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10 Skilled delivery attendance in developing countries increased 10 percentage points from 1990 to 2009. |
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50 Only 50 per cent of births in rural areas of developing countries are attended by skilled health personnel. |
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80 The percentage of women in the developing world attended to at least once during pregnancy was 80 in 2009, up from 63 in 1990. |
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64 Sixty-four per cent of births in developing countries are attended by skilled health personnel. |
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79 According to the latest estimates, 79 percent of women in the developing world receive antenatal care from a skilled health provider at least once during pregnancy. |
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1 in 2 Just half of all pregnant women in developing countries receive the minimum recommended four antenatal visits. |
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4.9 Women from the richest household quintile in South Asia are 4.9 times more likely to deliver their babies with the assistance of skilled health personnel than women from the poorest household quintile. |
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34 Haemorrhage remains the leading cause of maternal mortality, accounting for 34 per cent of deaths. |
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18 The percentage of rural women in sub-Saharan Africa using any method of contraception is 18 per cent. |
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68 The percentage of pregnant women in South Asia attended at least once during pregnancy by an antenatal care medical provider is 68. |
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63 Sixty-three per cent of births in developing countries are attended by skilled health personnel. |
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300 The lifetime risk of maternal death is 300 times greater for women living in the least developed countries than it is for those from industrialized countries. |
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500,000 More than 500,000 women die each year from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. |
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1 in 3 In the least developed countries, 1 in 3 women do not receive any antenatal care during pregnancy. |
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30 The global maternal mortality ratio has declined by 30 deaths per 100,000, from 430 in 1990 to 400 in 2005. |
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4.5 A woman in sub-Saharan Africa has a 4.5% chance of dying from pregnancy-related causes, as compared to 0.01% for a woman in industrialized countries. |
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187,000 The number of maternal deaths in South Asia in 2005 was 187,000. |
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95 Africa and Asia account for 95 per cent of the world's maternal deaths. |
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84 Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia accounted for 84 per cent of global maternal deaths in 2005. |
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920 Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest maternal mortality rate at 920 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. |
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61 The overall percentage of births in developing countries attended by
skilled health personnel is 61% |
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6 in 10 Six in 10 births worldwide are attended by skilled
health personnel |
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34 The proportion of pregnant women in South Asia who received
antenatal care at least four times is 34 percent |
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77 According to the latest estimates, 77 percent of women in the
developing world receive antenatal care from a skilled health provider at least once during pregnancy |
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1 in 76 The life time risk of maternal deaths in developing countries
as compared to 1 in 8000 in industrialized countries |
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15% The percentage points increase in coverage antenatal care
services in developing countries during the past decade |
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34% The percentage points increase in coverage of skilled delivery
attendance in
Northern Africa during 1990 to 2006 |
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0.1% The estimated annual rate of reduction in maternal mortality
ratio in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1990 to 2005 |
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99% The proportion of maternal deaths worldwide occurring in developing regions in 2005 |
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36% The percentage points decrease in adolescent fertility in Southern Asia from 1990 to 2005 |
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1 of 4 The proportion of married women with unmet need for family planning in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005 |
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920 The annual maternal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa as compared to 8 in Industrialized countries |
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65% The percentage of women receiving any antenatal
care by skilled health providers during pregnancy in South Asia |
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500,000 The number of women who die each year from
treatable or preventable complications of pregnancy and childbirth |
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3 of 4 The proportion of women in the developing world
who are attended by a skilled health provider at least once during pregnancy |
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1 of 3 The proportion of maternal
deaths caused due to haemorrhage in Africa |
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1 of 4 The proportion of African women
who plan their pregnancies |
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60% The proportion of births in the developing
countries which are attended by skilled health personnel |
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1 of 4 The proportion of adolescent pregnancies occurring in the least developed countries |
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2 of 3 The proportion of women in Latin America and
the Caribbean who receive antenatal care in the first trimester |
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48% The proportion of 20-34 year old women in
developing countries reporting 4 or more antenatal care visits |
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54% The proportion of pregnant women in South Asia who had at least one antenatal visit in 1990-2001 |
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6 The median number of antenatal care visits reported by pregnant women in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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1 of 3 Women in rural areas of developing countries report no antenatal care |
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20% Women from the richest quintile are more likely to use antenatal services than those in the poorest quintiles |
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99% The proportion of maternal deaths that occur in developing countries |
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50% Husbands in South Asia particularly Bangladesh & Nepal decide on wifes health care |
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71% The proportion of deliveries attended by skilled health care personnel in Northern Africa in 2004 compared to 56% in developing regions |
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79% The proportion of deliveries in Eastern Asia attended by skilled health care personnel in 2004 |
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2:1 The ratio of urban and rural women reporting at least 4 antenatal care visits |
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