Table 3. Distribution of cause of death by time of death among reviewed maternal death in Ethiopia, 2020.
| Variable/category | Time of death | Number | significant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of death | Antepartum n (%) | Intrapartum n (%) | Postpartum n (%) | ||
| Coincidental cause | |||||
| Yes | 2(66.7) | 0(0.0) | 1(33.3) | 3 | 0.12 |
| No | 854(19.8) | 649(15.0) | 2810(65.2) | 4313 | |
| Unanticipated complication of management | |||||
| Yes | 15(25.0) | 15(25.0) | 30(50.0) | 60 | 0.031 |
| No | 841(19.8) | 634(14.9) | 2781(65.3) | 4256 | |
| Other obstetrics complication | |||||
| Yes | 24(18.9) | 29(22.8) | 74(58.3) | 127 | 0.043 |
| No | 856(19.9) | 649(14.8) | 2811(65.3) | 4316 | |
| Abortive pregnancy outcome | |||||
| Yes | 74(77.1) | 2(2.1) | 20(20.8) | 96 | 0.001 |
| No | 782(18.5) | 647(15.3) | 2791(66.1) | 4220 | |
| Unknown /undetermined | |||||
| Yes | 51(22.6) | 47(20.8) | 128(56.6) | 226 | 0.12 |
| No | 805(19.7) | 602(14.7) | 2683(65.6) | 4090 | |
| Pregnancy-related infection | |||||
| Yes | 45(12.8) | 20(5.7) | 286(81.5) | 351 | 0.001 |
| No | 811(20.5) | 629(15.9) | 2525(63.7) | 3965 | |
| Non-obstetrics complication | |||||
| Yes | 163(35.2) | 46(10.0) | 253(54.8) | 462 | 0.001 |
| No | 693(18.0) | 603(15.6) | 2558(66.4) | 3854 | |
| Hypertensive disorder of pregnancy | |||||
| Yes | 160(26.4) | 85(14.0) | 361(59.6) | 606 | 0.01 |
| No | 696(18.8) | 564(15.2) | 2450(66.0) | 3710 | |
| Obstetric haemorrhage | |||||
| Yes | 322(13.5) | 405(17.0) | 1658(69.5) | 2385 | 0.001 |
| No | 534(27.7) | 244(12.6) | 1153(59.7) | 1931 | |