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The top ten countries with the best maternal mortality ratio*<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Ireland – 1<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"ireland\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Bosnia\/Herzegovina – 3<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"bosnia\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Denmark – 3<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"afghanistan\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Greece – 3<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"chad\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Italy – 3<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"somalia\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Sweden – 3<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"angola\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Australia – 4<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"rwanda\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Austria – 4<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"liberia\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Czech Republic – 4<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"czech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Germany – 4<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"germany\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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United States – 8<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"usa\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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The top ten countries with the worst maternal mortality ratio*<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Sierra Leone – 2100<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"sierra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Niger – 1800<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"niger\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Afghanistan – 1800<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"afghanistan\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Chad – 1500<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"chad\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Somalia – 1400<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"somalia\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Angola – 1400<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"angola\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Rwanda -1300<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"rwanda\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Liberia – 1200<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"liberia\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Nigeria – 1100<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"nigeria\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Malawi – 1100<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"malawi\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
*Maternal mortality ratio is the annual number of deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes per 100,000 live births in 2005.
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