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8.5 Institutional Maternal Mortality Ratio<br />

Region<br />

Maternal<br />

Deaths<br />

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002<br />

Maternal Maternal Maternal Maternal Maternal Maternal Maternal Maternal Maternal Maternal<br />

Mortality Deaths Mortality Deaths Mortality Deaths Mortality Deaths Mortality Deaths<br />

Ratio<br />

Ratio<br />

Ratio<br />

Ratio<br />

Ratio<br />

Maternal<br />

Mortality<br />

Ratio<br />

Ashanti 179 245.9 175 212.2 181 195.9 161 176.4 173 196.1 172 203.4<br />

Brong Ahafo 88 222.0 116 225.8 75 211.4 104 229.6 84 196.2 102 235.1<br />

Central 92 266.2 85 120.6 44 103.9 71 134.5 71 159.3 86 206.5<br />

Eastern 146 265.3 118 227.3 143 288.1 109 267.0 113 262.6 92 198.2<br />

Greater Accra 149 202.3 118 123.6 125 182.4 114 183.0 120 187.7 83 122.8<br />

Northern 113 206.9 91 186.2 70 176.5 66 172.0 77 254.8 49 158.2<br />

Upper East 29 140.7 43 219.9 34 172.3 46 170.9 34 203.5 59 378.3<br />

Upper West 30 160.9 20 118.8 21 122.7 19 107.7 16 99.1 17 106.7<br />

Volta 65 200.5 65 217.4 78 255.6 71 261.9 84 256.2 91 345.6<br />

Western 104 341.0 126 284.3 92 244.0 63 155.4 82 209.5 86 231.9<br />

National 996 230.2 957 187.2 863 196.8 824 186.0 854 204.5 837 204.4<br />

Region<br />

Maternal<br />

Deaths<br />

2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996<br />

Maternal Maternal Maternal Maternal Maternal Maternal Maternal Maternal Maternal Maternal<br />

Mortality Deaths Mortality Deaths Mortality Deaths Mortality Deaths Mortality Deaths<br />

Ratio<br />

Ratio<br />

Ratio<br />

Ratio<br />

Ratio<br />

Maternal<br />

Mortality<br />

Ratio<br />

Ashanti 184 232.1 177 220.3 134 232.1 140 219.8 128 209.8 141 279.0<br />

Brong Ahafo 110 273.1 62 139.5 91 273.1 81 213.1 89 217.6 70 208.1<br />

Central 100 450.5 103 446.8 106 450.5 117 655.9 93 493.1 57 290.3<br />

Eastern 139 292.4 108 243.4 121 292.4 78 202.1 101 295.3 85 281.5<br />

Greater Accra 91 150.7 63 110.7 28 150.7 93 204.2 49 109.1 37 90.9<br />

Northern 59 197.5 60 201.0 73 197.5 61 294.6 39 215.7 38 244.4<br />

Upper East 52 338.9 56 371.5 43 338.9 45 406.1 42 420.8 52 522.7<br />

Upper West 42 283.2 30 195.9 22 283.2 14 112.4 33 332.9 13 153.8<br />

Volta 94 363.2 88 361.9 97 363.2 70 364.1 60 289.9 48 253.3<br />

Western 83 221.4 104 283.0 98 221.4 78 249.8 53 182.9 44 149.9<br />

National 954 255.7 851 229.7 813 255.7 777 260.4 687 239.0 585 227.6<br />

Source: CHIM/RCH<br />

Institutional Maternal Mortality Ratio is the number of maternal deaths occurring in health facilities per 100,000 live births.<br />

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