Since 2000, the global maternal mortality rate has nearly halved worldwide. The numbers went from almost half a million women dying from childbirth on an annual basis at the turn of the century to approximately 287,000 in 2020. The majority of the dip in numbers came from interventions in Central and South Asia, where mortality rates fell by two-thirds. Yet, the figures remain troubling as poverty, insecurity, and inadequate access to healthcare remain major factors for women of childbearing age.
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