Trends in Maternal Mortality: 1990 to 2015

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Nov 2015

Author

WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division

Number of pages

98

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Trends in Maternal Mortality: 1990 to 2015

Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division

The global maternal death ratio fell by 44 per cent between 1990 and 2015. The total number of maternal deaths around the world dropped from about 532,000 in 1990 to an estimated 303,000 in 2015. This equates to an estimated global maternal death ratio of 216 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, down from 385 in 1990.

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Maternal death ratio has fallen 44 per cent since 1990 – UN

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Oct 2015

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Interagency Working Group on Key Populations

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34

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Oct 2015

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Interagency Working Group on Key Populations

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Oct 2015

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Interagency Working Group on Key Populations

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Oct 2015

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Sep 2015

Author

United Nations General Assembly

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