800 women die needlessly every day in pregnancy and childbirth

Around 800 women die “needlessly” across the world every day in pregnancy and childbirth, with the vast majority in developing countries, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday.

Guterres disclosed the figure in his message on World Population Day, which is observed annually on July 11.

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