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Table 2 Comparison of estimates of pregnancy-related and maternal mortality ratios from the 2011 population census, Bangladesh maternal mortality survey 2010 and sample vital registration system 2006‒2011

From: A comparison of approaches to measuring maternal mortality in Bangladesh, Mozambique, and Bolivia

Year

Estimate

(per 100,000 live births)

Measure

Source

2006

337

Maternal mortality ratio

Sample Vital Registration System

2006‒2010

301

Pregnancy-related mortality ratio

Bangladesh Maternal Mortality Survey 2010 (Sisterhood)

2006‒2010 (average)

302

Pregnancy-related mortality ratio

Sample Vital Registration System (average from 2006‒2010)

2007

351

Maternal mortality ratio

Sample Vital Registration System

2007‒2010

201

Pregnancy-related mortality ratio

Bangladesh Maternal Mortality Survey 2010 (Household)

2007‒2010

194

Maternal mortality ratio

Bangladesh Maternal Mortality

Survey 2010 (Household and Verbal Autopsy)

2007‒2010

(average)

293

Pregnancy-related mortality ratio

Sample Vital Registration System (average from 2007‒2010)

2008

348

Maternal mortality ratio

Sample Vital Registration System

2008‒2010

257

Pregnancy-related mortality ratio

Bangladesh Maternal Mortality Survey 2010 (Sisterhood)

2008‒2010

(average)

275

Pregnancy-related mortality ratio

Sample Vital Registration System (average from 2008‒2010)

2009

259

Maternal mortality ratio

Sample Vital Registration System

2010

216

Maternal mortality ratio

Sample Vital Registration system

2010‒2011

206

Pregnancy-related mortality ratio

Population Census 2011

2010‒2011

(average)

212

Pregnancy-related mortality ratio

Sample Vital Registration System (average from 2010‒2011)

2011

209

Maternal mortality ratio

Sample Vital Registration System

  1. Data Source: BBS [6], BBS [7], NIPORT et al. [27]