Health > Births and maternity Stats: compare key data on Belize & Philippines
Definitions
- Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
- Antenatal care > Mothers getting 1+ visit during pregnancy: Percentage of pregnant women who received at least one visit by a doctor or other highly specialized care provider.
- Antenatal care > Mothers getting 4+ visits during pregrancy: Percentage of pregnant women who received at least four visits by a doctor or other highly specialized care provider.
- Average age of mother at childbirth: Average age of mother at first childbirth.
- Births attended by skill personnel: Births attended by skilled health personnel, percentage.
- Crude birth rate: Country's crude birth rate. The crude birth rate is the number of live births for every 1,000 people.
- Future births: Mid-range estimate for country's population increase due to births from five years prior to the given year. For example, from 2095 to 2100, India's population is expected to rise by 16,181 people due to births. Estimates are from the UN Population Division.
- Infant mortality rate: How many infants, out of 1000, who will die before attaining one year of age.
- Maternal death rate: Number of mothers who died giving birth, out of 100,000 births.
- Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid: Percentage of usual wages the country mandates employers to pay women on maternity leave. For instance, Italy requires employers to pay a woman 80% of her normal wages while off work after giving birth.
- Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given: Maternity leave benefits.
- Number of births: Total number of live births. A live birth refers to a birth after which the baby shows signs of life, however, if the baby dies after showing signs of life, it is still considered a live birth.
- Number of births per thousand people: Total number of live births. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
- Teenage birth rate: Percentage of females aged 15-19 who give birth, out of all females the same age in the country.
- Total fertility rate: Total fertility rate.
- Future births per million people: Mid-range estimate for country's population increase due to births from five years prior to the given year. For example, from 2095 to 2100, India's population is expected to rise by 16,181 people due to births. Estimates are from the UN Population Division. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
- Maternity leave > Provider: The method/s in which women receive an income during their maternity leave. Some countries put the responsibility solely on the employer, while others either include maternity leaves into their social welfare programs or use a combination of the two. Some countries do not have laws regarding maternity leave such as the United States and Papua New Guinea.
- Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
- Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
- Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
- Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
- Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
- Percent of births registered: Civil registration coverage of births (%).
- Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
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