TABLE 2.
Top 20 countries with high maternal and under‐five mortality and their policies on COVID‐19 vaccination in pregnancy (as of May 29, 2021)
| Country | COVID−19 cases | COVID−19 deaths | Persons fully vaccinated per 100 population | Maternal deaths per year | Under‐five child deaths per year | Pregnant women included for COVID−19 vaccination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India a | 27 555 457 | 318 895 | 3.07 | 45 000 | 989 167 | Yes |
| Nigeria | 166 191 | 2071 | 0 | 58 000 | 714 188 | Yes |
| Pakistan | 913 784 | 20 607 | 0.69 | 9700 | 403 638 | No |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 31 279 | 781 | NA | 22 000 | 299 985 | No |
| Ethiopia | 270 527 | 4127 | NA | 11 000 | 188 690 | No |
| China | 91 096 | 4636 | NA | 4400 | 155 576 | Yes |
| Indonesia | 1 797 499 | 49 907 | 3.74 | 6400 | 125 213 | No |
| Tanzania | 509 | 21 | NA | 8200 | 113 824 | No |
| Bangladesh | 794 985 | 12 480 | 2.48 | 5500 | 99 608 | No |
| Angola | 33 607 | 745 | 0.6 | 5400 | 96 345 | NA |
| Uganda | 44 594 | 361 | 0.01 | 5700 | 84 968 | Yes |
| Niger | 5406 | 192 | 0.03 | 5400 | 82 322 | No |
| Sudan | 34 889 | 2600 | 0.2 | 4100 | 81 825 | No |
| Mozambique | 70 673 | 834 | 0.24 | 5300 | 80 562 | No |
| Mali | 14 259 | 514 | 0.07 | 4400 | 80 332 | No |
| Somalia | 14 647 | 768 | NA | 3400 | 77 644 | Yes |
| Afghanistan | 68 366 | 2869 | 0.29 | 4300 | 77 300 | No |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 47 146 | 301 | NA | 5400 | 76 571 | No |
| Chad | 4926 | 173 | NA | 5400 | 75 761 | No |
| Cameroon | 77 982 | 1270 | 0.03 | 5100 | 70 649 | No |
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Decision to allow vaccination of pregnant women in India was taken on June, 25, 2021.