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Number of maternal deaths, 2017

The number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes.

0No data03,0006,0009,00012,000>15,000
World

Source: World Health Organization (via World Bank)

Note: A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy. Included are deaths from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy but not
from accidental or incidental causes.