Maternal health

Analyze causes of death or disability in women, and compare trends over time.

Over the last decade, development assistance for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health has grown by 18.2%.

Disease spending profile for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health, updated for the latest edition of the Financing Global Health report.

Global health financing profile of spending on reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health from 1990 to 2020.

This infographic describes the global spending on reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health by country, channel, and program area.

The European Health Report is produced every three years by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, providing insight into the Regional progress towards health-related SDGs.

Having a baby should be safe throughout the world. But too many women still die during pregnancy and childbirth, and those who survive may experience painful and long-lasting complications. This report aims to draw attention to maternal disorders and the significant impact they have.

This detailed report includes data on mortality trends for more than 180 countries over two decades. Researchers at IHME, working in collaboration with researchers at the University of Queensland, gathered vital registration data, censuses, surveys, and other sources to create datasets that were more than twice as large as those available for previous studies on maternal and child mortality.