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Marianna Mkrtchyan

UNFPA Yerevan office reports decrease in  maternal mortality rate in  Armenia

UNFPA Yerevan office reports decrease in  maternal mortality rate in  Armenia

ArmInfo.  The maternal mortality rate in Armenia has decreased to 25.6 per 100,000, according to data provided by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) office in  Yerevan.

UNFPA highlighted that the highest rate was recorded in 2000 -  40.3/100,000, and the three-year average for 2023 is 25.6, with 4  maternal deaths in 2023.  The Fund also noted that when analyzing  indicators for populations of less than 5 million people, the  assessment is based on comparing three-year average values.  "In  recent years, more than 60% of maternal deaths have been due to  extragenital causes, including COVID-19 in 2020-2021," UNFPA  reported.  

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