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

67per 100,000 live births · 2023+9.8% 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 Brazil from 1985 to 2023.

19852023

Every year

Year	Value (per 100,000 live births)	Note
2023	67
2022	104
2021	128
2020	85
2019	65
2018	62
2017	61
2016	64
2015	63
2014	63
2013	61
2012	60
2011	62
2010	66
2009	69
2008	71
2007	73
2006	72
2005	71
2004	70
2003	67
2002	66
2001	66
2000	69
1999	75
1998	84
1997	92
1996	98
1995	103
1994	108
1993	113
1992	118
1991	128
1990	140
1989	150
1988	161
1987	167
1986	176
1985	186

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF, UN Population Fund, World Bank Group. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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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 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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