South Africa maternal mortality rate for 2020 was 127.00, a 7.63% increase from 2019.
South Africa maternal mortality rate for 2019 was 118.00, a 5.6% decline from 2018.
South Africa maternal mortality rate for 2018 was 125.00, a 6.02% decline from 2017.
South Africa maternal mortality rate for 2017 was 133.00, a 4.72% increase 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.
