In 2021, it was estimated that the maternal mortality rate as a result of abortion in Argentina amounted to 0.25 deaths per 10,000 live births. Meanwhile, hypertension, edema, or proteinuria caused around 0.6 deaths per 10,000 live births in the South American country that year. As of that date, viral infections related to pregnancy were the leading cause of maternal death in Argentina, most of them related to COVID-19.
Number of maternal deaths in Argentina in 2021, by cause of death
(per 10,000 live births)
Characteristic
Abortion
Direct obstetric causes
Indirect obstetric causes
Abortion
0.25
-
-
Hypertension, edema or proteinuria
-
0.64
-
Sepsis, other infections and complications related to puerperium
-
0.49
-
Postpartum hemorrhage
-
0.38
-
Placenta praevia, placental abruption or antepartum hemorrhage
* There were 220 maternal deaths reported related to COVID-19.
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Ministerio de Salud (Argentina). (June 15, 2023). Number of maternal deaths in Argentina in 2021, by cause of death (per 10,000 live births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/869658/argentina-maternal-mortality-rate-death-causes/
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Ministerio de Salud (Argentina). "Number of Maternal Deaths in Argentina in 2021, by Cause of Death (per 10,000 Live Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869658/argentina-maternal-mortality-rate-death-causes/
Ministerio de Salud (Argentina), Number of maternal deaths in Argentina in 2021, by cause of death (per 10,000 live births) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869658/argentina-maternal-mortality-rate-death-causes/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number of maternal deaths in Argentina in 2021, by cause of death (per 10,000 live births) [Graph], Ministerio de Salud (Argentina), June 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/869658/argentina-maternal-mortality-rate-death-causes/
