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Maternal Mortality

An estimated 289,000 women died in 2013 due to complications in pregnancy and childbirth, down from 523,000 in 1990.

An estimated 289 000 women died in 2013 due to complications in pregnancy and childbirth, down from 523 000 in 1990.
more than 1 in 4 maternal deaths are caused by pre-existing medical conditions such as diabetes, HIV, malaria and obesity, whose health impacts can all be aggravated by pregnancy.
- A related WHO study of causes of more than 60 000 maternal deaths in 115 countries caused 28% of the deaths.
similar to the proportion of deaths during pregnancy and childbirth from severe bleeding.

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