Table 1

Health facility-based MMR and proportion of maternal deaths audited

20092010201120122013Total 5 years
Health facility deliveries334 510341 066277 508285 385294 7081 533 177
Maternal deaths reported through HIMS174*198*2482212191060
Deaths audited171229198175214987
Percentage audited98.3115.779.879.297.793.1
Facility-based MMR per 100 000 live births (95% CI)52.0 (44.8 to 60.4)67.1 (69.0 to 76.4)89.4 (78.9 to 101.2)77.4 (67.9 to 88.4)74.3 (65.1 to 84.8)69.1 (65.1 to 73.4)
  • *Up to 2010, maternal deaths reported through HIMS were limited to cases that had happened in maternity departments; from 2011 onwards, maternal deaths that occurred in other hospital departments were included.

  • HIMS, Health Information Management System; MMR, maternal mortality ratio.