The mortality rate for children under five years of age declined from 93.4 per 1,000 in 1990 to 40.8 in 2016. That’s a reduction of 56 percent. The number of maternal deaths declined from 532,000 in 1990 to 303,000 in 2015 — a 43 percent decrease.
The mortality rate for children under five years of age declined from 93.4 per 1,000 in 1990 to 40.8 in 2016. That’s a reduction of 56 percent. The number of maternal deaths declined from 532,000 in 1990 to 303,000 in 2015 — a 43 percent decrease.
