This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Iceland statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Icelandic statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Icelandic-specific metadata information.
| Indicator available |
Maternal mortality rate |
|---|---|
| Geographical coverage |
Iceland |
| Unit of measurement |
Number of deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, by year. |
| Definitions |
A maternal death is the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and the site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes. computation_calculations: >- Number of deaths of women (due to complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period) / Population in the same year) * 100.000 |
| Calculations |
(Fjöldi látinna kvenna (vegna fylgikvilla þungunar, barnsburðar og sængurlegu) / Mannfjöldi sama ár) * 100.000 |
| Comments and limitations |
‘This indicator is being used as an approximation of the UN SDG Indicator.’ |