Maternal health

In the Asia-Pacific region as a whole, there has been a range of improvements in maternal health since 1990. Region-wide, the most impressive improvement has been the dramatic reduction in the incidence of post-partum maternal death. The maternal mortality ratio (MMR, the number of women who die during pregnancy and childbirth per 100,000 live births) fell region-wide by 61%, a rate of reduction faster than the global average of 46% and faster than in other developing regions globally, including Africa and Latin America.

Related Subject(s): Population and Demography