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More mothers die in Sierra Leone than elsewhere

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    More women die in Sierra Leone from complications linked to childbirth than in any other country for which such figures are available, according to UN Population Fund (UNFPA) statistics. The West African nation has a maternal mortality rate of 1,800 per 100,000 live births, UNFPA reports in its State of the World Population 1999 report, released on Tuesday. The rates for other West African nations are: Nigeria (1,000); Burkina Faso (930); Guinea-Bissau (910); Chad (900); Guinea (880); Mauritania (800); Ghana (740); Togo (640); Cote d’Ivoire(600); Niger (593); Mali (580); Senegal (510) and Benin (500). Cameroon’s rate is 550 per 100,000 live births and Gabon’s 500.

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