South Asia maternal mortality rate for 2020 was 138.00, a 10.97% decline from 2019.
South Asia maternal mortality rate for 2019 was 155.00, a 0.64% decline from 2018.
South Asia maternal mortality rate for 2018 was 156.00, a 1.89% decline from 2017.
South Asia maternal mortality rate for 2017 was 159.00, a 3.64% decline from 2016.
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.