Eliminating maternal mortality in developing countries could extend women's life expectancy in reproductive ages
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 06:31
in Health & Medicine
Maternal death rates represent the single largest health discrepancy between developed and developing populations, with nearly all -- over 99% -- maternal deaths worldwide occurring in developing countries and over half of them in sub-Saharan Africa countries. Eliminating maternal mortality, which is defined as the deaths related to pregnancy, would result in a gain of over a half year (0.6 years) in life expectancy worldwide.
