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Maternal
Health-Arab World
Statistical Data
Lifetime risk of maternal death: The risk
of an individual woman dying from pregnancy or childbirth during her lifetime.
A
lifetime risk of 1 in 3000 represents a low risk of dying from pregnancy and
childbirth, while 1 in 100 is a high risk.
Calculations are based on maternal mortality and fertility rates in a country.
Skilled attendant at delivery: Percentage
of deliveries attended by a skilled person (doctor, midwife, nurse).
Perinatal deaths per 1000 births: Stillbirths
and deaths in the first week of life.
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Country
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Lifetime risk of maternal death
1 woman in:
|
Skilled attendant at delivery
(%) |
Perinatal deaths per 1000 births |
| Algeria
|
120 |
77 |
25 |
| Bahrain
|
360 |
97 |
20 |
| Comoros
|
12 |
24 |
60 |
| Djibouti
|
24 |
79 |
75 |
| Egypt
|
120 |
46 |
45 |
| Iraq
|
46 |
54 |
40 |
| Jordan
|
95 |
87 |
30 |
| Kuwait
|
820 |
99 |
30 |
| Lebanon
|
85 |
45 |
25 |
| Libyan
Arab Jamahiriya
|
55 |
76 |
50 |
| Mauritania
|
16 |
40 |
95 |
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Morocco
|
33 |
40 |
45 |
| Oman
|
60 |
92 |
30 |
| Palestine
|
n/a |
- |
- |
| Qatar
|
n/a |
97 |
20 |
| Saudi
Arabia
|
95 |
90 |
30 |
| Somalia
|
7 |
2 |
120 |
| Sudan
|
21 |
86 |
55 |
| Syrian
Arab Republic
|
75 |
67 |
45 |
| Tunisia
|
140 |
90 |
40 |
| United
Arab Emirates
|
730 |
92 |
20 |
| Yemen
|
8 |
16 |
70 |
Source: "Maternal Health Around the World" poster.
WHO and the World Bank 1997.
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