Table 2.

Institutional complications and interventions by timing of complication and by year (DHIS-2 data, Tanzania 2016–2020)

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Facility deliveries, reported (N)	1,284,356	1,426,434	1,675,409	1,795,109	1,881,194
Antepartum complications
Antepartum hemorrhage	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3
Premature rupture of membranes	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5
Anemia	1.1	1.3	1.4	1.8	1.1
Malaria	8.2	8.7	8.5	8.0	9.5
HIV (Stage III or IV)	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (total)	1.3	1.4	1.1	1.1	1.0
Pregnancy induced hypertension	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.4
Pre-eclampsia	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4
Eclampsia	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2
During / after delivery complications
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH)	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
Obstructed labour	2.3	2.2	1.9	1.9	1.8
Retained placenta	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1
Third degree tear	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ruptured uterus	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Pre-eclampsia	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.6
Eclampsia	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4
Sepsis	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Interventions
Antibiotics given	10.1	9.9	8.8	8.8	8.8
Oxytocin administered (AMTSL)	94.0	95.6	95.3	97.0	90.6
Magnesium sulphate: given per 100*	36.8	35.0	38.2	36.6	35.6
Uterotonics for complications^	17.8	12.1	9.4	8.6	8.7
C-section per 100 institutional deliveries	10.2	10.2	9.6	9.7	10.1
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

*cases of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia; ^PPH and retained placenta