Maternal Mortality Estimates by Country 1980-2008
General Info
Provider
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Coverage type
Global
Time period covered
January, 1980 - December, 2008
Data type
Estimate
Summary
IHME research produced a global assessment of levels and trends in maternal mortality for the years 1980-2008. This dataset provides global, regional, and national level estimates for maternal mortality ratio (MMR - the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births) as well as the number of maternal deaths. Results of the study were published online in The Lancet in April 2010 in "Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980-2008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5."
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Contributors
Publication year
2010
Suggested citation
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Maternal Mortality Estimates 1980-2008. Seattle, United States: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, 2010.
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 Global Maternal Mortality 1980-2008 | 1.21 MB |