This statistic depicts the maternal mortality rate (per 100,000 live births) for developed nations in Europe, Australia and North America in 2015. According to the data, the United States had a maternal mortality rate of 26.4, compared to Finland with a maternal mortality rate of just 3.8. The U.S. has by far the highest maternal mortality rate among developed countries.
Maternal death rates in selected developed countries in 2015
(per 100,000 live births)
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NPR. (May 12, 2017). Maternal death rates in selected developed countries in 2015 (per 100,000 live births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/800655/maternal-mortality-in-developed-countries/
NPR. "Maternal death rates in selected developed countries in 2015 (per 100,000 live births)." Chart. May 12, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/800655/maternal-mortality-in-developed-countries/
NPR. (2017). Maternal death rates in selected developed countries in 2015 (per 100,000 live births). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/800655/maternal-mortality-in-developed-countries/
NPR. "Maternal Death Rates in Selected Developed Countries in 2015 (per 100,000 Live Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 May 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/800655/maternal-mortality-in-developed-countries/
NPR, Maternal death rates in selected developed countries in 2015 (per 100,000 live births) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/800655/maternal-mortality-in-developed-countries/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Maternal death rates in selected developed countries in 2015 (per 100,000 live births) [Graph], NPR, May 12, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/800655/maternal-mortality-in-developed-countries/