Although the level of maternal mortality fell in the period from 1990 to 2001 by 38.6 per cent and stands at 49.9, it is nonetheless almost 2.5 times the European average.
虽然产妇死亡率自1990年至2001年这一时期下降了38.6%，指数为49.9，但是几近中欧水平的2.5倍。