Hemorrhage

Infection

Hypertension

Eclampsia

Afghanistan

Somalia

Sierra Leone

South Sudan

17.4 per 100,000 live births

26.4 per 100,000 live births

35.4 per 100,000 live births

44.4 per 100,000 live births

Age (under 20 or over 35)

Multiple pregnancies

Pre-existing medical conditions (such as diabetes or hypertension)

All of the above

Providing access to quality prenatal care

Empowering women and girls

Investing in health systems

All of the above

To reduce the maternal mortality ratio by 75% between 1990 and 2015

To reduce the maternal mortality ratio by 50% between 1990 and 2015

To reduce the maternal mortality ratio by 25% between 1990 and 2015

To eliminate maternal mortality by 2015

To reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030

To reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 50 per 100,000 live births by 2030

To reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 25 per 100,000 live births by 2030

To eliminate maternal mortality by 2030

Delay in seeking care

Delay in reaching care

Delay in receiving appropriate care

All of the above

Skilled birth attendants can provide life-saving interventions during childbirth

Skilled birth attendants can help to prevent complications during childbirth

Skilled birth attendants can provide postpartum care and support

All of the above

Community health workers can provide education and support to pregnant women and their families

Community health workers can help to identify and refer women at high risk of complications

Community health workers can provide basic emergency care

All of the above

Investing in health systems can help to ensure that women have access to quality prenatal care

Investing in health systems can help to ensure that women have access to skilled birth attendance

Investing in health systems can help to ensure that women have access to postpartum care and support

All of the above

Data can help to identify areas with high maternal mortality rates

Data can help to identify risk factors for maternal mortality

Data can help to track progress in reducing maternal mortality

All of the above

Advocacy can help to raise awareness of the issue of maternal mortality

Advocacy can help to mobilize resources to address maternal mortality

Advocacy can help to hold governments accountable for their commitments to reducing maternal mortality

All of the above

Educate themselves about maternal mortality

Advocate for policies that support maternal health

Support organizations that are working to reduce maternal mortality

All of the above