Global Maternal Mortality Ratio Decrease between 2000-2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
Global Maternal Deaths 2020
34%
287,000
70%
AFRICA
Maternal Mortality
"Globally, every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth. In 2020, there were an estimted 287,000 deaths worldwide. About 70 per cent of those maternal deaths were in sub-Saharan Africa."- Unicef
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Reference Page
Analytical Fact Sheet Maternal mortality: The urgency of a systemic and multisectoral approach in mitigating maternal deaths in Africa Rationale. (2023). https://files.aho.afro.who.int/afahobckpcontainer/production/files/iAHO_Maternal_Mortality_Regional_Factsheet.pdf Unicef. (2018). Maternal and newborn health. Unicef.org. https://www.unicef.org/health/maternal-and-newborn-health World Health Organization. (2023, February 22). Maternal Mortality. Who.int; World Health Organization: WHO. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/maternal-mortality
South Sudan
Experienced the highest rates of maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020. 1,223 women died for every 100,000 live births.
Humanitarian, conflict, and post-conflict settings hinder progress in reducing the burden of maternal mortality. The average maternal mortality rate for very high and high alert fragile states in 2020 was 551 per 100 000, over double the world average.
Access to High Quality Care
It is crucial to intervene throughout pregnancy, as well as during and after childbirth, to treat:
- Severe Bleeding
- Infection
- Pre-eclampsia
Only 3% of Burkina Faso, South Sudan, and Ethiopia have access to comprehensive emergency obstetric care services.
Empowering Women
Through Family Planning
It is vital to prevent unintended pregnancies. All women, including adolescents, need access to contraception, safe abortion services to the full extent of the law, and quality post-abortion care.
Democratic Republic of the Congo has the lowest family services available at 33%.
Why?
Why do women not get the care they need?
- Health system failures
- Social determinants including income, education, race and ethnicity
- Harmful gender norms and/or inequalities
- External factors contributing to instability and fragility within the healthcare system
Nigeria has the third-highest rate of maternal mortality in Africa
Why do women die?
The major complications that account for nearly 75% of all maternal deaths include
- severe bleeding most often bleeding after childbirth
- infections usually after childbirth
- high blood pressure during pregnancy referred to as pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
- complications from delivering the baby
- unsafe abortion
Chad has the second-highest rate of maternal mortality in Africa
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Global Maternal Mortality Ratio Decrease between 2000-2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
Global Maternal Deaths 2020
34%
287,000
70%
AFRICA
Maternal Mortality
"Globally, every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth. In 2020, there were an estimted 287,000 deaths worldwide. About 70 per cent of those maternal deaths were in sub-Saharan Africa."- Unicef
Click on the dots to learn more!
Reference Page
Analytical Fact Sheet Maternal mortality: The urgency of a systemic and multisectoral approach in mitigating maternal deaths in Africa Rationale. (2023). https://files.aho.afro.who.int/afahobckpcontainer/production/files/iAHO_Maternal_Mortality_Regional_Factsheet.pdf Unicef. (2018). Maternal and newborn health. Unicef.org. https://www.unicef.org/health/maternal-and-newborn-health World Health Organization. (2023, February 22). Maternal Mortality. Who.int; World Health Organization: WHO. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/maternal-mortality
South Sudan
Experienced the highest rates of maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020. 1,223 women died for every 100,000 live births.
Humanitarian, conflict, and post-conflict settings hinder progress in reducing the burden of maternal mortality. The average maternal mortality rate for very high and high alert fragile states in 2020 was 551 per 100 000, over double the world average.
Access to High Quality Care
It is crucial to intervene throughout pregnancy, as well as during and after childbirth, to treat:
Only 3% of Burkina Faso, South Sudan, and Ethiopia have access to comprehensive emergency obstetric care services.
Empowering Women
Through Family Planning
It is vital to prevent unintended pregnancies. All women, including adolescents, need access to contraception, safe abortion services to the full extent of the law, and quality post-abortion care.
Democratic Republic of the Congo has the lowest family services available at 33%.
Why?
Why do women not get the care they need?
Nigeria has the third-highest rate of maternal mortality in Africa
Why do women die?
The major complications that account for nearly 75% of all maternal deaths include
Chad has the second-highest rate of maternal mortality in Africa