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Table 1 Number of twin pregnancies by region and country

From: Outcomes of non-vertex second twins, following vertex vaginal delivery of first twin: a secondary analysis of the WHO Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health

Country/Region

N (%*)

Africa

755 (53.0)

Algeria

146 (10.3)

Angola

46 (3.2)

Democratic Republic of Congo

98 (6.9)

Kenya

150 (10.5)

Niger

103 (7.2)

Nigeria

119 (8.4)

Uganda

93 (6.5)

Asia

470 (33.0)

Cambodia

50 (3.5)

China

23 (1.6)

India

171 (12.0)

Japan

9 (0.6)

Nepal

40 (2.8)

Philippines

64 (4.5)

Sri Lanka

60 (4.2)

Thailand

23 (1.6)

Vietnam

30 (2.1)

Latin America

199 (14.0)

Argentina

27 (1.9)

Brazil

30 (2.1)

Cuba

35 (2.5)

Ecuador

15 (1.1)

Mexico

27 (1.9)

Nicaragua

6 (0.4)

Paraguay

7 (0.5)

Peru

52 (3.7)

TOTAL

1,424 (100)

  1. *% refers to the percentage of overall total of twin pregnancies (twin pregnancies [country])/all twin pregnancies.