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Number of maternal deaths

DefinitionThe number of women who die as a result of childbearing, during the pregnancy or within 42 days of delivery or termination of pregnancy in one year.
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Indicator Type: -> Health Status -> Reproductive Health -> Maternal health

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ECFSGPKZNLPMPNCNWWCZA
Number of maternal deaths [Definition]
1998 56941311882766225834[1] 676
1999 95791382526372185434[2] 805
2000 12096171238881282911550[3] 1 035
2001 10311918424571972310642[4] 990
2002 1191072202599197359060[5] 1 078
2003 129147208267108112299064[6] 1 154
2004 ---------[7] 1 173
EC: Eastern Cape  FS: Free State  GP: Gauteng  KZN: KwaZulu-Natal  LP: Limpopo  MP: Mpumalanga  NC: Northern Cape  NW: North West  WC: Western Cape  ZA: South Africa  

Notes and References

  1. Maternal Deaths 2000: National Committee for Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths. Third Interim Report on Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in South Africa: Changing Patterns in Maternal Deaths 1998-2000. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2001. ISBN: 1-875017-60-7
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  2. Maternal Deaths 2001: Pattinson B, editor. Saving Mothers: Second Report on Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in South Africa 1999-2001. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002. Does not appear to be available electronically. ISBN: 1-875017-80-1
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  3. Maternal Deaths 2001: Pattinson B, editor. Saving Mothers: Second Report on Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in South Africa 1999-2001. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002. Does not appear to be available electronically. ISBN: 1-875017-80-1
    Local copy: -
    There is a significant increase in reported deaths in some provinces when compared with 1999. It is not known whether this is just due to improved reporting or due to an actual increase in maternal deaths. There remains concern that in the EC and LP that there is still significant under-reporting since the maternal deaths per 100 000 female population are much lower when compared to MP and KZN. All 4 provinces are similar and have similar problems, hence one would expect similar rates of maternal deaths.
  4. Maternal Deaths 2003: National Committee for Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths. Fourth Interim Report on Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in South Africa - Changing Patterns in Maternal Deaths 1998-2003. Department of Health - unpublished. Personal communication DoH. Report not released. 2006-07-07. Includes National guidelines for the use of antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy.
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/ReproHealth/saving_mothers_2003.pdf
  5. Maternal Deaths 2003: National Committee for Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths. Fourth Interim Report on Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in South Africa - Changing Patterns in Maternal Deaths 1998-2003. Department of Health - unpublished. Personal communication DoH. Report not released. 2006-07-07. Includes National guidelines for the use of antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy.
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/ReproHealth/saving_mothers_2003.pdf
  6. Maternal Deaths 2003: National Committee for Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths. Fourth Interim Report on Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in South Africa - Changing Patterns in Maternal Deaths 1998-2003. Department of Health - unpublished. Personal communication DoH. Report not released. 2006-07-07. Includes National guidelines for the use of antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy.
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/ReproHealth/saving_mothers_2003.pdf
  7. Every Death Counts: Every Death Counts writing group. Every death counts: saving the lives mothers, babies and children in South Africa. Cape Town: National Department of Health, Medical Research Council, University of Pretoria, Save the Children, UNICEF; 2008. http://www.childpip.org.za/everydeathcounts/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/ChildHealth/EDC_report_final.pdf
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