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Table 1 Trends of selected MRH indicators

From: Perceptions of the effects of armed conflict on maternal and reproductive health services and outcomes in Burundi and Northern Uganda: a qualitative study

Country/Indicators ¤

Burundi

Uganda

Sub-Saharan Africa

Total population (thousands)§

   

2000

9 233

24 276

638 974

2010

10 813

33 987

831 464

Total fertility rate*

   

2000

7.1

6.9

5.8

2012

6.1

6.0

5.1

Maternal mortality ratio:

   

2000

1000

650

830

2013

740

360

510

Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (%):

   

2000/2001

25.2

39 (2001)

43

2010/2011

60.3

57.4 (2011)

45

Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old (%):

   

2000/2001

15.7

22.8

18.7

2011

21.9

30

25.1

Antenatal care coverage (at least one visit and at least four visits) (%):

   

2000/2002

78, Unavailable

92.4; 41.9

72; 48

2010/2011

98.9; 33.4

93.3; 47.6

79; 49

Unmet need for family planning (%):

   

2001/2001

29

35

26.5

2011

32.4

34.3

25.3

Infant mortality rate (0-1 year) per 1,000 live births:

   

2000

91.6

89.1

94

2010

60.9

51.3

68

  1. ¤Figures are the most recent available data from the UN MDG indicators monitoring database, except otherwise stated: http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/Data.aspx.
  2. §UN Population Division’s Population Estimates and Projection section: http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/unpp/panel_population.htm.
  3. *Fertility rate, total (births per woman) - The World Bank: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN.