The World Health Organisation (WHO) says pregnancy and childbirth complications are causing the death of at least one woman every two minutes globally.
The organisation in its report on trends in maternal mortality on Thursday, said deaths caused by pregnancy and childbirth complications are more prevalent in African countries battling the humanitarian crises.
The report was produced by WHO on behalf of the United Nations Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group comprising WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
The report highlighted the rate of maternal mortality across the world from 2000 to 2020 and pointed out that 287, 000 maternal deaths were recorded across the world in 2020.
Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released in a report by United Nations agencies today. This report, Trends in maternal mortality, reveals alarming setbacks for women’s health over recent years, as maternal deaths either increased or stagnated in nearly all regions of the world,” a WHO statement reads.
