Latest items for MMR-DATA-1
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"According to the Ministry of Health, 33% of maternal deaths are due to indirect causes, '14.9% of the dead women are adolescents between 12 and 19 years of age (…), between 2014 and 2017, the average number of maternal deaths under the age of 19 years constituted 13.8% of the total cases'" (10).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"According to the Ministry of Health, 33% of maternal deaths are due to indirect causes, '14.9% of the dead women are adolescents between 12 and 19 years of age (…), between 2014 and 2017, the average number of maternal deaths under the age of 19 years constituted 13.8% of the total cases'" (10).
Jan. 16, 2025, 10:50 a.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"In accordance with the Maternal Mortality Ratio Update, and taking into account the mortality rate of women of childbearing age, the maternal mortality ratio decreased from 73 to 60 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2015. The maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births decreased from 86 to 38 maternal deaths in urban areas, and from 85 to 58 maternal deaths in rural areas. Haemorrhage during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium is the leading cause of maternal mortality (32 per cent), followed by hypertensive disorders (26 per cent) and puerperal sepsis (8 per cent)" (32).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"In accordance with the Maternal Mortality Ratio Update, and taking into account the mortality rate of women of childbearing age, the maternal mortality ratio decreased from 73 to 60 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2015. The maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births decreased from 86 to 38 maternal deaths in urban areas, and from 85 to 58 maternal deaths in rural areas. Haemorrhage during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium is the leading cause of maternal mortality (32 per cent), followed by hypertensive disorders (26 per cent) and puerperal sepsis (8 per cent)" (32).
Jan. 10, 2025, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"One in every 14 Afghan women dies of causes related to pregnancy and it is one of the most dangerous countries in the world to give birth" (para 8).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"One in every 14 Afghan women dies of causes related to pregnancy and it is one of the most dangerous countries in the world to give birth" (para 8).
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:09 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"According to the Ministry of Health, the maternal mortality rate in the country is characterized by a wave-like but downward trend. The maternal mortality rate per 100,000 live births was 50.3 in 2012, 39.2 in 2013, 50.7 in 2014, 38.5 in 2015, 30.3 in 2016 and 31.2 in 2017" (27).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"According to the Ministry of Health, the maternal mortality rate in the country is characterized by a wave-like but downward trend. The maternal mortality rate per 100,000 live births was 50.3 in 2012, 39.2 in 2013, 50.7 in 2014, 38.5 in 2015, 30.3 in 2016 and 31.2 in 2017" (27).
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:25 a.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"At the Dimol clinic on the edge of Niamey, where half-built concrete suburbs give way to arid desert, the consequences of early marriage are plain. Most of the patients are girls with obstetric fistula — a hole between the vagina and rectum or bladder, usually caused by complicated labour, which leaves them incontinent. 'The reason is child marriage, because when the girls are married at an early age, they get pregnant when their bodies are not ready,' says Salamatou Traoré, the clinic’s director. 'That means they develop complications easily and often they live in rural areas, far from health centres, so they do not receive any medical assistance, which makes...more
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"At the Dimol clinic on the edge of Niamey, where half-built concrete suburbs give way to arid desert, the consequences of early marriage are plain. Most of the patients are girls with obstetric fistula — a hole between the vagina and rectum or bladder, usually caused by complicated labour, which leaves them incontinent. 'The reason is child marriage, because when the girls are married at an early age, they get pregnant when their bodies are not ready,' says Salamatou Traoré, the clinic’s director. 'That means they develop complications easily and often they live in rural areas, far from health centres, so they do not receive any medical assistance, which makes...more
Jan. 8, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Over the past five years,. . .there was a 1.2-fold and 2.2-fold drop in the rates of maternal mortality and infant mortality of children under 5, respectively" (p. 32). "From 2015 to 2019, the maternal mortality rate decreased from 33.0 to 24.1 deaths per 100,000 live births" (p. 32).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Over the past five years,. . .there was a 1.2-fold and 2.2-fold drop in the rates of maternal mortality and infant mortality of children under 5, respectively" (p. 32). "From 2015 to 2019, the maternal mortality rate decreased from 33.0 to 24.1 deaths per 100,000 live births" (p. 32).
