明治32(1899)年には産婆規則と産婆試験規則、ならびに産婆名簿登録規則が公布された。これらの法律により、産婆の資格、試験、産婆名簿の登録、業務範囲などが規定され、ここにはじめて、全国レベルでの産婆の資質水準の統一が図られたのです。
| 年 | 妊産婦死亡率 |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 4.0 |
| 2011 | 3.8 |
| 2010 | 4.1 |
| 2009 | 4.8 |
| 2008 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | 3.1 |
| 2006 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | 4.3 |
| 2003 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 6.3 |
| 2000 | 6.3 |
| 1999 | 5.9 |
| 1998 | 6.9 |
| 1997 | 6.3 |
| 1996 | 5.8 |
| 1995 | 6.9 |
| 1994 | 5.9 |
| 1993 | 7.4 |
| 1992 | 8.8 |
| 1991 | 8.6 |
| 1990 | 8.2 |
| 1989 | 10.4 |
| 1988 | 9.2 |
| 1987 | 11.5 |
| 1986 | 12.9 |
| 1985 | 15.1 |
| 1984 | 14.6 |
| 1983 | 14.8 |
| 1982 | 17.5 |
| 1981 | 18.3 |
| 1980 | 19.5 |
| 1979 | 21.8 |
| 1978 | 21.0 |
| 1977 | 21.9 |
| 1976 | 24.5 |
| 1975 | 27.3 |
| 1974 | 32.7 |
| 年 | 妊産婦死亡率 |
| 1973 | 36.3 |
| 1972 | 38.2 |
| 1971 | 42.5 |
| 1970 | 48.7 |
| 1969 | 53.9 |
| 1968 | 63.3 |
| 1967 | 65.5 |
| 1966 | 83.9 |
| 1965 | 80.4 |
| 1964 | 90.1 |
| 1963 | 92.7 |
| 1962 | 100.9 |
| 1961 | 108.2 |
| 1960 | 117.5 |
| 1959 | 131.7 |
| 1958 | 139.2 |
| 1957 | 153.6 |
| 1956 | 153.9 |
| 1955 | 161.7 |
| 1954 | 166.7 |
| 1953 | 163.6 |
| 1952 | 154.7 |
| 1951 | 156.7 |
| 1950 | 161.2 |
| 1949 | 159.2 |
| 1948 | 157.0 |
| 1947 | 160.1 |
| 1946 | 168.5 |
| 1945 | 176.9 |
| 1944 | 185.2 |
| 1943 | 193.6 |
| 1942 | 196.9 |
| 1941 | 207.0 |
| 1940 | 228.6 |
| 1939 | 240.9 |
| 1938 | 240.5 |
| 1937 | 237.5 |
| 1936 | 243.3 |
| 1935 | 247.1 |
| 1934 | 264.7 |
| 年 | 妊産婦死亡率 |
| 1933 | 257.8 |
| 1932 | 240.2 |
| 1931 | 255.4 |
| 1930 | 257.9 |
| 1929 | 267.4 |
| 1928 | 265.8 |
| 1927 | 264.7 |
| 1926 | 256.7 |
| 1925 | 285.4 |
| 1924 | 295.3 |
| 1923 | 316.8 |
| 1922 | 312.4 |
| 1921 | 337.3 |
| 1920 | 329.9 |
| 1919 | 309.2 |
| 1918 | 352.1 |
| 1917 | 326.1 |
| 1916 | 325.8 |
| 1915 | 332.5 |
| 1914 | 328.4 |
| 1913 | 309.7 |
| 1912 | 306.1 |
| 1911 | 325.4 |
| 1910 | 333.0 |
| 1909 | 344.9 |
| 1908 | 388.4 |
| 1907 | 379.4 |
| 1906 | 403.9 |
| 1905 | 387.8 |
| 1904 | 361.7 |
| 1903 | 369.3 |
| 1902 | 392.9 |
| 1901 | 402.6 |
| 1900 | 397.8 |
| 1899 | 409.8 |
:推計値 | |