Table 1.

Estimated annual incidence of maternal near-miss and other severe maternal outcome indicators in Kenya in 2018.

	National
Annual number of facility caseloads
Total number of facility live births	708,459
Total number of facility deliveries	726,158
Annual number of severe maternal outcomes
Number of maternal near-miss cases	5,116
Number of maternal deaths	256
Overall maternal near-miss indicators
Severe maternal outcome ratio (per 1,000 live births)	7.6 (4.93–10.24)
Maternal near-miss incidence ratio (per 1,000 live births)	7.2 (4.57–9.87)
Intra-hospital maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	36.2 (13.32–59.00)
Mortality index (MI)a	4.8%
Maternal near-miss mortality ratio	20.0
Hospital access indicators
Severe maternal outcome occurred before admission in hospital	64%
Severe maternal outcome occurred during stay in hospital	36%
Severe maternal outcome occurred before admission, referred from other facilities	58%
Mortality index: severe maternal outcome occurred before admission	1.6%

All estimates are weighted.

^aMortality index is calculated as: maternal deaths/(maternal near-miss + maternal deaths).