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| Approximate number of women who die every year in pregnancy: | 514,000 | |
| Percentage that lives in developing countries: | 90 percent | |
| Lifetime chance of dying from pregnancy or pregnancy-related complications in Afghanistan: | 1 in 7 | |
| Number of Afghan women who die each year from pregnancy or complications from pregnancy: | 27,000 | |
| Lifetime chance of dying from pregnancy or complications from pregnancy in North America: | 1 in 3,700 | |
| Lifetime chance of an African woman to die as a consequence of pregnancy: | 1 in 16 | |
| Estimated number of couples worldwide who want to delay childbirth but lack access to resources, services and information: | 350 million | |
| Estimated number of couples worldwide who has access to reproductive health services and resources in order to delay childbirth | 50 million | |
| Percentage of births in the developing world where a trained attendant is present: | 58 percent | |
| Approximate percentage of births attended by a skilled professional in the United States: | 92.3 percent | |
| Number of women worldwide who suffer acute complications from pregnancy: | 20 million | |
| Number of children left motherless each year: | 1 million | |
| Likelihood that motherless children will die within two years of their mothers' deaths compared with children who live with both parents: | 3 to 10 times more likely |
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| Approximate percentage of women worldwide living with HIV/AIDS: | 50 percent | |
| Average age of mothers at first childbirth in the developing world: | 16 years | |
| Average age of mothers at first childbirth in North America: | 24.6 years | |
| Percentage of maternal deaths that could be prevented through reproductive health services: | 25 percent | |
| Average cost of reproductive health services worldwide: | $2 per person per year | |
| Sources: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) World Health Organization (WHO) Safe Motherhood Campaign American Medical Student Association World Bank United States Agency for International Development | ||
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