Six of the 10 countries that carry most of the burden of maternal deaths in the world are from Africa. This was highlighted from the newly-published report, "Trends in maternal mortality estimates 1990 to 2013".
The countries are: Nigeria (40,000 deaths), Democratic Republic of the Congo (21,000), Ethiopia (13,000), Tanzania (7,900), Kenya (6,300) and Uganda (5,900).
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