Trends in maternal mortality 2000 to 2020: estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UNDESA/Population DivisionThe report, co-authored by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division, tracks maternal deaths nationally, regionally, and globally from 2000 to 2020, and presents some significant progress in reducing maternal deaths between 2000 and 2015. However, gains largely stalled, or in some cases even reversed after 2016. |
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000 live births 100 rounded Annex average ARR Belarus BMat BMis BMis model Caribbean Central African Republic Children’s Fund UNICEF country consultations country-years CRVS data CRVS system data sources deaths among women deaths per 100 deaths to women due to maternal ending preventable maternal estimates of maternal Geneva global MMR health system HIV-related indirect maternal indirect maternal deaths Latin America LLDCs maternal causes PM maternal mortality estimates maternal mortality ratio misclassification MMEIG MMR point mortality ratio MMR Nations Children’s Fund Nations Population Fund non-maternal deaths Northern America number of maternal point estimate Population Fund UNFPA pregnancy preventable maternal mortality proportion of deaths puerperium reproductive age Republic risk of maternal rounded to nearest SDG region SDG target 3.1 specialized studies sub-Saharan Africa Sustainable Development Goal true PM uncertainty interval UI UNFPA UNICEF United Nations Children’s United Nations Population women of reproductive World Bank Group World Health Organization