International Women's Health: How Much Do You Know?
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How often does a woman die in pregnancy or childbirth, worldwide?
Once a week
2%
Once a day
9%
Once an hour
44%
ANSWER: Once a minute - Unfortunately, 536,000 women died in pregnancy or childbirth
last year, an average of one a minute.
43%
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Roughly how many women around the world want to use safe, modern contraception, but don't have access to it?
500 million
50%
ANSWER: 200 million - Thanks to the efforts of groups like UNFPA, 500 million women in low-income countries DO use modern contraception; however, an additional 200 million still lack that access.
30%
150 million (the number of women and girls
in the United States)
12%
35 million (the population of the world's largest urban
area)
4%
A million
1%
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Which of these global women's health and rights issues are most important to you? (You may select more than one.)
Maternal mortality
50%
Early marriage
33%
Obstetric Fistula
29%
Girls' Access to Education
81%
Access to Contraception
78%
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How much support does the Bush Administration believe the U.S. should give to the UN's agency for global women's health and rights?
$20 Billion (roughly 1% of the Federal Budget)
7%
$5 Billion (the amount needed to end maternal mortality)
7%
$283 Million (current U.S. spending on abstinence-only education programs)
6%
$195 Million (how much Congress has allocated since 2002)
12%
ANSWER: None at all -
Although any of the first four answers seem fair to us, unfortunately, the Bush Administration's
answer has been none at all - and $0 of the $195 million allocated since 2002 hasbeen released to UNFPA.