Iraq Maternal Mortality Rate 2000-2024

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.
  • Iraq maternal mortality rate for 2020 was 76.00, a 4.11% increase from 2019.
  • Iraq maternal mortality rate for 2019 was 73.00, a 1.39% increase from 2018.
  • Iraq maternal mortality rate for 2018 was 72.00, a 7.69% decline from 2017.
  • Iraq maternal mortality rate for 2017 was 78.00, a 8.24% decline from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Per 100K Live Births
Venezuela 259.00
Gabon 227.00
Namibia 215.00
Equatorial Guinea 212.00
Botswana 186.00
Belize 130.00
South Africa 127.00
Tonga 126.00
Guyana 112.00
Dominican Republic 107.00
Jamaica 99.00
Suriname 96.00
Guatemala 96.00
Mauritius 84.00
Algeria 78.00
Iraq 76.00
Colombia 75.00
St. Lucia 73.00
Brazil 72.00
Libya 72.00
Paraguay 71.00
Peru 69.00
Ecuador 66.00
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 62.00
Samoa 59.00
Mexico 59.00
Maldives 57.00
Azerbaijan 41.00
Jordan 41.00
Cuba 39.00
Fiji 38.00
Thailand 29.00
Armenia 27.00
China 23.00
Costa Rica 22.00
Iran 22.00
Grenada 21.00
Lebanon 21.00
Malaysia 21.00
Turkey 17.00
Russia 14.00
Kazakhstan 13.00
Serbia 10.00
Romania 10.00
Albania 8.00
Bulgaria 7.00
Montenegro 6.00
Bosnia 6.00
Turkmenistan 5.00
North Macedonia 3.00
Belarus 1.00
Iraq Maternal Mortality Rate - Historical Data
Year Per 100K Live Births Annual % Change
2020 76.00 4.11%
2019 73.00 1.39%
2018 72.00 -7.69%
2017 78.00 -8.24%
2016 85.00 -16.67%
2015 102.00 4.08%
2014 98.00 -10.91%
2013 110.00 -0.90%
2012 111.00 0.00%
2011 111.00 -3.48%
2010 115.00 -8.73%
2009 126.00 -3.82%
2008 131.00 2.34%
2007 128.00 4.92%
2006 122.00 5.17%
2005 116.00 -1.69%
2004 118.00 0.00%
2003 118.00 5.36%
2002 112.00 -2.61%
2001 115.00 -1.71%
2000 117.00 -1.71%