500,000 Women Die Due To Maternity Causes Annually. Only 5,000 In The Western World

I am a Little behind in posting this but as they say - better late than never.

The 16th of October was the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, for the 15th consecutive year.
According to Womenstake.Org UNICEF released a report proving strong connections between poverty and maternity poverty.

I suppose that is kind of an given, at least for any western woman at child birthing age, to be extremely grateful for all the different options in prenatal, postnatal and child birth that are offered to her today, full knowing how privileged we are as apposed to women from developing countries and even to our mothers and grandmothers.
Even with this knowledge - the numbers are staggering.

Over half a million woman die each year do to complications from pregnancy and childbirth 99 percent of which occur in developing countries.
That last figure alone sould be an eye opener. lets do the math - 500,000 women die each year due to the above, and only 5000 of them die in the “western world”
Women Stakes says

Most of these deaths can be prevented with better health care during pregnancy, delivery, and post-partum periods. Poverty, inequality, and societal attitudes towards women’s health help produce these staggering statistics. India alone sees about 80,000 pregnant women and new mothers die each year from preventable causes like hemorrhage, eclampsia, sepsis and anemia.

The situation may be improving, if slowly. Between 1995 and 2005, the number of women in Asia who had a skilled attendant with them during delivery rose nine percentage points to 40 percent. Moreover, the developing world experienced a 15 percentage point jump in antenatal care, rising to 75 percent.

UNICEF Goal is to reduce these deaths by 75 percent by 2015 (7 years)