Jan. 6, 2025, 11:18 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Death rates for mothers and newborn babies have increased for the first time in a decade amid growing concerns over patient safety, a report reveals" (par. 1). "It found rates of neonatal deaths - babies born at 20 weeks or after, but who die before they are 28-days-old - and maternal deaths - women who die while pregnant or up to six weeks after due to issues linked to pregnancy - increased for the first time in ten years and are continuing to rise. Maternal deaths were described as ‘steady’ between 2011 and 2013 and 2017 and 2019, although between 2017 and 2019 and 2020 to 2022, the rate increased...more
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Death rates for mothers and newborn babies have increased for the first time in a decade amid growing concerns over patient safety, a report reveals" (par. 1). "It found rates of neonatal deaths - babies born at 20 weeks or after, but who die before they are 28-days-old - and maternal deaths - women who die while pregnant or up to six weeks after due to issues linked to pregnancy - increased for the first time in ten years and are continuing to rise. Maternal deaths were described as ‘steady’ between 2011 and 2013 and 2017 and 2019, although between 2017 and 2019 and 2020 to 2022, the rate increased...more
Dec. 13, 2024, 10:47 p.m.
Countries: Bangladesh
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Rai is not unusual. Alarming numbers of pregnant women in the coastal district of Dacope, in south-west Bangladesh, have been diagnosed with pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and hypertension. Scientists believe it is linked to rising salinity in drinking water. 'High blood pressure is among the leading causes of maternal death in developing countries,' says Aneire Khan, a researcher in environmental epidemiology, who in 2008 carried out the first research into the correlation between high blood pressure-related conditions among pregnant women and salt intake from drinking water sources. 'It also makes pregnant women particularly vulnerable to pre-eclampsia, which can lead to severe headaches, organ damage and even death.' Khan conducted a second study...more
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Rai is not unusual. Alarming numbers of pregnant women in the coastal district of Dacope, in south-west Bangladesh, have been diagnosed with pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and hypertension. Scientists believe it is linked to rising salinity in drinking water. 'High blood pressure is among the leading causes of maternal death in developing countries,' says Aneire Khan, a researcher in environmental epidemiology, who in 2008 carried out the first research into the correlation between high blood pressure-related conditions among pregnant women and salt intake from drinking water sources. 'It also makes pregnant women particularly vulnerable to pre-eclampsia, which can lead to severe headaches, organ damage and even death.' Khan conducted a second study...more
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:57 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"An estimated 350 women die per 100,000 live births, according to the UN, making Haiti the most dangerous place to give birth in Latin America and the Caribbean. 'To find higher mortality rates one has to look to war-torn countries like Yemen or Sudan,' Degernier says" (para 17).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"An estimated 350 women die per 100,000 live births, according to the UN, making Haiti the most dangerous place to give birth in Latin America and the Caribbean. 'To find higher mortality rates one has to look to war-torn countries like Yemen or Sudan,' Degernier says" (para 17).
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:47 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"In 2020, about 82,000 Nigerian women died due to pregnancy-related complications, a slight improvement on the previous year, but an increase on previous decades" (para 1). "Nigeria’s rate of 1,047 deaths per 100,000 births in 2020 is the third-highest maternal mortality in Africa and far from the UN goal of 70 deaths per 100,000 to be reached globally by 2030" (para 4).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"In 2020, about 82,000 Nigerian women died due to pregnancy-related complications, a slight improvement on the previous year, but an increase on previous decades" (para 1). "Nigeria’s rate of 1,047 deaths per 100,000 births in 2020 is the third-highest maternal mortality in Africa and far from the UN goal of 70 deaths per 100,000 to be reached globally by 2030" (para 4).
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:42 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Congo has one of the highest number of maternal and neonatal deaths in the world. Latest figures record the maternal morality ratio at 547 deaths for every 100,000 live births" (para 5).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Congo has one of the highest number of maternal and neonatal deaths in the world. Latest figures record the maternal morality ratio at 547 deaths for every 100,000 live births" (para 5).
Dec. 10, 2024, 3:36 p.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Between 2000 and 2020, the country’s maternal mortality rate fell by over 250 per cent – one of the largest percentage reductions in the world" (para 5).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Between 2000 and 2020, the country’s maternal mortality rate fell by over 250 per cent – one of the largest percentage reductions in the world" (para 5).
