Table 2.

Weighted perinatal and maternal mortality ratios by place of delivery in sub-Saharan Africa

Outcomes/place of birth	Dead	Alive	Mortality ratio (95% CI)*	Attributable% (95% CI)*
Perinatal mortality
Home deliveries	95	1,258	70 (57–86)	21 (-6,40)
Facility deliveries	82	1,387	56 (44–69)
Total	177	2,645	63 (54–73)
Maternal mortality
Home deliveries	38	6,302	599 (424–823)	N/A
Facility deliveries	35	3,668	945 (658–1315)
Total	73	9,970	726 (570.–913)

*Estimated using Poisson exact method. N/A –Not applicable.