ABORTI

ONHEALTHPROFI
LE
MALAWI2019

1.Gener
alSt
ati
st
ics 2.Legal
stat
usofabor
ti
on
Notspeci
f
ied Yes
Tot
alpopul
ati
on(
000'
s),2019 18,
629 Onr
equest
Foreconomi
corsoc
ial
reasons
Tot
alf
emal
epopul
ati
on(
15-49year
s)(
000'
s),2019 4,
548
I
ncasesoff
oet
ali
mpai
rment
I
ncasesofi
ncest
Tot
alf
ert
i
li
tyr
ate15-
49(
bir
thsperwoman)
,2017 4
I
ncasesofi
ntel
l
ect
ual
/
cogni
t
ivedi
sabi
l
it
yofwoman
I
ncasesofr
ape
Uni
ntendedpr
egnanci
es(
000'
s),2019 856
Topr
eser
veawoman’
sheal
t
h
Topr
eser
veawoman’
sment
alheal
t
h
Adol
escentbi
rt
hrat
e(per1000womenaged15-
19year
s),2015 138
Topr
eser
veawoman’
sphysi
cal
heal
t
h
Propor
ti
onofwomenwhomakethei
rowni
nfor
meddecisi
onsr
egar
ding Tosaveawoman’
sli
f
e
70
sexualr
elat
i
ons(
% ofwomenaged15-
49year
s),2016 Ot
her

3.Causesofmat
ernal
deat
h(2017) 4.Mat
ernal
mor
tal
i
tyr
ati
o(2010-2017)
Lat
emat
ernal hs 0.
deat 7% 444
413
428
400

per100000)
Ect
opi
cpr
egnancy 3.
5% 396 370
381
Mat
ernal
hemor
rhage 3.
6% 358 349

Mat
ernal
deat
hsaggr
avat
edbyHI
V/AI
DS 4.
7% 300
MMR(
Mat
ernal
obst
ruct
edl
aborandut
eri
ner
upt
ure 10.
0%

Mat
ernal
hyper
tensi
vedi
sor
der
s 11.
9% 200

Mat
ernal
sepsi
sandot
hermat
ernal
inf
ect
i
ons 12.
1% SDG count
ryt
arget2030=140

Mat
ernal
abor
ti
onandmi
scar
ri
age 12.
6% 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Ot
hermat
ernal
disor
der
s 13.
1% 5.Annualaverager
ateofr
educt
i
on:
2010-2017vs2010-
2030
I
ndi
rectmat
ernal
deat
hs 27.
8%
Cur
rentAARRi
nMMR 3.
4%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
% ofTot
al Expect
edAARRt
oreac
hMMRt
arget2030 5.
8%

6.FPindi
cator
sandunsaf
eabort
ions 7.Avai
lablei
nNati
onalEssent
i
al 8.Pos t
-aborti
on
aver
tedduetomoder
ncontr
acept
i
veus e Medici
nesLi
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aceptive
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sopr
ost
ol
153
150 162
Mi
f
epr
ist
one
141 Nodat
a
129
ue

117 Mi
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