
*Please excuse our mess! Our map and country profiles are currently under construction*
But check out the profiles that are available below the map and in the archives to get a country-specific glimpse into maternal mortality.VIETNAM: Improving Maternal Mortality despite Financial Limitations
Understand how Vietnam has achieved declines in maternal mortality notwithstanding its financial constraints.
BAHRAIN: Consistent Concern for Maternal Health
Bahrain’s steady focus on maternal health care and the financial ability to provide it have led to low and stable maternal mortality rates for decades. With a maternal mortality ratio of 22 deaths per 100,000 live births (2013), women in The Kingdom of Bahrain face a...
ZAMBIA: Momentum in the Right Direction
Photo courtesy of Margaret W. Nea and Bread for the World As one of the world's fastest economically reformed countries, Zambia has made great strides in maternal health during the past decade. According to 2013 estimates, a Zambian woman faces a 1 in 59 risk of death...
VENEZUELA: A Struggle to Improve Maternal Health
Photo courtesy of Reinaldo Sardinha and MinMujer Maternal mortality in Venezuela has stagnated for the past two decades and the country's maternal health programs lack stability because they rely heavily on the oil industry. Although maternal mortality was far lower...
SOMALIA: A Long Road to Rebuilding Maternal Health
Photo courtesy of Australia for UNHCR With a critically damaged health system for over two decades, maternal health in Somalia is in tatters, although recent changes bring reason for hope. Since the collapse of the government in 1991, political upheaval, lawlessness,...
YEMEN: Humanitarian Crisis Indicates Rise in Maternal Mortality
Photo courtesy of Time magazine Although it has been on the decline for more than two decades, maternal mortality in Yemen will likely increase amid prolonged fighting and governmental collapse. Of the Middle East and North Africa region and the rest of the world,...
PERU: Maternal Deaths Are Decreasing Except in Rural Areas
Photo courtesy of Ian Riley and Wikipedia For over two decades, Peru has made advances in maternal health except in rural areas, where maternal death statistics remain unchanged. Peru’s maternal mortality ratio—previously one of the highest in the region—has declined...
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