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GOAL 5:
IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH
Target 5.A: Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio
Since 1990, the maternal mortality ratio has been cut nearly in half, and most of the reduction occurred since 2000.
More than 71 per cent of births were assisted by skilled health personnel globally in 2014, an increase from 59 per cent in 1990.
Globally, there were an estimated 289,000 maternal deaths in 2013.
Target 5.B: Achieve, by 2015, universal access to reproductive health
After years of slow progress, only half of pregnant women receive the recommended amount of antenatal care.
