- 1 - Introduction
- 2 - Unsafe sex destroys lives and decimates societies.
- 3 - We must smooth young women's transition through adolescence.
- 4 - Having a safe pregnancy must be a right, not a privilege.
- 5 - Planned pregnancies lead to healthy mothers and families.
- 6 - Skilled attendance at childbirth can make the difference between life and death.
- 7 - The consequences of unsafe abortion echo for generations.
- 8 - The leading cause of death for women in developing countries is preventable.
- What's your number and how do you improve it?
- Reproductive Risk Index (RRI) - Displays in Popup Window
- Methodology and Data Sources
- Fact Sheet: A Measure of Survival
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What's your number and how do you improve it?
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| Highest risk category (26 countries) All countries in this category have low incomes; all are in sub-Saharan Africa except Haiti, Yemen, and Laos—the poorest countries in their respective regions—and Bangladesh. Skilled care during pregnancy and childbirth is limited, especially in Ethiopia. Infant and maternal mortality are high or very high. Contraceptive use is generally low and there is very high unmet need for contraception. At about 40 percent, Yemen, Rwanda, Laos and Haiti have the highest unmet need for contraception in the world. Very early marriage is common, adolescent fertility is high and abortion policies are mostly restrictive. Levels of HIV infection are moderate to high. |
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| Reproductive Risk Index (RRI) | |
| Niger | |
| Chad | |
| Mali | 68 |
| Yemen | 62 |
| Ethiopia | 61 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 61 |
| Sierra Leone | 60 |
| Somalia | 60 |
| Central African Republic | 59 |
| Uganda | 59 |
| Guinea | 58 |
| Nigeria | 58 |
| Mozambique | 58 |
| Burkina Faso | 57 |
| Malawi | 57 |
| Bangladesh | 56 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 56 |
| Mauritania | 55 |
| Rwanda | 53 |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | 52 |
| Senegal | 50 |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 50 |
| Lesotho | 50 |
| Madagascar | 49 |
| Cameroon | 49 |
| Haiti | 49 |
| High risk category (24 countries) Half of the countries in this category are in sub-Saharan Africa. Skilled care during pregnancy and childbirth is generally available, except in Nepal and Cambodia. Maternal and infant mortality is high and very high in three quarters of the countries. Unmet need for contraception is relatively significant and is highest in Western Africa. Proportion of family planning demand met is highest in Central America and lowest in West Africa and India and Zimbabwe. Very early marriage is common and adolescent fertility is generally high. Abortion is generally restricted to save a woman's life or health. All countries with low levels of HIV/AIDS are outside sub-Saharan Africa. |
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| Reproductive Risk Index (RRI) | |
| Eritrea | 48 |
| Zambia | 47 |
| Nepal | 46 |
| Benin | 46 |
| Burundi | 46 |
| Kenya | 46 |
| Togo | 45 |
| Pakistan | 43 |
| Congo | 42 |
| Swaziland | 42 |
| Gabon | 41 |
| Zimbabwe | 41 |
| Cambodia | 40 |
| Guatemala | 39 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 |
| Iraq | 38 |
| Ghana | 37 |
| Sudan | 37 |
| India | 34 |
| Nicaragua | 34 |
| Honduras | 33 |
| Myanmar | 32 |
| Bolivia | 32 |
| Namibia | 30 |
| Moderate risk category (26 countries) Nine developing regions (including most of South America and the three wealthiest nations in sub-Saharan Africa) are represented in this category. Antenatal care and skilled attendance at delivery are generally high. The countries are split between low and moderate levels of maternal mortality. Infant mortality is low. A significant proportion of family planning demand is met. Levels of contraceptive use, unmet need for family planning, very early marriage, and adolescent fertility vary across countries. Abortion is generally restricted to cases where they are necessary to save a woman's life or health. HIV prevalence and infant mortality are low except in South Africa and Botswana. |
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| Reproductive Risk Index (RRI) | |
| Panama | 29 |
| Egypt | 29 |
| Philippines | 29 |
| El Salvador | 29 |
| Botswana | 28 |
| Indonesia | 28 |
| Dominican Republic | 27 |
| Ecuador | 26 |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 25 |
| Venezuela | 25 |
| Brazil | 25 |
| Oman | 25 |
| Peru | 24 |
| Paraguay | 24 |
| Mexico | 24 |
| South Africa | 23 |
| Morocco | 23 |
| Costa Rica | 21 |
| Lebanon | 21 |
| Saudi Arabia | 20 |
| Turkey | 19 |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 19 |
| Chile | 19 |
| Kuwait | 18 |
| Mauritius | 18 |
| Uruguay | 18 |
