The report highlighted several key causes behind the increase in maternal deaths, including COVID-19-related fatalities, severe pre-eclampsia at seven percent, and diseases of the circulatory system complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium at 5.5 percent.
In 2021, there were 128 reported maternal deaths out of 53,326 live births, resulting in a maternal mortality ratio of 240 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. The report noted that over the years, there has been a fluctuating pattern in the maternal mortality ratio, ranging from 127 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2015 to 240 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2021.
