Climate change has severe impacts on human health, food security, and natural resources such as land and water. The changes in temperature, precipitation, and biodiversity loss have direct consequences on people's livelihoods. As human beings are inseparably connected to the environment, climate change is a significant threat to all aspects of life. Moreover, the impacts of climate change are not equally distributed, and women, who are more reliant on natural resources and less likely to own productive assets, are at greater risk of being disproportionately affected.
Maternal mortality ratio is a key indicator of maternal health and is defined as the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in a given population. Maternal deaths refer to deaths of women that occur during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management.
Maternal mortality ratio is a widely recognized indicator of the quality of maternal health care services in a country, and high maternal mortality ratios are often seen as an indication of inadequate health care infrastructure, limited access to quality care, and a lack of skilled health care workers.
source : UNICEF / https://data.humdata.org/dataset/unicef-mnch-mmr?force_layout=desktop
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the global maternal mortality ratio in 2017 was 211 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. However, there are significant variations in maternal mortality ratios across countries and regions.
sub-Saharan Africa has the highest maternal mortality ratio at 542 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, while the maternal mortality ratio in high-income countries is much lower at 11 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.
Improving maternal health and reducing maternal mortality ratios is a key goal of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically SDG 3 which aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, with a particular focus on maternal and child health.
Phase 1 of visualizing the maternal mortality ratio from 2000 to 2020 has enabled us to comprehend the prevailing trends and disparities in healthcare infrastructure, accessibility to quality care, and shortage of skilled healthcare workers.
In the subsequent phase, we intend to correlate the maternal mortality rate with increasing temperature by aligning climate data. Nonetheless, this phase is currently underway, and no definite outcomes can be provided yet.
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