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Table 3 Regional distribution of direct obstetric case fatality rate among hospitals in Ethiopia, 2015

From: Magnitude and determinants of obstetric case fatality rate among women with the direct causes of maternal deaths in Ethiopia: a national cross sectional study

Regions in Ethiopia

Number of women with complications

Maternal deaths due to the complication (n)

DOCFR in percent with 95% CI

Addis Ababa

14,453

39

0.27 (0.20–0.37)

Afar

358

5

1.39 (0.45–3.22)

Amhara

11,263

89

0.79 (0.63–0.97)

Benishangul Gumuz

1302

4

0.30 (0.08–0.78)

Dire Dawa

1437

8

0.55 (0.24–1.09)

Gambella

157

6

3.82 (1.42–8.13)*

Harari

1384

15

1.08 (0.61–1.78)

Oromia

17,084

128

0.74 (0.62–0.89)

SNNPR

12,942

82

0.63 (0.50–0.78)

Somali

1710

29

1.69 (1.13–2.42)*

Tigray

5912

30

0.51 (0.34–0.72)

Total

68,002

435

0.63 (0.58–0.70)

  1. SNNPR Southern Nations Nationalities and People Region
  2. DOCFR Direct Obstetric Case Fatality Rate
  3. *statistically significantly greater DOCFR than 1% (the recommended threshold by the World Health Organization); p < 0.05