Maternal mortality remains high around the world, with more than 303,000 women dying in pregnancy, childbirth or shortly afterwards. More than half of these deaths are in sub-Saharan Africa.
Percentage Of African Women With Unplanned Pregnancies, 2008
64% of Swazi women say they have had an unplanned pregnancy, rates are higher than 50% in Comoros, South Africa and Lesotho. It’s lowest in Niger (10%) and Guinea (14%).