| Autor institucional : | WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, The World Bank and the United Nations Population Division |
| Fecha de publicación: | Mayo, 2014 |
| Alcance geográfico: | Internacional |
| Publicado en: | Internacional |
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| Resumen: | deaths in 2013, a decline of 45% from 1990. The sub- Saharan Africa region alone accounted for 62% (179 000) of global deaths followed by Southern Asia at 24%. At the country level, the two countries that accounted for one third of all global maternal deaths are India at 17% (50 000) and Nigeria at 14% (40 000). The global MMR in 2013 was 210 maternal deaths per 100 000 live births, down from 380 maternal deaths per 100 000 live births in 1990. The MMR in developing regions (230) was 14 times higher than in developed regions (16). Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest MMR (510). Of the remaining MDG developing regions, five had low MMR: Eastern Asia (33); Caucasus and Central Asia (39); Northern Africa (69); Western Asia (74); and Latin America and the Caribbean (85). Three had moderate MMR: South-eastern Asia (140); Southern Asia (190); and Oceania (190). |
