In hetzelfde rapport staat dat er ieder jaar 300.000 meisjes en vrouwen in de leeftijdscategorie van 15 tot 19 overlijden aan met zwangerschappen samenhangende complicaties, terwijl er nog veel meer levenslang gehandicapt blijven.
Moreover, the UN Foundation reports that 222 million women still cannot access the most basic information, products, and services that would enable them to decide how many children to have and to time their pregnancies in ways that preserve their health, enable them to pursue an education, and improve their lives.