Table 4. Ranking of the causes of maternal deaths by age category.
| Age categories | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15-19yrs | 20-24yrs | 25-29yrs | 30-34yrs | 35-39yrs | 40-44yrs | 45-49yrs |
| 1 | Eclampsia | Eclampsia | Eclampsia | Eclampsia | Haemorrhage | Haemorrhage | Haemorrhage |
| 2 | Maternal Sepsis | Haemorrhage | Haemorrhage | Haemorrhage | Eclampsia | Eclampsia | Ruptured Uterus |
| 3 | Haemorrhage | Maternal Sepsis | Maternal Sepsis | Maternal Sepsis | Anaemia | Maternal Sepsis | Maternal Sepsis |
| 4 | Anaemia | Cardiovascular disorders | Anaemia | Anaemia | Cardiovascular disorders | Anaemia | Anaemia |
| 5 | Abortion | Anaemia | Cardiovascular disorders | Cardiovascular disorders | Maternal Sepsis | Cardiovascular disorders | Cardiovascular disorders |
| 6 | Cardiovascular disorders | Abortion | Abortion | Abortion | Ruptured Uterus | Ruptured Uterus | Ectopic pregnancy |
| 7 | Ruptured Uterus | Ruptured Uterus | Ruptured Uterus | Ruptured Uterus | Abortion | Abortion | Eclampsia |
| 8 | Organ failure | Organ failure | Organ failure | Organ failure | Organ failure | Organ failure | Organ failure |
| 9 | Ectopic pregnancy | Ectopic pregnancy | Ectopic pregnancy | Ectopic pregnancy | Ectopic pregnancy | Ectopic pregnancy | Abortion |