Table 5 Percentage of the causes of maternal mortality in this review and comparing with regions of the world
From: Determinants and causes of maternal mortality in Iran based on ICD-MM: a systematic review
Causes Regions | Direct causes | Indirect causes | Othera | Total | Total number of maternal deaths | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abortion | Embolism | Hemorrhage | Hypertension | Sepsis | Other direct causes | |||||
Iran (based on this review) | 2% | 5% | 31% | 17% | 8% | 6%b | 21% | 10% | 100% | 2655 |
Worldwide | 8% | 3% | 27% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 28% | – | 100% | 2,443,000 |
Developed Regions | 8% | 14% | 16% | 13% | 5% | 20% | 25% | – | 100% | 14,590 |
Developing Regions | 8% | 3% | 27% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 28% | – | 100% | 2,428,000 |
Northern Africa | 2% | 3% | 37% | 17% | 6% | 17% | 18% | – | 100% | 22,410 |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 10% | 2% | 25% | 16% | 10% | 9% | 29% | – | 100% | 1,310,000 |
Eastern Asia | 1% | 12% | 36% | 10% | 3% | 14% | 25% | – | 100% | 56,320 |
Southern Asia | 6% | 2% | 30% | 10% | 14% | 8% | 29% | – | 100% | 783,000 |
Southeastern Asia | 7% | 12% | 30% | 14% | 6% | 14% | 17% | – | 100% | 147,100 |
Western Asia | 3% | 9% | 31% | 14% | 5% | 16% | 23% | – | 100% | 28,860 |
Caucasus and central Asia | 5% | 11% | 22% | 15% | 9% | 17% | 22% | – | 100% | 5400 |
Latin America and Caribbean | 10% | 3% | 23% | 22% | 8% | 14% | 19% | – | 100% | 69,000 |
Oceania | 7% | 15% | 29% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 17% | – | 100% | 4080 |