MJA: O'Loughlin, Box 1

1: Maternal deaths per 100 000 livebirths*


Europe
Norway	6	Hungary	30
Switzerland	6	Lithuania	36
United Kingdom	9	Ukraine	50
France	15	Russian Federation	75
Czech Republic	15	Romania	130
Regional average	36
The Americas
Canada	6	Nicaragua	160
United States	12	Brazil	220
Chile	65	Peru	280
Argentina	100	Bolivia	650
Mexico	110	Haiti	1000
Regional average	140
Asia/Pacific
Hong Kong	7	India	570
Australia	9	Indonesia	650
Singapore	10	Bangladesh	850
Japan	18	Papua New Guinea	930
China	95	Nepal	1500
Philippines	280	Bhutan	1600
Regional average	390
Central Asia
Azerbaijan	22	Afghanistan	1700
Tajikistan	130
Regional average	560
Middle East/North Africa
Israel	7	Turkey	180
Kuwait	29	Iraq	310
Saudi Arabia	130	Morocco	610
Egypt	170	Sudan	660
Syria	180	Yemen	1400
Regional average	300
Sub-Saharan Africa
Mauritius	120	Uganda	1200
South Africa	230	Ethiopia	1400
Zimbabwe	570	Guinea	1600
Kenya	650	Somalia	1600
Nigeria	1000	Sierra Leone	1800
Regional average	980

* UNICEF. The progress of nations. Adamson P, editor. New York: UNICEF, 1996: 3-9.

©MJA 1997

Home | Issues | eMJA shop | Terms of use | Classifieds | More... | Contact | Topics | Search

The Medical Journal of Australia eMJA

<URL: http://www.mja.com.au/> © 1997 Medical Journal of Australia.
We appreciate your comments.