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Leading cause of death for women…
Pregnancy is a leading cause of death for young women aged 15 to 19 worldwide, with complications of childbirth and unsafe abortion being the major factors.
Every minute, a woman somewhere dies in pregnancy or childbirth. This adds up to 1400 women dying each day — an estimated 529,000 each year — from pregnancy-related causes.
Virtually all maternal deaths (99 per cent) occur in developing countries: Africa and Asia together account for 95 per cent of the world’s maternal deaths.
Lack of access to family planning is a major factor behind the 76 million unintended pregnancies every year in the developing world. These lead to 19 million annual unsafe abortions, causing some 68,000 deaths.
Almost half of the deaths due to unsafe abortions take place in Africa.
http://www.wpf.org/reproductive_rights_article/facts#pregnancy
