TABLE 3.

2018 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey Respondents' Answers on Maternal Mortality

Total Number of Female Siblings of Respondents36,114
Total deaths among female siblings3,986 (11% of female siblings, 95% CI=10%, 12%)
Total maternal deaths221 (5.5% of deaths among female siblings, 95% CI=2.5%, 8.6%)
Total cesarean deliveries among maternal deaths81 (37% of maternal deaths, 95% CI=26%, 47%)
Total maternal deaths in hospital48 (22% of maternal deaths, 95% CI=10%, 34%)
  • Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.