Table 3 Summary of regional statistics for key complications and interventions, 2016–2020 combined, mean of the three highest and three lowest value regions and by population coverage institutional births

Mean 2016–2020

highest 3

lowest 3

< 70%

70–79%

>=80%

Pre-delivery

Malaria in pregnancy

8.6

21.7

0.5

8.9

8.7

7.2

Hypertensive disorders

1.2

2.7

0.4

0.8

1.2

1.3

Breech

0.7

1.1

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

During / after

PPH

0.7

1.3

0.4

0.6

0.7

0.8

Obstructed labour

2.0

3.5

0.8

1.3

2.3

2.4

(Pre-) Eclampsia

1.0

2.3

0.3

0.7

1.0

1.2

Interventions

Oxytocin

94.5

98.5

90.0

94.8

96.3

94.2

Uterotonics

11.3

27.5

2.7

9.5

13.0

9.7

Magnesium sulphate

36.4

49.6

27.5

36.4

37.4

37.1

 C-section

10.0

22.4

3.2

6.6

10.7

13.6