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Table 2 Characteristics and Delivery Outcome by Global Network Region, 2010–2016

From: Trends and determinants of stillbirth in developing countries: results from the Global Network’s Population-Based Birth Registry

 

Africa

India

Pakistan

Guatemala

SB

LB

SB

LB

SB

LB

SB

LB

Births, N

2216

106,315

4415

172,594

4322

74,531

1228

61,490

Maternal age, N (%)

 < 20

533 (24.1)

24,582 (23.2)

315 (7.1)

11,682 (6.8)

175 (4.1)

3060 (4.1)

181 (14.7)

10,168 (16.5)

 20–35

1468 (66.5)

75,235 (70.9)

4066 (92.2)

160,352 (93.0)

3825 (88.8)

67,432 (90.7)

789 (64.3)

44,890 (73.0)

 > 35

208 (9.4)

6330 (6.0)

28 (0.6)

442 (0.3)

306 (7.1)

3863 (5.2)

258 (21.0)

6416 (10.4)

Education, N (%)

 No formal education

123 (5.6)

6062 (5.7)

675 (15.4)

22,345 (13.0)

3788 (88.0)

60,793 (81.8)

315 (25.7)

10,087 (16.4)

 Primary

1018 (46.2)

48,681 (45.9)

1099 (25.0)

38,196 (22.2)

274 (6.4)

6111 (8.2)

700 (57.0)

35,557 (57.8)

 Secondary+

1064 (48.3)

51,294 (48.4)

2619 (59.6)

111,363 (64.8)

244 (5.7)

7419 (10.0)

213 (17.3)

15,831 (25.8)

Parity, N (%)

 0

675 (30.5)

29,202 (27.5)

2104 (47.8)

75,531 (43.9)

872 (20.9)

13,322 (18.4)

312 (25.4)

17,350 (28.2)

 1–2

721 (32.6)

40,886 (38.5)

1997 (45.4)

87,891 (51.1)

1109 (26.5)

24,387 (33.7)

332 (27.0)

23,255 (37.8)

 ≥ 3

815 (36.9)

36,102 (34.0)

299 (6.8)

8630 (5.0)

2199 (52.6)

34,624 (47.9)

584 (47.6)

20,879 (34.0)

≥ 1 ANC visit, N (%)

2091 (94.4)

104,967 (98.8)

4387 (99.5)

172,066 (99.9)

3581 (83.3)

65,868 (88.6)

1151 (93.8)

59,452 (96.8)

Delivery location, N (%)

 Hospital

676 (30.5)

18,210 (17.1)

3128 (70.8)

115,866 (67.2)

1437 (33.3)

23,728 (31.8)

659 (53.7)

28,647 (46.6)

 Clinic

690 (31.2)

46,467 (43.7)

557 (12.6)

49,109 (28.5)

1067 (24.7)

19,491 (26.2)

26 (2.1)

1756 (2.9)

 Home/Other

849 (38.3)

41,637 (39.2)

730 (16.5)

7569 (4.4)

1817 (42.1)

31,286 (42.0)

543 (44.2)

31,087 (50.6)

Preterm N (%)

975 (50.3)

11,724 (11.6)

2848 (66.6)

16,163 (9.6)

2402 (63.6)

12,105 (17.1)

481 (41.1)

5961 (9.9)

Birth weight < 2500 g, N (%)

970 (46.3)

4551 (4.3)

3089 (77.0)

27,119 (15.7)

2391 (63.0)

13,824 (18.6)

598 (52.5)

8794 (14.3)