We Work Where There Is Great Need
A combination of factors affects access to high-quality health services and ultimately contributes to high maternal and child mortality. The map below illustrates where MOMENTUM works in relation to global maternal and child mortality rates, the prevalence of child marriage (women married before age 18), and unmet need for family planning among married women.
MOMENTUM Countries
The map highlights where MOMENTUM projects work across the globe. Click on the data category to filter the map. Place your cursor over a country to see its statistics and the MOMENTUM projects working there.
Data Definitions and Sources
Maternal Mortality Ratio (2017): Number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Population Fund, The World Bank Group, and United Nations Population Division. Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2019. https://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/maternal-mortality-2000-2017/en/
Under-Five Mortality Ratio (2019): Probability of dying between birth and 5 years of age per 1,000 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNIGME). Levels & Trends in Child Mortality: Report 2020, Stillbirth and Child Mortality Estimates. New York: United Nations Children’s Fund, 2020. https://data.unicef.org/resources/levels-and-trends-in-child-mortality/
Neonatal Mortality Rate (2019): Probability of dying in the first 28 days of life per 1,000 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNIGME). Levels & Trends in Child Mortality: Report 2020, Stillbirth and Child Mortality Estimates. New York: United Nations Children’s Fund, 2020. https://data.unicef.org/resources/levels-and-trends-in-child-mortality/
Child Marriage (multiple years): Percent of women aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 18.
Source: UNICEF global databases, 2021, based on Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and other nationally representative surveys.
https://data.unicef.org/topic/child-protection/child-marriage/
Percent of Married Women with Unmet Need for Family Planning (multiple years): Married women have unmet need for family planning if they are fecund, of reproductive age (generally ages 15 to 49), and say they prefer to stop having children (unmet need for limiting) or want to wait two or more years to have another child (unmet need for spacing) but are not using contraception.
Source: Population Reference Bureau. 2019 Family Planning Data Sheet, 2019. https://www.prb.org/resources/2019-family-planning-data-sheet-highlights-family-planning-method-use-around-the-world/