Table 2.
Number of births and stillbirths by year
| Year | Births | Stillbirths | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rate (per 1000 total births) | Completed VA interview* | Complete VA interview with mother | ||||||
| Total | Antepartum | Intrapartum | |||||||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | ||||||
| 2003 | 16,985 | 609 | 35.9 | 544 | 537 | 323 | (60.1) | 214 | (39.9) |
| 2004 | 15,392 | 563 | 36.6 | 510 | 492 | 302 | (61.4) | 190 | (38.6) |
| 2005 | 15,815 | 576 | 36.4 | 530 | 525 | 340 | (64.8) | 185 | (35.2) |
| Total | 48,192 | 1,748 | 36.3 | 1,584 | 1,554 | 965 | (62.1) | 589 | (37.9) |
VA: Verbal Autopsy
Distributions of stillbirths by timing did not vary by year (chi-square test p-value 0.278).
*interview was completed by any adult informants such as mothers, fathers, and other relatives living in the household