Maternal mortality rates up, child mortality - down in Armenia in 2018
8 cases of maternal mortality connected with pregnancy complication and during the period of child delivery and post-delivery have been registered in Armenia
In January-December 2018. According to the released data of Armenian National Statistical Service, for the indicated period the mother mortality rate has amounted for 21.9 per 10,000 births.
To note, the index of maternal deaths was 3 in 2017 connected with pregnancy complication and during the period of child delivery and post-delivery.
Meanwhile the index of child mortality r was 7.1 deaths per 1,000 births last year which is 260 infant deaths under the age of 1 year. The number was 311 in 2017 and 352 in 2016.