The health of women and children is vital to creating a healthy world. Despite great progress, there are still too many mothers and children dying—mostly from causes that could have been prevented. In 2021, 1,580 women died from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. 99% of these deaths occur in developing countries. More than 2.6 million children under the age of five are stunted, and more than 270 children of that age die each year due to poor nutrition.