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Maternal Mortality (Global)

IHME research, published online in The Lancet in April 2010, provides a global assessment of levels and trends in maternal mortality for the years 1980-2008. The  study, Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980-2008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5, provides global, regional, and national level estimates of the maternal mortality ratio (MMR - the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births) as well as the number of maternal deaths. The visualization tools below allow exploration of these trends and levels using bubbles, maps, lines, and columns.

All Data for Download - Maternal Mortality (1.2M xls)

Visualization Tools

Interactive animations showing changes in maternal mortality by region

Users can visualize regional changes over the time period 1980-2008 in the MMR using the tools below. Data are presented as bubbles, columns, or lines to help users examine levels and trends in regional maternal mortality.
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Interactive animations showing changes in maternal mortality by country

Users can visualize country-level changes over the time period 1980-2008 in the MMR using the tools below. Data are presented as bubbles, columns, or lines to help users examine levels and trends in maternal mortality by country.
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Animated illustration exploring trends in maternal deaths by country

Users can explore the country-level contribution to the total number of maternal deaths globally and regionally using the tool below. By clicking on a slice of the chart below, you will be shown that particular country’s trend in maternal deaths over time.
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Interactive map highlighting maternal mortality over time

This map allows users to examine data for maternal mortality over time. The tool also enables users to track trends in key covariates of maternal mortality, such as GDP per capita, maternal education, neonatal mortality, skilled birth attendance, and the total fertility rate.
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Static maps illustrating annual rates of change in MMR

The static maps below show annual rates of change in the MMR as well as the number of maternal deaths over the period 1990-2008.
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Full Citation: Hogan MC, Foreman KJ, Naghavi M, Ahn SY, Wang M, Makela SM, Lopez AD, Lozano R, Murray CJL. Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980-2008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5. Lancet. 2010 Apr 12; 375:1609–23.

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