Maternal Mortality Ratio

Maternal Mortality Ratio per 100,000

The maternal mortality rate in Australia in 2018 was 5 deaths per 100,000 women giving birth.

From 2009 to 2018, there were 251 women reported to have died during pregnancy or within 42 days of the end of pregnancy and a maternal mortality rate of 6.7 deaths per 100,000 women giving birth.

Further information can be found here: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/mothers-babies/maternal-deaths-in-australia/data

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Published (Metadata Record) 03/03/2026
Last updated 04/03/2026
Organisation Australian Federal Government
License cc-by-4.0
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