Maternal mortality rate in my country

The maternal mortality rate is the maternal mortality rate per 10,000 successful pregnancies or per 100,000 successful pregnancies. All maternal and childbirth deaths caused by various reasons (except accidents) from the beginning of pregnancy to 42 days after birth are included. Because of its small proportion, the denominator is often measured in tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands.

Basic Condition

Every day, approximately 1,000 women die from preventable infectious diseases related to pregnancy and childbirth. 99% of all maternal deaths occur in developed countries. The maternal mortality rate is higher in rural areas and among the poor and poorly educated. Young girls face greater risks of cesarean section indications and pregnancy mortality than older women. Skilled care before, during and after childbirth can save the lives of women and their newborn babies. Between 1990 and 2008, maternal mortality rates around the world fell by one third.

The high maternal mortality rate is unacceptable. Around 1,000 women die every day worldwide from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth. In 2008, more than 358,000 women died during pregnancy, childbirth and after childbirth. Virtually all of these deaths occur in developed countries, and the majority are preventable.

Work in progress

Improving maternal health is one of the eight Millennium Development Goals adopted by the international community in 2000. Under the Millennium Development Goal5, countries around the world have pledged to reduce maternal mortality by three quarters between 1990 and 2015. Since 1990, maternal mortality rates have fallen by 34% worldwide.

In sub-Saharan Africa, some countries have halved maternal deaths since 1990. Elsewhere, including Asia and Latin America, progress has been even greater. However, from 1990 to 2008, the global maternal mortality rate (the number of deaths per 100,000 successful pregnancies) fell by only 2.3% per year. This is far less than the 5.5% annual reduction rate required to achieve the Millennium Development Goal 5.

By the end of 2018, the national maternal and infant mortality rate had dropped to 18.3/100,000, the infant mortality rate had dropped to 6.1‰, and the mortality rate for children under 5 years old had dropped to 8.4‰.

Cause of death

Women die from complications during pregnancy, childbirth, and after childbirth. This complication is mostly acquired during pregnancy. Other complications may exist before pregnancy but worsen during pregnancy. Key complications that account for 80% of maternal deaths are:

Internal bleeding (mostly postpartum bleeding)

Infection (usually after a woman has given birth)

High blood pressure in pregnancy (eclampsia signs and eclampsia)

Pregnant women with dystocia

Unsafe abortion surgery

The remaining complications are caused by conditions such as dengue fever, anemia and hiv/aids during pregnancy.

Maternal and childbirth health is closely related to the health of the newborn. Every year, more than 3 million newborns die and another 3 million babies are stillborn.