Fig. 4: Number of new maternal orphans due to cancer per 100,000 children and the mean age at orphaning versus a country’s human development index (HDI).
From: Global and regional estimates of orphans attributed to maternal cancer mortality in 2020
a, Number of new maternal orphans due to cancer per 100,000 children, in 2020, plotted against a country’s human development index. b, Average age at orphaning at their mother’s death, in 2020, plotted against a country’s HDI. Ten of 185 countries/territories are not included as they do not have an HDI value. They represent 10,000 new maternal orphans due to cancer in 2020.
