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Table 2 Variations in the indirect causes of maternal deaths by socio-demographic characteristics: South Africa 2007–2015

From: Maternal mortality by socio-demographic characteristics and cause of death in South Africa: 2007–2015

Variables

Tuberculosis n (%)

HIV and related n (%)

Viral diseases n (%)

Immune system disorders n (%)

Other ill-defined n (%)

Accidental injury n (%)

Event of undetermined intent n (%)

Miscellaneous indirect n (%)

Age group (years)

 10–14

0 (0)

4 (0.4)

0 (0)

0 (0)

6 (2.2)

17 (3.7)

5 (2.6)

22 (1.6)

 15–19

8 (3.0)

42 (4.3)

21 (4.7)

6 (1.8)

39 (14.0)

90 (19.7)

44 (22.7)

111 (8.2)

 20–24

39 (14.4)

174 (18.0)

82 (18.4)

66 (20.0)

35 (12.5)

106 (23.2)

55 (28.4)

188 (14.0)

 25–29

61 (22.5)

288 (29.8)

131 (29.4)

93 (28.2)

64 (22.9)

92 (20.2)

39 (20.1)

268 (19.9)

 30–34

57 (21.0)

254 (26.2)

113 (25.3)

82 (24.8)

40 (14.3)

62 (13.6)

24 (12.4)

220 (16.3)

 35–39

41 (15.1)

134 (13.9)

53 (11.9)

42 (12.7)

35 (12.5)

39 (8.6)

12 (6.2)

178 (13.2)

 40+

65 (24.0)

71 (7.3)

46 (10.3)

41 (12.4)

60 (21.5)

50 (11.0)

15 (7.7)

359 (26.7)

 Total

271(100)

967 (100)

446 (100)

330 (100)

279 (100)

456(100)

194 (100)

1346 (100)

Province of death

 Western Cape

14 (5.2)

111 (11.5)

25 (5.6)

11 (3.3)

34 (12.2)

52 (11.4)

16 (8.2)

114 (8.5)

 Eastern Cape

40 (14.8)

115 (11.9)

68 (15.2)

35 (10.6)

33 (11.8)

60 (13.2)

31 (16.0)

169 (12.6)

 Northern Cape

3 (1.1)

38 (3.9)

6 (1.3)

4 (1.2)

8 (2.9)

15 (3.3)

1 (0.5)

38 (2.8)

 Free State

27 (10.0)

43 (4.4)

20 (4.5)

35 (10.6)

16 (5.7)

27 (5.9)

15 (7.7)

140 (10.4)

 KwaZulu-Natal

86 (31.7)

304 (31.4)

116 (26.0)

61 (18.5)

50 (17.9)

110 (24.1)

38 (19.6)

263 (19.5)

 North West

17 (6.3)

59 (6.1)

41 (9.2)

36 (10.9)

22 (7.9)

18 (3.9)

22 (11.3)

99 (7.4)

 Gauteng

36 (13.3)

162 (16.8)

78 (17.5)

66 (20.0)

66 (23.7)

96 (21.1)

54 (27.8)

246 (18.3)

 Other

1 (0)

0 (0)

1 (0.2)

2 (0.6)

1 (0.4)

1(0.2)

1 (0.5)

3 (0.2)

 Total

271 (100)

967 (100)

446 (100)

330 (100)

279 (100)

456(100)

194 (100)

1346 (100)

Place of death

 Health care facility

201 (74.2)

835 (86.3)

384 (86.1)

268 (81.2)

73 (26.2)

123 (27.0)

65 (33.5)

831 (61.7)

 Home

45 (16.6)

51 (5.3)

19 (4.3)

34 (10.3)

83 (29.7)

55 (12.1)

18 (9.3)

226 (16.8)

 Other

25 (9.2)

81 (8.4)

43 (9.6)

28 (8.5)

123 (44.1)

278 (61.0)

111 (57.2)

289 (21.5)

 Total

271 (100)

967 (100)

446 (100)

330 (100)

279 (100)

456(100)

194 (100)

1346 (100)

Occupation

 Professional

3 (1.1)

13 (1.3)

5 (1.1)

7 (2.1)

5 (1.8)

20 (4.4)

3 (1.5)

48 (3.6)

 Semi-Professional

38 (14.0)

86 (8.9)

33 (7.4)

31 (9.4)

15 (5.4)

47 (10.3)

16 (8.2)

142 (10.5)

 Unspecified

33 (12.2)

101 (10.4)

54 (12.1)

45 (13.6)

13 (4.7)

60 (13.2)

17 (8.8)

147 (10.9)

 Non-professionala

197 (72.7)

767 (79.3)

354 (79.4)

247 (74.8)

246 (88.2)

329 (72.1)

158 (81.4)

1009 (75.0)

 Total

271 (100)

967 (100)

446 (100)

330 (100)

279 (100)

456(100)

194 (100)

1346 (100)

Education

 None

15 (5.5)

27 (2.8)

9 (2.0)

11 (3.3)

11 (3.9)

9 (2.0)

5 (2.6)

68 (5.1)

 Primary

42 (15.5)

91 (9.4)

57 (12.8)

41 (12.4)

26 (9.3)

42 (9.2)

20 (10.3)

170 (12.6)

 High School

97 (35.8)

346 (35.8)

133 (29.8)

108 (32.7)

88 (31.5)

189 (41.4)

77 (39.7)

424 (31.5)

 University

14 (5.2)

56 (5.8)

32 (7.2)

20 (6.1)

25 (9.0)

66 (14.5)

20 (10.3)

101 (7.5)

 Unspecified

103 (38.0)

447 (46.2)

215 (48.2)

150 (45.5)

129 (46.2)

150 (32.9)

72 (37.1)

583 (43.3)

 Total

271 (100)

967 (100)

446 (100)

330 (100)

279 (100)

456 (100)

194 (100)

1346 (100)

Marital Status

 Unmarried

204 (75.3)

704 (72.8)

326 (73.1)

249 (75.5)

190 (68.1)

341 (74.8)

149 (76.8)

926 (68.8)

 Married

32 (11.8)

108 (11.2)

53 (11.9)

36 (10.9)

46 (16.5)

84 (18.4)

30 (15.5)

251 (18.6)

 Unspecified

35 (12.9)

155 (16.0)

67 (15.0)

45 (13.6)

43 (15.4)

31 (6.8)

15 (7.7)

169 (12.6)

 Total

271 (100)

967 (100)

446 (100)

330 (100)

279 (100)

456 (100)

194 (100)

1346 (100)

  1. aThis category is classified by StatsSA as inclusive of armed forces, occupation unspecified and not elsewhere classified