Table 2.
Percent distribution of maternal deaths by cause of death in Ethiopia, EmONC assessment and MDSR, 2016
| Causes of death | EmONC 2016 | MDSR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EmONC 2016a | Maternal death review, EmONC 2016b | MDSR (May 2015 - Dec 2016) | ||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Direct causes | 561 | 43% | 286 | 47% | 511 | 85.0% |
| Ruptured uterus | 39 | 3% | 23 | 4% | 14 | 2.3% |
| Postpartum sepsis | 26 | 2% | 14 | 2% | 53 | 8.8% |
| Severe PE/E | 131 | 10% | 61 | 10% | 145 | 24.1% |
| Severe complications of abortion | 13 | 1% | 7 | 1% | 11 | 1.8% |
| APH | 26 | 2% | 26 | 4% | 42 | 7.0% |
| Obstructed/prolonged labor | 52 | 4% | 18 | 3% | 36 | 6.0% |
| PPH/retained placenta | 131 | 10% | 111 | 18% | 162 | 27.0% |
| Ectopic pregnancy | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Other direct causes | 157 | 12% | 26 | 4% | 46 | 7.7% |
| Indirect causes | 65 | 5% | 37 | 7% | 58 | 9.7% |
| Malaria | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 4 | 0.7% |
| HIV/AIDS related | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Anemia | 26 | 2% | 11 | 2% | 22 | 3.7% |
| Hepatitis | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Other indirect causes | 39 | 3% | 32 | 5% | 29 | 4.8% |
| Unknown/unspecified causes | 679 | 52% | 276 | 45% | 32 | 5.3% |
| Total | 1305 | 100% | 609 | 100% | 601 | 100.0% |
APH antepartum haemorrhage, PE/E pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, PPH postpartum haemorrhage
a Maternal deaths documented between January–December 2015 in the facility registers and records
b Chart reviews of the last two maternal deaths in the last 12 months prior to data collection