<P> UNFPA estimated that 289,000 women died of pregnancy or childbirth related causes in 2013 . These causes range from severe bleeding to obstructed labour , all of which have highly effective interventions . As women have gained access to family planning and skilled birth attendance with backup emergency obstetric care , the global maternal mortality ratio has fallen from 380 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 1990 to 210 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2013 , and many countries halved their maternal death rates in the last 10 years . </P>
how common is it to die in childbirth
210 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2013