Dec. 6, 2024, 11:26 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"[D]espite being one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, it has managed to reduce maternal mortality by 70% and infant mortality rates by 56%" (para 3). "Today, Nicaraguans are less likely to die during pregnancy than Idahoans: Nicaragua had 31.4 deaths compared to Idaho’s maternal mortality rate of 40.1 deaths per 100,000 births in 2021, up from 13.6 in 2019" (para 8). "The result of this is that only one pregnant woman has died in Ciudad Sandino over the past three years – nationwide, only 37 women died last year" (para 14).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"[D]espite being one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, it has managed to reduce maternal mortality by 70% and infant mortality rates by 56%" (para 3). "Today, Nicaraguans are less likely to die during pregnancy than Idahoans: Nicaragua had 31.4 deaths compared to Idaho’s maternal mortality rate of 40.1 deaths per 100,000 births in 2021, up from 13.6 in 2019" (para 8). "The result of this is that only one pregnant woman has died in Ciudad Sandino over the past three years – nationwide, only 37 women died last year" (para 14).
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:25 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"In 2018 ... Black women were five times more likely to die in childbirth than their white counterparts. Five years on, the data hasn’t changed much. Now, [black women] are almost four times more likely to die, according to the findings of a new report by the women and equalities committee" (para 1).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"In 2018 ... Black women were five times more likely to die in childbirth than their white counterparts. Five years on, the data hasn’t changed much. Now, [black women] are almost four times more likely to die, according to the findings of a new report by the women and equalities committee" (para 1).
Nov. 1, 2024, 10:44 a.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Deaths in pregnancy and childbirth have plunged 74 percent since 2000, according to United Nations figures" (para 4).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Deaths in pregnancy and childbirth have plunged 74 percent since 2000, according to United Nations figures" (para 4).
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:04 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"In 2018 ... Black women were five times more likely to die in childbirth than their white counterparts. Five years on, the data hasn’t changed much. Now, [black women] are almost four times more likely to die, according to the findings of a new report by the women and equalities committee" (para 1).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"In 2018 ... Black women were five times more likely to die in childbirth than their white counterparts. Five years on, the data hasn’t changed much. Now, [black women] are almost four times more likely to die, according to the findings of a new report by the women and equalities committee" (para 1).
Oct. 9, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Maternal Mortality decreased during the reporting period...In 2011, there was no maternal death. In 2017, the mortality rate was at 36" (34).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Maternal Mortality decreased during the reporting period...In 2011, there was no maternal death. In 2017, the mortality rate was at 36" (34).
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Maternal mortality rates, including among adolescent girls, are persistently high" (12). "Obstetric fistula is still prevalent, despite the national strategy for its elimination for the period 2018–2025" (12).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Maternal mortality rates, including among adolescent girls, are persistently high" (12). "Obstetric fistula is still prevalent, despite the national strategy for its elimination for the period 2018–2025" (12).
Jan. 29, 2024, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"[M]aternal mortality rate [is low in the state]" (12).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"[M]aternal mortality rate [is low in the state]" (12).
Jan. 22, 2024, 7:07 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Women are dying during pregnancy or within 42 days of giving birth at five times the rate before the war, and children under 5 are dying at twice the prewar rate" (para 7).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Women are dying during pregnancy or within 42 days of giving birth at five times the rate before the war, and children under 5 are dying at twice the prewar rate" (para 7).
Jan. 21, 2024, 11:31 a.m.
Countries: Kosovo
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
The maternal mortality rate for Kosovo in 2020 was not provided (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
The maternal mortality rate for Kosovo in 2020 was not provided (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 21, 2024, 11:23 a.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"In 2021, Taiwan’s maternal mortality rate was 14 deaths per 100,000 live births. When compared to the 2017 rates among the 185 member states of the World Health Organization, Taiwan ranks 49th, with the mortality rate lower than that of 137 countries" (para 2).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"In 2021, Taiwan’s maternal mortality rate was 14 deaths per 100,000 live births. When compared to the 2017 rates among the 185 member states of the World Health Organization, Taiwan ranks 49th, with the mortality rate lower than that of 137 countries" (para 2).
Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Vietnam was 124 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Vietnam was 124 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Ukraine
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Ukraine was 17 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Ukraine was 17 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in the UAE was 9 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in the UAE was 9 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in the UK was 10 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in the UK was 10 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in the U.S. was 21 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in the U.S. was 21 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Uruguay
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Uruguay was 19 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Uruguay was 19 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Uzbekistan was 30 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Uzbekistan was 30 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Venezuela was 259 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Venezuela was 259 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).