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Source: Studies in Family Planning, 1986; British Journal of Ob/Gyn, 1985.
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Teenage women are much more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth,
compared to older women. In Nigeria, for example, for every
1000 live births, 27 women under age 16 die, compared to four
women aged 20 to 24 and 16 women aged 30 to 34. For every 1000
live births in Bangladesh, 17 women under age 15 die, compared
to four women ages 20 to 24 and six ages 30 to 34. Similar patterns
exist in Ethiopia and other countries.
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