Progress in lowering maternal mortality rates has stalled across much of the world and, in some regions, it is getting worse
maternal mortality rates has stalled across much of the world and, in some regions, it is getting worse. A report by the World Health Organisation published in February showed that between 2016 and 2020 the number of pregnant women who died per 100,000 births increased by 3.8% a year in Europe. Over the same period mortality rose by 3.5% annually in Latin America and the Caribbean, and 2.9% in North America.
Around 70% of all maternal deaths in 2020 occurred in sub-Saharan Africa. By the most recent figures, one in 40 women in the region dies during pregnancy or childbirth. Poverty is largely to blame. Many women do not haveto deal with complications when they arise. Child marriage is also common. In some parts of the region 20% of women give birth before their 16th birthday, raising the risk of severe complications.
Between 2000 and 2015 maternal mortality rates across Africa fell by around 2.2% each year. But since 2016 the annual drop has shrunk to 1.7%. Progress is stalling elsewhere, too. In Asia the rate has fallen by more than 60% since 2000. But after 2016 yearly improvements were around a third of what they were between 2000 and 2015. The reasons for this are still unclear.
In some parts of the world progress has reversed. In percentage terms, Europe saw the greatest increase of any region in the maternal death rate between 2016 and 2020 . Latin America and the Caribbean also experienced a rise in mortality, after more than a decade of improvements. Many countries in the region suspended or limited access to maternal-health services during the pandemic. Thein the rich world.
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