Table 2 Primary causes of maternal deaths by time of death
Primary cause of death | Ante-partum | Intra-partum (< 48 hours) | Post-partum (< 42 days) | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) | |
All Deaths | 24.2 | (23) | 48.4 | (46) | 27.4 | (26) | ||
Haemorrhage | 8.7 | (2) | 39.1 | (18) | 15.4 | (4) | 25.3 | (24) |
Malaria | 47.8 | (11) | 10.9 | (5) | 23.1 | (6) | 23.2 | (22) |
Sepsis | 4.3 | (1) | 13.0 | (6) | 34.6 | (9) | 16.8 | (16) |
Hypertensive disorder | 21.7 | (5) | 10.9 | (5) | 11.5 | (3) | 13.7 | (13) |
Obstructed Labour | 17.4 | (8) | 8.4 | (8) | ||||
Anaemia | 3.8 | (1) | 1.1 | (1) | ||||
Embolism | 7.7 | (2) | 2.1 | (2) | ||||
Abortion | 8.7 | (2) | 2.1 | (2) | ||||
Other direct* | 6.5 | (3) | 3.8 | (1) | 4.2 | (4) | ||
Other indirect** | 8.7 | (2) | 2.2 | (1) | 3.2 | (3) | ||
n = 95 | ||||||||