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Table 4 MDG 5 Country status <strong>in</strong> the Asia Pacific Region<br />

(UNICEF 2008)<br />

On track<br />

Ch<strong>in</strong>a<br />

Fiji<br />

Kiribati<br />

Korea DPR<br />

Maldives<br />

Marshall Isl<strong>and</strong>s<br />

Micronesia, FS<br />

Mongolia<br />

Philipp<strong>in</strong>es<br />

Samoa<br />

Solomon Isl<strong>and</strong>s<br />

Sri Lanka<br />

Thail<strong>and</strong><br />

Tonga<br />

Vanuatu<br />

Vietnam<br />

Off track<br />

Bangladesh<br />

Bhutan<br />

Cambodia<br />

India<br />

Indonesia<br />

Lao PDR<br />

Myanmar<br />

Nepal<br />

PNG<br />

Timor-Leste<br />

What are the key determ<strong>in</strong>ants of MNRH?<br />

The most common proximal causes of maternal mortality are haemorrhage <strong>and</strong> hypertensive<br />

disorders, both of which are major contributors to MMR <strong>in</strong> develop<strong>in</strong>g countries.<br />

Haemorrhage was the lead<strong>in</strong>g cause of maternal death <strong>in</strong> Asia <strong>in</strong> 2006 (30·8%, 5·9–48·5; 11,<br />

16 089) (Khan, Wojdyla et al. 2006).<br />

Figure 6 Causes of maternal mortality<br />

(UNICEF 2007)<br />

<strong>Neonatal</strong> deaths are largely attributed to <strong>in</strong>fections, complications aris<strong>in</strong>g from pre-term<br />

delivery <strong>and</strong> asphyxia (see Figure 7). It is important to note that 50% of neonatal deaths are<br />

attributable to delivery <strong>and</strong> there<strong>for</strong>e amenable to maternal health <strong>in</strong>terventions.<br />

Figure 7 Causes of neonatal mortality<br />

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