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. 2025 Jan 3;20(1):e0316578. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0316578

Table 3. Underlying causes of maternal death in 2000 compared to 2019.

Cause of Death  N (%)
2000
O88.1 (Amniotic fluid embolism) 47 (11.2)
O90.3 (Cardiomyopathy in the puerperium) 27 (6.4)
O99.8 (Other specified diseases and conditions complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium) 26 (6.2)
O14.9 (Pre-eclampsia, unspecified) 23 (5.5)
O99.4 (Diseases of the circulatory system complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium) 18 (4.3)
O14.1 (Severe pre-eclampsia) 16 (3.8)
O00.9 (Ectopic pregnancy, unspecified) 15 (3.6)
O75.9 (Complication of labour and delivery, unspecified) 14 (3.3)
O16 (Unspecified maternal hypertension) 12 (2.9)
O15.9 (Eclampsia, unspecified as to time period) 11 (2.6)
Total 420
2019
O26.8 (Other specified pregnancy-related conditions) 174 (9.6)
X42 (Accidental poisoning by and exposure to narcotics and psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], not elsewhere classified) 147 (8.1)
X44 (Accidental poisoning by and exposure to other and unspecified drugs, medicaments, and biological substances) 111 (6.1)
O99.8 (Other specified diseases and conditions complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium) 96 (5.3)
X95 (Assault by other and unspecified firearm discharge) 86 (4.7)
O99.4 (Diseases of the circulatory system complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium) 72 (4.0)
V89.2 (Person injured in unspecified motor-vehicle accident, traffic) 57 (3.1)
X70 (Intentional self-harm by hanging, strangulation and suffocation) 41 (2.3)
O90.3 (Cardiomyopathy in the puerperium) 32 (1.8)
O95 (Obstetric death of unspecified cause) 30 (1.6)
Total 1820