In 2011-2013 the rate of mortality among children and pregnant women was decreased markedly. The maternal mortality rate in 2011-2013 decreased by 17% compared to 2008 and 2010. (19.2 / 100,000 against 23.2 / 100, 000), while infant mortality has dropped by 16% in 2013, amounted to only 9.8 ppm (one thousandth of a 1/10 %), said at a press conference on February 7 the Head of the Maternal and child department of the Ministry of Health Karine Saribekyan.

According to her, for the first time in Armenia during the last decades the rate of maternal mortality was registered below 20 ppm. "In 2000, the maternal mortality rate was about 40 ppm, so now this figure has decreased by about two times," - said Karine Saribekyan.

Saribekian also drew attention to the fact that the current indicators of Armenia are ahead of many CIS countries, where the average maternal mortality rate is 29.3 per thousand. "However, if we compare our rates with those of Europeans, we would see, that we still have a long way to go, "- she said, recalling that the maternal mortality in the EU is only 5 ppm.

The average infant mortality rate in the CIS countries is 13.1 ppm, while in the EU it is 5.1 ppm.

In 2012 compared with 2010 the mortality among the hospitalised children 0-7 years old decreased from 3% to 2,1%; and the mortality in 24 hours after hospitalisation decreased from 15,4% to 3,6%.