Table 3 Ranking of causes of maternal death by age category 2007–2019
Ranking | < 20 years | 20–29 years | 30–39 years | 40 years and above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Abortion (40%) | Sepsis (24.6%) | Hypertension (30.5%) | Post-partum Haemorrhage (14.5%)/ Antepartum Haemorrhage (12.2%) |
2 | Hypertension (26.7%) | Hypertension (23.5%) | Sepsis (21.5) | Hypertension (24.4%) |
3 | Sepsis (13.3%) | Post-partum Haemorrhage (14.4%)/ Antepartum Haemorrhage (2.7%) | Post-partum Haemorrhage (15.9%)/ Antepartum Haemorrhage (3.1%) | Sepsis (17.1%) |
4 | – | Obstructed labour/uterine rupture (9.6%) | Obstructed labour/uterine rupture (6.2%) | Obstructed labour/uterine rupture (9.8%) |
5 | – | Abortion (9.1%) | Others (4.8%) | Cardiac (7.3%) |
6 | – | Others (4.8%) | Human immunodeficiency Virus (4.2%) | Others (7.3%) |
7 | – | – | Anaemia (3.1%) | Ectopic pregnancy (2.4%) |
8 | – | – | Abortion (2.8%) | Anaemia (2.4%) |
9 | – | – | Cardiac disease (2.4%) | Human immunodeficiency Virus (2.4%) |
10 | – | – | Ectopic pregnancy (2.4%) | Ectopic pregnancy (2.4%) |
11 | – | Anaesthetic (1.7%) | – | |
12 | – | Sickle cell disease (1.4%) | – |