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Afghanistan is in the top 16 countries worldwide for the highest mortality rate from abortion. [12] The healthcare system in Afghanistan is also not at a level to properly care for pregnant mothers. [10] Every two hours there is a pregnancy-related death in Afghanistan. [7] The high maternal mortality is due to lack of post procedure care.
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births. [1] From Our World in Data (using World Health Organization definition): "The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is defined as the number of maternal deaths during a given time period per 100,000 live births during the same time period. It depicts the risk of maternal death relative to the number of ...
Afghanistan has long been one of the countries that deal with high maternal mortality cases. [ 52 ] [ 53 ] Initially, having one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world at 1640 per 100,000 in 1980 to 400 per 100,000 in 2013.
The statement said the alleged crimes were committed between "at least" from the Taliban's retaking of control over Afghanistan in August 2021 "until the present day," all across the country.
Dozens of House Democrats denounced the Trump administration’s actions towards the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in a letter sent Friday. “The repercussions of these ...
Civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has led to horrific abuses against women and children, and claimed more than 5.4 million lives. But less than 10 percent of these deaths have occurred in combat. Most deaths have been due to preventable or treatable causes such as malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia, newborn causes and malnutrition.
Afghanistan made significant improvement in the last decade to its maternal and child health care. According to United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Afghanistan's mortality rate has decreased by about 25% since 2003. It was reported in 2006 that nearly 60% of the population lives within two hours walking distance of the ...
The adult lifetime risk of maternal mortality can be derived using either the maternal mortality ratio (MMR), or the maternal mortality rate (MMRate). [37] Proportion of maternal deaths among deaths of women of reproductive age (PM) is the number of maternal deaths in a given time period divided by the total deaths among women aged 15–49 ...