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Table 2 Rural-urban disparities of preventable maternal mortality in China, 1996-2000 and 2001-2005

From: Preventable maternal mortality: Geographic/rural-urban differences and associated factors from the population-based maternal mortality surveillance system in China

	Urban				Rural				RR ^b(95% CI)
	Live births	Deaths	PMMR^a	Proportion (%)	Live births	Deaths	PMMR^a	Proportion (%)
1996-2000
Coastal	597590	90	15.06	65.7	542370	152	28.03	83.52	1.86 (1.43-2.42)
Inland	426794	102	23.90	75.0	810690	553	68.21	91.56	2.85 (2.31-3.53)
Remote	134319	55	40.95	80.9	373172	560	150.06	97.05	3.66 (2.78-4.83)
Total	1158703	247	21.32	72.4	1726232	1265	73.28	92.81	2.79 (2.42-3.21)*
2001-2005
Coastal	550516	57	10.35	59.4	482010	82	17.01	73.21	1.64 (1.17-2.30)
Inland	374354	77	20.57	77.0	850264	450	52.92	84.75	2.57 (2.02-3.28)
Remote	131795	44	33.39	75.9	358094	318	88.80	91.38	2.66 (1.94-3.65)
Total	1056665	178	16.85**	70.1	1690368	850	50.28**	85.77	2.38 (2.01-2.81)*

Note. CI = confidence interval.
^aPMMR was calculated as the number of preventable maternal deaths per 100 000 live births.
^bRR = risk ratio
*Adjusted for regions using CMH
**P < 0.05

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