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Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division

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Number of pages: 12
Publication date: November 2015
Languages: English
WHO reference number: WHO /RHR/15.23

Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 Target 5A called for the reduction of maternal mortality ratio by three quarters between 1990 and 2015. It has been a challenge to assess the extent of progress due to the lack of reliable and accurate maternal mortality data – particularly in developing-country settings where maternal mortality is high. As part of ongoing efforts, the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division updated estimates of maternal mortality for the years 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2015.

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