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Table 3 Results of meta-analysis (Random-effects model)

From: Prevalence of maternal mortality causes based on ICD-MM: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Causes group

Maternal mortality Cause

N*

Sample Size

Prevalence (%)

95% CI

P

Q

\({\varvec{I}}^{2}\) (%)

7

Non-obstetric complications

33

7487

48.32

(48.24, 48.39)

< 0.001

5.20000

100.0

3

Obstetric hemorrhage

34

7505

17.63

(17.58, 17.70)

< 0.001

35249.60

99.9

2

Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

34

7505

14.01

(13.96, 14.07)

< 0.001

24716.39

99.9

5

Other obstetric complications

34

7505

7.11

(7.07, 7.15)

< 0.001

160,000

100.0

1

Pregnancy with abortive outcome

33

7463

5.41

(3.83, 6.98)

< 0.001

23604.34

99.9

4

Pregnancy-related infection

34

7505

5.26

(5.23, 5.30)

< 0.001

33.678.07

99.9

6

Unanticipated complications of management

34

7505

2.25

(2.22, 2.29)

< 0.001

2468.02

99.4

8

Unknown/undetermined causes of death

32

7315

2.01

(1.99, 2.04)

< 0.001

29262.25

100

9

Coincidental causes

25

6151

1.59

(1.55, 1.62)

< 0.001

66974.44

100.0

  1. *N = Number of studies