Maternal mortality rates in SADC indicate erratic trends and patterns owing to a number of factors. Major direct causes of maternal mortality in the SADC region include obstetric haemorrhage, obstructed labour, pregnancy induced hypertension, sepsis, and abortion complications.
|
Country |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2019 |
|
Angola |
688 |
640 |
450 |
450 |
450 |
546 |
526 |
350 |
351 |
477 |
477 |
|
Botswana |
140 |
183 |
196 |
190 |
163 |
189 |
148 |
183 |
143 |
149 |
143.20 |
|
Comoros |
- |
- |
- |
- |
388 |
376 |
365 |
354 |
344 |
355 |
335 |
|
Democratic
Republic |
789 |
803 |
792 |
793 |
794 |
777 |
771 |
746 |
717 |
693 |
693 |
|
Eswatini |
561 |
589 |
420 |
451 |
320 |
418 |
400 |
310 |
400 |
389 |
389 |
|
Lesotho |
932 |
932 |
932 |
1 115 |
1 115 |
1 143 |
1 143 |
1 143 |
1 143 |
1 024 |
487 |
|
Madagascar |
495 |
482 |
468 |
436 |
436 |
420 |
402 |
384 |
369 |
353 |
353 |
|
Malawi |
807 |
613 |
510 |
633 |
675 |
618 |
624 |
574 |
574 |
n.a |
634 |
|
Mauritius |
17 |
36 |
37 |
65 |
33 |
34 |
62 |
66 |
52 |
47 |
61 |
|
Mozambique |
741 |
500 |
550 |
646 |
490 |
408 |
563 |
480 |
506 |
n.a |
451.6 |
|
Namibia |
371 |
344 |
180 |
321 |
200 |
315 |
299 |
130 |
273 |
265 |
265 |
|
Seychelles |
0 |
0 |
65 |
0 |
133 |
0 |
0 |
64 |
0 |
188 |
60.5 |
|
South Africa |
n.a |
n.a |
410 |
n.a |
300 |
154 |
152 |
140 |
140 |
138 |
138 |
|
United Republic of Tanzania |
454 |
454 |
454 |
454 |
454 |
454 |
432 |
432 |
432 |
432 |
398 |
|
Zambia |
n.a |
591 |
470 |
n.a |
483 |
n.a |
n.a |
398 |
398 |
224 |
224 |
|
Zimbabwe |
n.a |
n.a |
790 |
n.a |
960 |
483 |
525 |
470 |
614 |
651 |
525 |
Source: SADC SYB 2015, 2018