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. 2021 Sep 15;129(4):550–561. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16888

Table 4.

Place of death by planned place of birth and location

Place of death
Health facility Home Unknown En route Total
Planned place of birth (%)
Health facility 568 (78.1) 68 (9.4) 34 (4.7) 57 (7.8) 727 (100)
Home 94 (20.6) 273 (59.7) 45 (9.8) 45 (9.8) 457 (100)
Unknown 78 (35.3) 52 (23.5) 73 (33.0) 18 (8.1) 221 (100)
Complication occurred before the onset of labour 65 (40.6) 79 (49.4) 4 (2.5) 12 (7.5) 160 (100)
Type of residence (%)
Rural 608 (48.6) 398 (31.8) 127 (10.2) 117 (9.4) 1250 (100)
Urban 197 (62.5) 74 (23.5) 29 (9.2) 15 (4.8) 315 (100)
Region (%)
EAGA 445 (47.9) 337 (36.2) 58 (6.2) 90 (9.7) 930 (100)
Others 360 (56.7) 135 (21.3) 98 (15.4) 42 (6.6) 635 (100)
Total 805 472 156 132 1565

Proportions are row percentages.