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We can and must end preventable maternal deaths

07 April 2025

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Trends in Maternal Mortality 2000-2023: Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UNDESA/Population Division

Publication date: 07 Apr 2025

Publisher: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UNDESA/Population Division

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