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Table 2 Trends in maternal mortality in China from 2008 to 2017

From: Risk management of pregnant women and the associated low maternal mortality from 2008–2017 in China: a national longitude study

Year

Number of livebirths

Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 livebirths)

Total

Eastern

Central

Western

Median (IQR)

Range

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Before risk management (2008–2013)

 2008

13,307,045

21.70 (15.95–35.20)

6.57–233.96

12.32 (7.79, 16.78)

21.36 (18.88, 28.06)

40.38 (28.09, 53.41)

 2009

13,825,431

19.20 (13.70–30.10)

5.20–232.20

11.90 (9.50, 14.60)

18.10 (17.10, 22.50)

33.20 (26.30, 44.85)

 2010

14,218,657

20.70 (12.10–29.70)

3.60–174.80

11.50 (7.40, 13.10)

18.55 (14.90, 24.30)

34.20 (22.90, 40.25)

 2011

14,507,141

15.70 (10.20–22.80)

1.20–180.70

9.70 (6.40, 11.40)

16.10 (11.60, 16.70)

23.70 (20.15, 36.90)

 2012

15,442,995

11.70 (9.90–24.40)

1.40–176.10

9.20 (4.00, 10.50)

11.60 (10.70, 16.90)

25.25 (18.15, 31.05)

 2013

15,108,153

14.20 (10.20–17.90)

1.90–154.50

9.30 (8.30, 10.70)

14.25 (11.15, 15.80)

21.65 (15.30, 30.25)

After risk management (2014–2017)

 2014

15,178,881

14.10 (9.00–19.50)

1.90–108.90

8.80 (5.50, 10.30)

12.95 (10.10, 14.85)

19.55 (16.55, 30.05)

 2015

14,544,524

11.10 (8.50–17.80)

2.30–101.00

8.30 (5.70, 8.50)

13.55 (9.80, 14.80)

19.40 (14.65, 27.75)

 2016

18,466,561

12.70 (9.40–17.50)

2.20–109.90

9.20 (5.70, 10.50)

12.55 (9.65, 14.20)

18.75 (14.35, 27.40)

 2017

17,578,815

13.10 (9.00–19.70)

1.10–95.00

8.30 (6.00, 10.40)

12.80 (10.00, 14.40)

17.35 (13.70, 26.45)