Maternal mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Assessing the burden of maternal mortality is important for tracking progress and identifying public health gaps. This paper provides an overview of the burden of maternal mortality in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) by underlying cause and age from 1990 to 2015.

Methods

We used the results of the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study to explore maternal mortality in the EMR countries.

Results

The maternal mortality ratio in the EMR decreased 16.3% from 283 (241-328) maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 1990 to 237 (188-293) in 2015. Maternal mortality ratio was strongly correlated with socio-demographic status, where the lowest-income countries contributed the most to the burden of maternal mortality in the region.

Conclusion

Progress in

SUBMITTER: GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Maternal Mortality Collaborators 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5973988 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature