Table 1 A selection of demographic indices and measures of obstetric care capacity

 Population size (2006) [35]

71

69

 Number of women aged 15 – 49 years (million) [17, 35]

20

15

 Number of women aged 15 – 49 years in rural areas (million) [17, 35]

15

6

 Number of women aged 15 – 49 years in urban areas (million) [17, 35]

5

9

 Prevalence of pregnancy in women aged 15 – 49 years (%) [17]

14

8

 Total number of midwives [36, 37] ^{a, b}

37,000

52,000

 Number of midwives in rural areas [38] ^{a, b, c}

12,000

18,000

 Number of midwives in urban areas [38] ^{a, b, c}

25,000

34,000

 Number of midwives per 100,000 population [36] ^b

52

75

 Nurses & midwives per 100,000 population in rural public sector clinics [39]

–

–

 Nurses & midwives per 100,000 population in rural private sector clinics [39]

–

–

 Nurses & midwives per 100,000 population in urban public sector clinics [39]

–

–

 Nurses & midwives per 100,000 population in urban private sector clinics [39]

–

–

 Annual number of graduating nurses and midwives [40]

NA

NA

 Can always provide emergency obstetric care (%)

–

–

 Can administer injectable antibiotics (%)

–

–

 Can diagnose and treat eclampsia (%)

–

–

 Can conduct assisted vaginal delivery (%)

–

–

 Can diagnose and treat severe shock (%)

–

–

 Can safely transfuse blood (%)

–

–

 Can conduct Caesarian section (%)

–

–

 Has at least one doctor that is constantly available (%)

–

–

 Has at least one nurse/midwife that is constantly available (%)

–

–

 Has at least one obstetrician that is constantly available (%)

–

–

 Has at least one anesthesiologist that is constantly available (%)

–

–

 Has an ambulance for transporting pregnant women to referral clinics (%)

–

–

 Has at least one labor ward (%)

–

–

 Has at least one delivery room (%)

–

–

 Has at least one functional operating room (%)

–

–

 Receives uninterrupted electricity supply whenever there are obstetric emergencies (%)

–

–