Dataset9 MIN
Maternal outcomes, pooled dataset
The schema, collection protocol and access terms for the pooled outcomes data, plus what it can and cannot support a claim about.
The Numbers Behind the Problem
Datacanrevealwhatstoriescannot.
RHO's public data-storytelling initiative turns reproductive-health data into accessible visual stories. Each one connects numbers to context, evidence and understanding — the purpose is not to make statistics shareable, but to make important realities understandable.
The numbers behind the problem
Wherearenewbornsmostatrisk?
Deaths in the first 28 days, per 1,000 live birthsNo data
World Bank, World Development Indicators · SH.DYN.NMRT · 2024
2.3 million
babies died in their first 28 days in 2024 — 17.2 for every 1,000 born alive.
Global indicators
Four numbers, each with its year and source.
Global fertility rate
2.19births per woman
World · 2024 · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Maternal mortality
197per 100,000 live births
World · 2023 · SH.STA.MMRT
Neonatal mortality
17.2per 1,000 live births
World · 2024 · SH.DYN.NMRT
Newborn deaths
2.3 millionin the first 28 days, in one year
World · 2024 · SH.DTH.NMRT
Data stories
Numbers, then context, then evidence, then understanding.
Global fertility declineIn preparation
Maternal mortalityIn preparation
Neonatal mortalityAvailable
PrematurityIn preparation
InfertilityIn preparation
The changing age of parenthoodIn preparation
Reproductive-health inequalitiesIn preparation
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