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.
Publication date
Nov 2015
Author
WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division
Number of pages
98
Publication
Trends in Maternal Mortality: 1990 to 2015
Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division
Press release
Maternal death ratio has fallen 44 per cent since 1990 – UN
12 November 2015
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Publication date
Oct 2015
Author
Interagency Working Group on Key Populations
Number of pages
34
Publication
HIV and young people who inject drugs
Technical brief
1
Publication date
Oct 2015
Author
Interagency Working Group on Key Populations
Number of pages
36
Publication
HIV and young transgender people
Technical brief
1
Publication date
Oct 2015
Author
Interagency Working Group on Key Populations
Number of pages
40
Publication
HIV and young men who have sex with men
Technical brief
1
Publication date
Oct 2015
Author
Interagency Working Group on Key Populations
Number of pages
44
Publication
HIV and young people who sell sex
Technical brief
1
Statement
UNFPA Hopes Policy Changes Will Lead to Fulfillment of Chinese Couples' Rights on Family Size
30 October 2015
1
News
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29 October 2015
1
Events
2016 International Conference on Family Planning
25 January - 28 January 2016
Nusa Dua, Indonesia
1
News
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27 October 2015
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