The accountability platform
The Continental Scorecard
Two numbers for every African Union Member State: the Maternal Mortality Ratio and the Neonatal Mortality Rate. These are the UN estimates reproduced in Appendices B1 and B2 of the Roadmap — real figures, published with their sources.
Country figures are the UN MMEIG (2025) and UN IGME (2025) estimates carried in the Roadmap. Tanzania’s MMR is the 2022 TDHS-MIS figure, as the Roadmap itself footnotes it. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic has no comparable UN estimate and is shown as such rather than left blank.
- 442
- maternal deaths per 100,000 live births across the continentMMEIG, 2025
The political view
The Presidential RMNCAH Scorecard
Seven indicators giving the Champion and Heads of State a concise view of mortality, safe childbirth, service readiness, immunisation reach and financing. Baselines are validated by Member States during 2026 — this table shows what will be measured, not estimates standing in for it.
| Political priority | Headline measure | 2025 baseline | 2030 direction | Source / frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zero Home Delivery | % of births occurring in a health facility with skilled attendance | Country baseline validated in 2026 | Accelerated progress towards universal facility delivery with skilled attendance | HMIS/DHS/MICS; annual/periodic |
| Zero Preventable Maternal and Newborn Deaths | Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) | Latest country/MMEIG baseline | Accelerated decline towards the SDG 3.1 trajectory | MMEIG; HMIS/MPDSR, periodic |
| Zero Preventable Maternal and Newborn Deaths | Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) | Latest country/IGME baseline | Accelerated decline towards the SDG 3.2 trajectory | IGME; HMIS/MPDSR, periodic |
| Lifesaving System Readiness | % of designated CEmONC facilities meeting the agreed functionality standard | Country baseline validated in 2026 | Sustained improvement in functional comprehensive emergency obstetric care in priority geographies | HMIS/facility assessments; annual |
| Newborn Care Readiness | % of designated neonatal care units meeting the agreed functionality standard for care of small and sick newborns | Country baseline validated in 2026 | Sustained improvement in functional neonatal care units in priority geographies | HMIS/facility assessments; annual |
| Zero Unvaccinated Children | Age-appropriate immunisation coverage and follow-up of zero-dose and missed children | Country baseline | Improved age-appropriate coverage and systematic identification and follow-up of missed children | WUENIC/EPI/HMIS; annual |
| Financing for Delivery | RMNCAH Budget Execution Rate: approved domestic RMNCAH expenditure executed against the approved budget | Country baseline established in 2026 | Sustained improvement in release and execution of approved domestic RMNCAH financing | National budgets/PFM; annual |
Member States
Where each country stands
Shaded by band against the SDG target. Switch between the two indicators; five island Member States have no shape on this map and appear in the table below.
Select a country
Country profile
Tanzania
TZ · Very high
- Maternal Mortality Ratio
- per 100,000 live births · TDHS-MIS 2022
- 104
- Neonatal Mortality Rate
- per 1,000 live births · UN IGME 2025
- 19.9
SDG 3.1
70–199
Distance to SDG target: 34
SDG 3.2
Above 12, below 20
Distance to SDG target: 7.9
Investment case
Current/active arrangement (renewal due)
Period: 2021/22–2025/26 · Supported by: GFF/World Bank
Sources and method
Where these numbers come from
MMR is the UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group estimate published in Trends in Maternal Mortality 2000–2023 (2025). NMR is the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation 2025 report, 2024 point estimates. The bands beyond the SDG thresholds are programme-oriented groupings used for Roadmap presentation, not formal UN classifications.
Burden tier and investment-case status are the Africa CDC RMNCAH Division desk review of July 2026 (Appendix E), described there as an indicative working assessment for prioritisation and technical dialogue — not a permanent country ranking.
- WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UNDESA, Trends in Maternal Mortality 2000–2023 (MMEIG, 2025)
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, Levels & Trends in Child Mortality: Report 2025 (2024 estimates)
- Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey, 2022
- Africa CDC, RMNCAH Division, Desk Review of RMNCAH Investment Case Status in all 55 AU Member States, July 2026
Presentation bands
| Indicator | Today | 2030 target |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR)SDG 3.1 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births | 442 across the continent | Below 70 by 2030 |
| Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR)SDG 3.2 · Neonatal deaths per 1,000 live births | 7 of 55 Member States at or below the target | 12 or fewer by 2030 |