300 The lifetime risk of maternal death is 300 times greater for women living in the least developed countries than it is for those from industrialized countries.
Millennium Development Goal 5 : Improve maternal health
Target 5.A : Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio.
Gaps in maternal, newborn and child health care among income and population groups have widened markedly.
As a key example, the lifetime risk of maternal death is 300 times greater for women living in the least developed countries than it is for those from industrialized countries.
Source: UNICEF and World Health Organization (WHO)
