Table 2.

Demographics of Surinamese population in relation to maternal deaths

	Area I	Area II	Area III	Area IV
	Urban Paramaribo Wanica	Urban Nickerie	Rural coastal Coronie, Saramacca, Para, Commewijne, Marowijne	Rural interior Brokopondo Sipaliwini
General population, n = 534.189	66%	6%	18%	10%
Live births (2010-2014), n = 50.051
Residency	67%	4%	18%	11%
Location of deliverya	77%	5%	5%	5%
Maternal deaths, n = 65 (%)
Location of residence	40 (62)	4 (6)	10 (15)	17
Location of death
Hospital, n = 55 (84)	53 (81)	2 (3)	N/A	N/A
Primary health care, n = 5 (8)	-	-	3 (5)	2 (3)
Home, n = 5 (8)	3 (5)	-		2 (3)
MMR per 100.000 live births	145	80	120	160

^aUnknown location of live births in 8% (of which 50% of live births at home)