Republic, Guinea Bissau (1,100 each),
Kenya, Mozambique, Burkina Faso, Burundi, and Mauritania (1,000 each).
