Table 5 Cause of maternal death by site, all clusters
Characteristic | Overall | DRC | Guatemala | Belagavi | Nagpur | Kenya | Pakistan | Zambia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal deathsa, n | 842 | 98 | 79 | 149 | 89 | 78 | 283 | 66 |
Maternal cause of death data availableb, n (%) | 436 (51.8) | 97 (99.0) | 46 (58.2) | 50 (33.6) | 43 (48.3) | 35 (44.9) | 139 (49.1) | 26 (39.4) |
Maternal cause of death, n (%) | 436 | 97 | 46 | 50 | 43 | 35 | 139 | 26 |
Trauma | 22 (5.0) | 4 (4.1) | 2 (4.3) | 4 (8.0) | 2 (4.7) | 5 (14.3) | 3 (2.2) | 2 (7.7) |
Abortion related | 21 (4.8) | 6 (6.2) | 1 (2.2) | 1 (2.0) | 2 (4.7) | 6 (17.1) | 4 (2.9) | 1 (3.8) |
Preeclampsia/ Eclampsia | 69 (15.8) | 10 (10.3) | 16 (34.8) | 8 (16.0) | 5 (11.6) | 10 (28.6) | 15 (10.8) | 5 (19.2) |
Hemorrhage | 144 (33.0) | 41 (42.3) | 14 (30.4) | 16 (32.0) | 13 (30.2) | 8 (22.9) | 44 (31.7) | 8 (30.8) |
Infection | 136 (31.2) | 18 (18.6) | 13 (28.3) | 20 (40.0) | 13 (30.2) | 2 (5.7) | 63 (45.3) | 7 (26.9) |
Medical condition coincident to pregnancy | 23 (5.3) | 9 (9.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.0) | 4 (9.3) | 1 (2.9) | 6 (4.3) | 2 (7.7) |
Unknown | 21 (4.8) | 9 (9.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (9.3) | 3 (8.6) | 4 (2.9) | 1 (3.8) |