Ethiopia
3,000 new cases of fistula every year13
Worldwide
800 women die every day from pregnancy or childbirth related causes8
Uganda
10 years — average time a woman with fistula suffers without treatment11
Ethiopia
Nearly 50% fistulas sufferers under 1810
Africa
< 25% of sub-Saharan African women receive care for pre/antenatal complications9
Worldwide
65% of women with fistula are victims of forced marriage6
Niger
Fertility Rate 1:7.6 (highest fertility rate in the world)7
Worldwide
20,000 girls under the age of 18 give birth everyday in the developing world.12
Niger
< 20% of obstetric emergencies receive care3
Worldwide
Approximately 2 million girls and women are currently living with fistula.1
Niger
75% child marriage rate (highest in the world)4
Worldwide
Between 50,000 to 100,000 new cases develop each year.1
Niger
51% adolescent pregnancy rate (highest in the world)3
Uganda
140,000 to 200,000 women living with fistula2
Niger
Maternal mortality rate 1:205