Infant and maternal mortality: an indicator that improved, but that stagnated and triggers alerts in the interior of the country

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Infant and maternal mortality: an indicator that improved, but that stagnated and triggers alerts in the interior of the country

Argentina's Social Debt Observatory at the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA) published a study showing a decline in infant and maternal mortality rates, but warned of alarming figures in provincial indicators in the north. The body analyzed statistics collected by the National Health Ministry between 2005 and 2022 and concluded that while deaths decreased, it is necessary to address the reality of what is happening inside the country, where…