Changes in causes of pregnancy-related and maternal mortality in Zimbabwe 2007-08 to 2018-19: findings from two reproductive age mortality surveys

Table 3 Cause-specific maternal mortality ratio (MMR) for the selected cause of death groups in Zimbabwe, 2018-19

Cause of death group	Maternal deaths	MMR¹ (95% CI)
Direct causes	103	153 (125 – 186)
Obstetric haemorrhage	34	51 (35 – 71)
Pregnancies with abortive outcome	24	38 (23 – 53)
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy	25	37 (24 – 55)
Other obstetric complications	12	18 (9 – 31)
Pregnancy-related infections	7	10 (4 – 21)
Indirect causes	34	51 (35 – 71)
Non-obstetric complications	29	43 (29 – 62)
HIV/AIDS	10	15 (7 – 27)

¹ MMR = (number of maternal deaths ÷ number of live births) x 100 000. The number of live births was 67225 in 2018-19.

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