Millennium Development Goal 5 (Improve Maternal Health) contained Target 5A, which committed countries to reducing the maternal mortality ratio between 1990 and 2015 by what proportion?
- A One half
- B Two thirds
- C Three quarters ✓
- D Four fifths
Correct answer: C. Three quarters
Explanation
Target 5A called for a reduction of the maternal mortality ratio by three quarters between 1990 and 2015, alongside Target 5B on universal access to reproductive health. The two thirds figure belongs to MDG Target 4A, reduction of under-five mortality, which is the single most tempting distractor because students routinely swap the maternal and child targets. The successor indicator, SDG 3.1, sets an absolute ratio below 70 per 100,000 live births.
Reference: United Nations Millennium Development Goals Report, Final 2015 ed.
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