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500,000 More than 500,000 women die each year from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. |
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1 in 3 In the least developed countries, 1 in 3 women do not receive any antenatal care during pregnancy. |
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30 The global maternal mortality ratio has declined by 30 deaths per 100,000, from 430 in 1990 to 400 in 2005. |
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4.5 A woman in sub-Saharan Africa has a 4.5% chance of dying from pregnancy-related causes, as compared to 0.01% for a woman in industrialized countries. |
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187,000 The number of maternal deaths in South Asia in 2005 was 187,000. |
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95 Africa and Asia account for 95 per cent of the world's maternal deaths. |
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84 Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia accounted for 84 per cent of global maternal deaths in 2005. |
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920 Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest maternal mortality rate at 920 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. |
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61 The overall percentage of births in developing countries attended by
skilled health personnel is 61% |
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6 in 10 Six in 10 births worldwide are attended by skilled
health personnel |
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34 The proportion of pregnant women in South Asia who received
antenatal care at least four times is 34 percent |
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77 According to the latest estimates, 77 percent of women in the
developing world receive antenatal care from a skilled health provider at least once during pregnancy |
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1 in 76 The life time risk of maternal deaths in developing countries
as compared to 1 in 8000 in industrialized countries |
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15% The percentage points increase in coverage antenatal care
services in developing countries during the past decade |
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34% The percentage points increase in coverage of skilled delivery
attendance in
Northern Africa during 1990 to 2006 |
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0.1% The estimated annual rate of reduction in maternal mortality
ratio in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1990 to 2005 |
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99% The proportion of maternal deaths worldwide occurring in developing regions in 2005 |
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36% The percentage points decrease in adolescent fertility in Southern Asia from 1990 to 2005 |
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1 of 4 The proportion of married women with unmet need for family planning in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005 |
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920 The annual maternal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa as compared to 8 in Industrialized countries |
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65% The percentage of women receiving any antenatal
care by skilled health providers during pregnancy in South Asia |
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500,000 The number of women who die each year from
treatable or preventable complications of pregnancy and childbirth |
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3 of 4 The proportion of women in the developing world
who are attended by a skilled health provider at least once during pregnancy |
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1 of 3 The proportion of maternal
deaths caused due to haemorrhage in Africa |
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1 of 4 The proportion of African women
who plan their pregnancies |
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60% The proportion of births in the developing
countries which are attended by skilled health personnel |
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1 of 4 The proportion of adolescent pregnancies occurring in the least developed countries |
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2 of 3 The proportion of women in Latin America and
the Caribbean who receive antenatal care in the first trimester |
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48% The proportion of 20-34 year old women in
developing countries reporting 4 or more antenatal care visits |
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54% The proportion of pregnant women in South Asia who had at least one antenatal visit in 1990-2001 |
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6 The median number of antenatal care visits reported by pregnant women in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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1 of 3 Women in rural areas of developing countries report no antenatal care |
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20% Women from the richest quintile are more likely to use antenatal services than those in the poorest quintiles |
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99% The proportion of maternal deaths that occur in developing countries |
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50% Husbands in South Asia particularly Bangladesh & Nepal decide on wifes health care |
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71% The proportion of deliveries attended by skilled health care personnel in Northern Africa in 2004 compared to 56% in developing regions |
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79% The proportion of deliveries in Eastern Asia attended by skilled health care personnel in 2004 |
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2:1 The ratio of urban and rural women reporting at least 4 antenatal care visits |
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