Table 2.

Socio-demographic information of the deceased women and the characteristics of maternal deaths

Characteristics		n
Marital status at the time of the death	Married	12
	Unmarried	3
The age difference between deceased women and their husbands	Age gap < 15 years	10
	Age gap > 15 years	3
	Husbands age < wife’s age	2
Education level	No schooling	1
	Below primary education	4
	Up to GCE O/L	5
	Degree level	2
	No data	3
Employment status of the deceased women according to ISCO	Housewives (unemployed)	11
	Skill level 2 in the government sector*	2
	Skill level 1—elementary occupation	2
Employment status of the husband according to ISCO	Skill level 1—armed forces	3
	Skill level 1—elementary occupations	8
	Skill level 2 in the government sector—clerical support workers	2
	Skill level 2 in the private sector—clerical support worker	2
Family type when the death occurred	Nuclear family	8
	Extended family	7
Cause of maternal death	Maternal suicide	4
	Direct obstetric causes	2
	Indirect causes	6
	Under investigation/cause inconclusive	3
Time of the death	During antenatal period	8
	Post-abortion	2
	Postpartum	5
Status of the child	Survived	6
	Not survived	9

^*Exact occupation not mentioned to preserve the confidentiality