Former Spanish colonies Compared by Health > Maternal mortality
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Maternal mortality reported per 100,000 births 1985-1999. The maternal mortality data are those reported by national authorities. UNICEF and the World Health Organization periodically evaluate these data and make adjustments to account for the well-documented problems of under-reporting and misclassification of maternal deaths and to develop estimates for countries with no data (for details on the most recent estimates see Hill, AbouZahr and Wardlaw 2001). Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified.
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Interesting observations about Health > Maternal mortality
- India ranked first for maternal mortality amongst Emerging markets in 2001.
- Mozambique ranked first for maternal mortality amongst Hot countries in 2001.
- Chad ranked first for maternal mortality amongst Muslim countries in 2001.
- Turkey ranked first for maternal mortality amongst Europe in 2001.
- Haiti ranked first for maternal mortality amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2001.
- Central African Republic ranked first for maternal mortality amongst Christian countries in 2001.
- Malawi ranked first for maternal mortality amongst Former British colonies in 2001.
- Nepal ranked first for maternal mortality amongst Cold countries in 2001.
- Estonia ranked first for maternal mortality amongst European Union in 2001.
- Bolivia ranked first for maternal mortality amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2001.
