Table 2

Regional distribution of included studies and reports of maternal morbidity and mortality [24].

Regions
N reporting only morbidity
N reporting only mortality
N reporting morbidity and mortality
Total

Europe
482
39
34
555
Asia
374
68
30
472
North America
405
28
4
437
Africa
201
102
70
373
Latin America and the Caribbean
156
85
23
264
Australia/Oceania
60
5
1
66
Other (e.g. multicountry)
26
6
5
37
Overall
1704
333
167
2204

Gülmezoglu et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2004 4:16   doi:10.1186/1471-2288-4-16