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There were an estimated 287,000 deaths worldwide in 2020, according to a report published Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other UN agencies.

While the death rate fell between 2000 and 2015, it has since practically stagnated or even increased regionally. The data in the report will continue until 2020. The effects of the corona pandemic, when many clinics had to care for people infected with corona, are not yet visualized.

The situation in poorer regions and countries in conflict is particularly dramatic, it said. According to this report, 70 percent of the deaths occurred in sub-Saharan Africa.

“No mother should be afraid of life”

“No mother needs to fear for her life during childbirth, especially when the knowledge and resources are available to treat common complications,” said Catherine Russell, executive director of the United Nations Children’s Fund.

Complications include heavy bleeding, high blood pressure, consequences of unsafe abortions or diseases such as HIV/AIDS and malaria, which can be made worse by pregnancy.

Good healthcare would save many

Good health care in their environment could save many women, the report said. They also need access to contraceptives to plan their pregnancy and thus better protect their health.

One of the United Nations’ development goals is to reduce maternal mortality from 339 per 100,000 live births in 2000 to less than 70 by 2030. In 2020, it was 223. In Germany, according to the Federal Institute for Population Research, the 2020 figure was less than four mothers died per 100,000 live births. (sda/dpa)