Table 3.
Results of meta-analysis (Random-effects model)
| Causes group | Maternal mortality Cause | N* | Sample Size | Prevalence (%) | 95% CI | P | Q |
 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
*N = Number of studies