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. 2025 Jun 2;25:641. doi: 10.1186/s12884-025-07766-y

Table 3.

The case number and ASR of deaths of MHD in 1990 and 2021 for female by SDI quintiles and by GBD regions, with EAPC from 1990 to 2021

Deaths 1990 2021
Number (95% UIs) ASDR(95% UIs) Number (95% UIs) ASDR(95% UIs) EAPC (95% CI) 1990–2021
Global

53,895

(47,676 − 59,819)

3.16

(2.8–3.51)

38,147

(31,879 − 46,096)

1.53

(1.28–1.85)

-2.16

(-2.21 to -2.1)

High SDI

338

(285–397)

0.12

(0.10–0.14)

135 (114–163)

0.04

(0.04–0.05)

-2.71

(-2.87 to -2.55)

High-middle SDI 2,022 (1,625-2,412)

0.58

(0.47–0.69)

361

(300–448)

0.09

(0.08–0.12)

-5.33

(-5.45 to -5.21)

Middle SDI

10,549

(9,346 − 11,815)

1.86

(1.65–2.09)

4,961 (4,235-5,981)

0.63

(0. 54-0.76)

-3.22

(-3.29 to -3.15)

Low-middle SDI

23,080

(19,957 − 25,795)

6.44

(5.57–7.19)

14,069

(11,322 − 17,616)

2.19

(1.76–2.74)

-3.46

(-3.55 to -3.37)

Low SDI

17,872

(15,191 − 20,320)

11.99

(10.19–13.63)

18,588

(15,234 − 22,700)

5.16

(4.23–6.30)

-2.6

(-2.7 to -2.5)

Andean Latin America 643 (548–749)

5.20

(4.44–6.06)

337

(248–444)

1.54

(1.14–2.03)

-4.29

(-4.53 to -4.04)

Australasia

4

(3–5)

0.07

(0.05–0.08)

1

(1–2)

0.02

(0.01–0.02)

-3.88

(-4.51 to -3.25)

Caribbean

383

(307–483)

3.25

(2.61–4.10)

511

(326–750)

3.34

(2.13–4.91)

0.8

(0.58 to 1.02)

Central Asia

252

(224–283)

1.15

(1.02–1.3)

80

(66–97)

0.26

(0.22–0.31)

-4.53

(-4.84 to -4.22)

Central Europe

52

(45–60)

0.13

(0.11–0.15)

7

(6–8)

0.02

(0.02–0.03)

-4.88

(-5.3 to -4.44)

Central Latin America

1,128

(1,030 − 1,233)

2.07

(1.89–2.27)

495

(402–605)

0.57

(0.47–0.7)

-3.92

(-4.15 to -3.69)

Central Sub-Saharan Africa

2,464

(1,735-3,273)

14.92

(10.50-19.82)

2,679

(1,860-3,719)

6.17

(4.28–8.56)

-2.08

(-2.4 to -1.77)

East Asia

1,822

(1,245-2,462)

0.45

(0.31–0.60)

194

(140–268)

0.05

(0.03–0.06)

-6.52

(-6.78 to -6.26)

Eastern Europe

185

(159–211)

0.26

(0.22–0.29)

17

(14–21)

0.03

(0.02–0.03)

-6.67

(-7.02 to -6.31)

Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa

7,510

(6,429-8,642)

12.98

(11.11–14.93)

6,404

(5,098 − 7,877)

4.57

(3.64–5.63)

-3.24

(-3.38 to -3.09)

High-income Asia Pacific

53

(43–62)

0.092

(0.075–0.108)

7

(6–8)

0.01

(0.01–0.02)

-5.65

(-5.99 to -5.31)

High-income North America

88

(72–108)

0.1

(0.08–0.12)

82

(66–102)

0.08

(0.06–0.1)

0.12

(-0.16 to 0.4)

North Africa and Middle East

4,350

(3,443-5,186)

4.21

(3.33–5.01)

1,654

(1,188-2,209)

0.82

(0.59–1.1)

-5.12

(-5.3 to -4.93)

Oceania

43.604

(24.091–64.759)

2.16

(1.19–3.20)

79

(54–110)

1.78

(1.21–2.49)

-0.57

(-0.77 to -0.38)

South Asia

20,401

(17,206 − 23,202)

6.13

(5.17–6.97)

11,967

(8,863 − 15,766)

1.93

(1.43–2.54)

-3.92

(-4.11 to -3.74)

Southeast Asia

6,405

(5,359-7,510)

4.13

(3.45–4.84)

3,097

(2,487-3,898)

1.34

(1.07–1.68)

-3.44

(-3.52 to -3.36)

Southern Latin America

114

(97–135)

0.72

(0.61–0.85)

37

(29–46)

0.17

(0.13–0.21)

-3.65

(-3.96 to -3.34)

Southern Sub-Saharan Africa

623

(473–820)

4

(3–4)

475

(363–614)

1.73

(1.33–2.24)

-0.98

(-2.08 to 0.13)

Tropical Latin America

1,225

(1,093 − 1,373)

2.38

(2.12–2.67)

345

(299–393)

0.46

(0.4–0.52)

-4.44

(-4.88 to -4)

Western Europe

87

(77.- 98)

0.07

(0.07–0.08)

20

(17–22)

0.02

(0.01–0.02)

-3.99

(-4.28 to -3.69)

Western Sub-Saharan Africa

6,064

(4,654-7,378)

10.45

(8.02–12.71)

9,660

(7,354 − 12,669)

6.08

(4.63–7.97)

-1.51

(-1.6 to -1.43)

Abbreviations: ASDR, age-standardized deaths rate; MHD, Maternal Hypertensive Disorders; SDI, sociodemographic index; GBD, Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study; EAPC, estimated annual percentage change; UIs, uncertainty intervals; CI, confidence interval