Uganda’s maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) stood at 336 deaths per 100,000 live-births and regarding maternal mortality rates, 17.2 percent of the deaths were among those
aged 15-19. According to Uganda Bureau of Statistics UBOS (2018), almost a quarter (one in four or 25%) of Ugandan women has given birth by the age of 18.
Fact Sheet
FACT SHEET ON TEENAGE PREGNANCY, 2021
No. of pages: 2
Publication date: 9 November 2021
Author: UNFPA Uganda
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