MATERNAL MORTALITY PORTAL

Poll

What will be the main cause a mother will die giving birth at home?

Infections

Hemorrhage(Severe Bleeding)

54%

Obstructed Labour

38%

Eclampsia(Convulsion)

Total votes: 13

MDG GOAL 5

Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio.

WORLD WIDE STATISTICS ON MATERNAL MORTALITY

Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) :

19.98

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total):

65.98

Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) :

140.00

Life expectancy at birth, total (years):

69.00

Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) :

260.00

Population, female (% of total) :

49.60

Population, total :

7000000000.00

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%) :

81.66