Afghanistan Mortality Survey 2010 - Measure DHS

shown). Although the regression line in each case is based on only 4-5 surveys in nearby countries,similar graphs with six additional surveys based on modeled estimates of the pregnancy-related mortalityratios show similar results. When the pregnancy-related mortality ratio is graphed against educationattainment, however, the estimate for Afghanistan falls well below the regression line. This suggests thatto the extent that education is an important driver of pregnancy-related mortality, the AMS 2010 estimatesmay be too low.Table 7.3 Pregnancy-related mortality ratios and associated maternal health indicators for SouthAsian countriesAgePregnancyrelatedmortalityratioPercentageof womenreceivingantenatalcare from askilledprovider 1Percentageof birthsdeliveredby an SBA 1Percentageof birthsdeliveredin a healthfacilityPercentage of evermarriedwomen age15-49 with noeducationAfghanistan 2010 327 60 34 32 88Afghanistan 2010(excluding South zone) 315 63 34 32 86Bangladesh 2001 382 40 12 9 47Bangladesh 2010 194 na 27 23 naNepal 1996 539 24 9 8 80Nepal 2006 281 44 19 18 63Pakistan 2006/7 297 62 42 34 65Source: AMS 2010 for Afghanistan; Streatfield, et al. (2011) for Bangladesh 2010; and DHS surveyreports for the remaining estimates.1A skilled antenatal care provider or a skilled birth attendant (SBA) is a doctor or a nurse/midwifena = Not availableTable 7.4 and Figure 7.1 show estimates of pregnancy-related mortality for the seven-year periodpreceding the survey by age and timing of death. Out of a total of 256 pregnancy-related deaths identifiedin the AMS 2010, 41 percent occurred during pregnancy, 40 percent occurred during delivery, and 19percent occurred in the two months after delivery. The largest number of pregnancy-related deathsoccurred to women age 20-29, with about two in every five pregnancy-related deaths occurring at theseages. The proportion of pregnancy-related deaths that occurred during delivery was relatively high forwomen under 30 years of age (44-47 percent).Table 7.4 Pregnancy-related mortality by age and timing of deathPercent distribution of pregnancy-related deaths in the seven yearspreceding the survey by timing of death, according to age group ofwomen, Afghanistan 2010AgeDeathsduringpregnancyDeathsduringdeliveryDeathspostpartumTotalTotalpregnancyrelateddeaths15-19 30.8 44.1 25.1 100.0 4020-24 44.8 45.6 9.6 100.0 5525-29 38.3 47.0 14.7 100.0 4930-34 44.3 31.9 23.8 100.0 3935-39 41.0 35.0 24.0 100.0 3140-44 49.2 36.5 14.3 100.0 3045-49 28.6 25.8 45.6 100.0 12Total 40.6 40.2 19.2 100.0 256Maternal Mortality | 131