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SHARING KNOWLEDGE1195IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTHProgress on MDG targets has been strongest when sustained economic growth has supported targetedinterventions, but more modest when structural changes and strong political commitment are required to guaranteesufficient and sustained financial support over a longer period of time. This is probably the reason behind the poorperformance of many countries in reducing maternal mortality. The backlash on sexual and reproductive rightsthat has marked recent UN conferences is of extreme concern. The post-2015 agenda should make reference toinstruments such as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.TARGET5.AReduce by three quarters, between 1990 and2015, the maternal mortality ratioTARGET5.BAchieve, by 2015,universal access toreproductive healthMaternal mortality ratio, 1990, 2000 and2013 (deaths per 100,000 live births)Sub-Saharan Africa990830510Southern Asia530360190Oceania390290190Caribbean300230190South-Eastern Asia320220140Latin America1309877Western Asia1309774Northern Africa16011069Caucasus and Central Asia706539Eastern Asia9563331990 20002013 2015 targetProportion of deliveries attended by skilledhealth personnel, 1990, 2000 and 2012 (%)Southern Asia33 3851Sub-Saharan Africa40 43 53CaribbeanSouth-Eastern Asia49Western AsiaNorthern Africa47Caucasus and Central AsiaEastern AsiaDeveloping regionsWorld1990 2000 20126670717460 70806956 576857 586979839792 9894 97100Number of births to women aged15–19 (per 1,000 women)Sub-Saharan Africa123121117Latin America and the Caribbean868676Oceania846559Southern Asia886150Western Asia635147South-Eastern Asia5443 43Caucasus and Central Asia452932Northern Africa32 4232Eastern Asia1566Developed regions Developing regions3464265621541990 2000 2011TARGET6.CHave haltedby 2015 andbegun toreverse theincidence ofmalaria andother majordiseasesEstimatednumber ofdeaths due totuberculosis per100,000populationexcludingpeople who areHIV-positive,1990–2012Mortality trendRange of estimatesTarget3530252015105019901992For related SDGs: 3 and 5, see: http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/focussdgstml1994199619982000200220042006200820102012Between 2000 and 2012,malaria interventions led to a42% declinein global malaria mortalityGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS 2014