Table 4 Maternal mortality rates by cause using old classification, per 100,000 maternities, 2009 to 2013

All Direct and Indirect deaths

253

10.63

9.36–12.03

243

10.12

8.89–11.47

214

9.02

7.85–10.31

 Sepsis^a

15

0.63

0.35–1.04

12

0.50

0.26–0.87

7

0.29

0.12–0.61

 Pre–eclampsia and eclampsia

10

0.42

0.20–0.77

9

0.38

0.18–0.71

6

0.25

0.09–0.55

 Thrombosis and thromboembolism

30

1.26

0.85–1.80

26

1.08

0.71–1.59

24

1.01

0.65–1.5

 Amniotic fluid embolism

7

0.29

0.12–0.61

8

0.33

0.14–0.66

10

0.42

0.20–0.78

 Early pregnancy deaths

4

0.17

0.05–0.43

8

0.33

0.14–0.66

6

0.25

0.09–0.55

 Haemorrhage

14

0.59

0.32–0.99

11

0.46

0.23–0.82

13

0.55

0.29–0.94

 Anaesthesia

3

0.12

0.03–0.37

4

0.17

0.05–0.43

3

0.13

0.03–0.37

 All Direct

83

3.49

2.78–4.32

78

3.25

2.57–4.05

69

2.91

2.26–3.68

 Cardiac disease

51

2.14

1.60–2.82

54

2.25

1.69–2.93

49

2.06

1.53–2.73

 Indirect Sepsis - Influenza

27

1.13

0.75–1.65

13

0.54

0.29–0.93

9

0.38

0.17–0.72

 Indirect Sepsis – Pneumonia/ others

16

0.67

0.38–1.09

22

0.92

0.57–1.39

21

0.89

0.55–1.35

 Other Indirect causes

29

1.22

0.82–1.75

26

1.08

0.71–1.59

22

0.93

0.58–1.40

 Indirect neurological conditions

30

1.26

0.85–1.80

31

1.29

0.88–1.83

24

1.01

0.65–1.5

 Psychiatric causes

13

0.55

0.29–0.93

16

0.67

0.38–1.08

19

0.80

0.48–1.25

 Indirect malignancies

4

0.17

0.05–0.45

3

0.13

0.03–0.37

1

0.04

0.001–0.24

 All Indirect

170

7.15

6.11–8.30

165

6.87

5.86–8.00

145

6.11

5.16–7.19

Coincidental

23

0.98

0.61–1.45

26

1.08

0.71–1.59

26

1.10

0.72–1.61