Let's add on Nepal's ranking in the globe to better know where we are. Maternal Mortality Nepal Ranked second in world maternal mortality rate Statistics presented by the Ministry of Health and Population states that 539 women among each hundred thousand die in Nepal at the time of giving birth. "Globally, unsafe motherhood silently steals over half a million lives a year. In Nepal, between 5,000 and 6,000 mothers die each year in childbirth. This death toll of one woman every 90 minutes makes Nepal one of the deadliest places in the world to give birth – yet their plight goes unreported," the report says. "Meanwhile, an estimated 30,000 babies a year die before they are a month old. Behind these hidden tragedies lie delays in seeking care, delays in reaching a healthcare facility and delays in accessing adequate treatment at the facility," the report has added. Source: today's ekantipur.com, newsofnepal.com and world disaster report 2006