Every day in 2020, approximately 800 women died from the preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, equating to one death every two minutes.
In 2020, an estimated 287,000 women worldwide died from maternal causes.
In 2020, the global maternal mortality ratio (MMR) stood at 223 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.
Globally, most pregnancy-related infection deaths occurred in the postpartum period, which extends up to 42 days after child birth.
The SDG target 3.1 aims to reduce the global MMR to below 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030.