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Table 1 Official indicators of Millenium Development Goals on maternal and child health

From: Inequities in maternal and child health outcomes and interventions in Ghana

Millenium Development Goal

Target

Indicator

MDG 4: reduce child mortality

Target 4A: reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the mortality rate in children younger than 5 years

Indicator 4.1: Mortality rate in children younger than 5 years

Indicator 4.2: Infant mortality rate

Indicator 4.3: Proportion of 1 year-old children immunized against measles

MDG 5: Improve maternal health

Target 5A: reduce by three-quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio

Target 5B: Achieve by 2015, universal access to reproductive health

Indicator 5.1: maternal mortality ratio

Indicator 5.2: proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel

Indicator 5.3: contraceptive prevalence rate

Indicator 5.4: Adolescent birth rate

Indicator 5.5: antenatal care coverage (at least one visit and at least 4 visits

Indicator 5.6: unmet need for family planning