Zimbabwe’s maternal mortality ratio is extremely high at 960 deaths per 100 000 live births (Zimbabwe Demographic Health Survey 2010/11), translating to about 10 women dying every day of pregnancy related complications. This is three times as high as the global average of 287/100 000 and almost double the average for Sub Saharan Africa (500/100 000).
Publications
Maternity Waiting Homes Programme: A Summary
No. of pages: 4
Publication date: 2013
Author: UNFPA Zimbabwe
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