*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.Bahrain
Bahrain
Zambia
Zambia
Venezuela
Venezuela
Somalia
Somalia
Yemen
Yemen
Peru
Peru
Sweden
Sweden
Belgium
Belgium
The Bahamas
The Bahamas
Jamaica
Jamaica
Italy
Italy
Israel
Israel
Iraq
Iraq
Iceland
Iceland
Hungary
Hungary
Congo
Congo
Haiti
Haiti
Guyana
Guyana
Guatamala
Guatamala
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Guinea
Greece
Greece
France
France
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
Ireland
Ireland
Ghana
Ghana
Germany
Germany
Gambia
Gambia
Gabon
Gabon
Finland
Finland
Fiji
Fiji
Estonia
Estonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Eritrea
Eritrea
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
El Salvador
El Salvador
Egypt
Egypt
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Cote D'Ivoire
Cote D’Ivoire
Denmark
Denmark
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Cuba
Cuba
Croatia
Croatia
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Congo
Congo
Comoros
Comoros
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Columbia
Columbia
China
China
Chile
Chile
Chad
Chad
Canada
Canada
Cameroon
Cameroon
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Belarus
Belarus
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Brunei
Brunei
Brazil
Brazil
Bolivia
Bolivia
Bhutan
Bhutan
Benin
Benin
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Albania
Albania
Algeria
Algeria
Australia
Australia
Armenia
Armenia
Argentina
Argentina
India
India
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
United States
United States
Belize
Belize
Indonesia
Indonesia
Angola
Angola
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Austria
Austria
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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