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Maternal deaths in Central America and the Caribbean

Central America and the Caribbean (numbers in 2017)

Haiti is the top country by maternal deaths among 18 countries. As of 2017, maternal deaths in Haiti was 1,300 numbers that accounts for 54.64% of total maternal deaths. The top 5 countries (others are Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Honduras, and Nicaragua) account for 90.79% of it. The total maternal deaths was estimated at 2,379 numbers in 2017.

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Haiti 1,300 WB
Guatemala 400 WB
Dominican Republic 200 WB
Honduras 130 WB
Nicaragua 130 WB
El Salvador 54 WB
Cuba 42 WB
Panama 41 WB
Jamaica 38 WB
Costa Rica 19 WB
Trinidad and Tobago 12 WB
Puerto Rico 5 WB
Bahamas 4 WB
Belize 3 WB
Saint Lucia 3 WB
Antigua and Barbuda 1 WB
Barbados 1 WB
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 WB
Grenada 0 WB
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