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Author: Ian Graham, Staff Editor
The World Health Organization says half a million mothers and 10.6 million children will die each year if governments do not increase their efforts to reduce maternal and child deaths. <p>Over 70 percent of maternal and child deaths are the result of preventable and treatable conditions such as hemorrhage, infection, unsafe abortion, high blood pressure, neonatal conditions, pneumonia, post neonatal diarrhea, malaria and measles. The majority of maternal and child deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, with higher rates among the poor. <p>The WHO notes that four years ago, governments around the world committed themselves to reducing maternal deaths by three-quarters and child mortality by two-thirds by 2015.
DEFINITION:
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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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Malawi | 1,100 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =1 | Central African Republic | 1,100 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =1 | Mozambique | 1,100 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 4 | Eritrea | 1,000 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 5 | Guinea-Bissau | 910 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 6 | Chad | 830 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 700 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =8 | Laos | 650 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =8 | Zambia | 650 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 10 | Cote d'Ivoire | 600 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =11 | Kenya | 590 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =11 | Niger | 590 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 13 | Mali | 580 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 14 | Senegal | 560 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =15 | Sudan | 550 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =15 | Mauritania | 550 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =15 | Solomon Islands | 550 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =18 | Nepal | 540 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =18 | India | 540 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 20 | Guinea | 530 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =21 | Gabon | 520 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =21 | Haiti | 520 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 23 | Uganda | 510 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 24 | Benin | 500 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 490.62 per 100,000 | 2001 | ||
| 25 | Madagascar | 490 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =26 | Burkina Faso | 480 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =26 | Togo | 480 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 28 | Cambodia | 440 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 29 | Cameroon | 430 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 30 | Bolivia | 390 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =31 | Indonesia | 380 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =31 | Bhutan | 380 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 33 | Papua New Guinea | 370 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =34 | Bangladesh | 350 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =34 | Maldives | 350 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =34 | Yemen | 350 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 37 | Botswana | 330 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 38 | Peru | 270 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =39 | Swaziland | 230 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =39 | Dominican Republic | 230 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =39 | Morocco | 230 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =39 | Burma | 230 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =39 | Namibia | 230 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 227.36 per 100,000 | 2001 | ||
| 44 | Algeria | 220 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 45 | Ghana | 210 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =46 | Paraguay | 190 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =46 | Guatemala | 190 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =48 | Philippines | 170 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =48 | Egypt | 170 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =50 | Ecuador | 160 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =50 | Brazil | 160 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =52 | Mongolia | 150 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =52 | Antigua and Barbuda | 150 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =52 | Nicaragua | 150 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 55 | Belize | 140 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =56 | Turkey | 130 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =56 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 130 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 126.16 per 100,000 | 2001 | ||
| 58 | El Salvador | 120 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =59 | Suriname | 110 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =59 | Syria | 110 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =59 | Guyana | 110 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =59 | Honduras | 110 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 100.48 per 100,000 | 2001 | ||
| 63 | Lebanon | 100 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =64 | Jamaica | 95 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =64 | Vietnam | 95 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 92.88 per 100,000 | 2001 | ||
| =66 | Colombia | 80 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =66 | Azerbaijan | 80 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 68 | Libya | 75 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =69 | Panama | 70 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =69 | Trinidad and Tobago | 70 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =69 | Tunisia | 70 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =72 | Turkmenistan | 65 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =72 | Dominica | 65 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =72 | Tajikistan | 65 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =72 | Kazakhstan | 65 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =72 | Kyrgyzstan | 65 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =77 | Venezuela | 60 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =77 | Sri Lanka | 60 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =79 | Mexico | 55 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =79 | China | 55 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =81 | Georgia | 50 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =81 | Estonia | 50 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 46.29 per 100,000 | 2001 | ||
| 83 | Bahrain | 46 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 84 | Latvia | 45 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =85 | Thailand | 44 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =85 | Russia | 44 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 87 | Romania | 42 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =88 | Malaysia | 41 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =88 | Jordan | 41 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =88 | Argentina | 41 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 91 | Fiji | 38 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 92 | Iran | 37 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =93 | Cape Verde | 35 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =93 | Armenia | 35 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 95 | Cuba | 33 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 96 | Saint Lucia | 30 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 29 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 98 | Uruguay | 26 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 99 | Ukraine | 25 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 100 | Chile | 23 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =101 | Mauritius | 21 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =101 | Uzbekistan | 21 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =103 | South Korea | 20 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =103 | Belarus | 20 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| NATO countries average (profile) | 19.45 per 100,000 | 2001 | ||
| 105 | Lithuania | 18 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =106 | Hungary | 15 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =106 | New Zealand | 15 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =106 | Bulgaria | 15 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 109 | Oman | 14 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| European Union average (profile) | 13.43 per 100,000 | 2001 | ||
| 110 | Slovenia | 11 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 10.32 per 100,000 | 2001 | ||
| =111 | France | 10 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =111 | Denmark | 10 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =111 | Qatar | 10 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =114 | Slovakia | 9 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =114 | Czech Republic | 9 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =116 | Portugal | 8 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =116 | United States | 8 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =116 | Japan | 8 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =116 | Germany | 8 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =116 | Poland | 8 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 8 per 100,000 | 2001 | ||
| =121 | Netherlands | 7 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =121 | Italy | 7 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =121 | United Kingdom | 7 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =124 | Norway | 6 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =124 | Finland | 6 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =124 | Ireland | 6 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =124 | Spain | 6 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =124 | Croatia | 6 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =124 | Singapore | 6 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =130 | Israel | 5 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =130 | Sweden | 5 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =130 | Switzerland | 5 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =130 | Kuwait | 5 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| 134 | United Arab Emirates | 3 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =135 | Greece | 1 per 100,000 | 2001 | |
| =135 | Grenada | 1 per 100,000 | 2001 |
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Posted on 05 Apr 2005
Ian Graham, Staff Editor
