Bulletin of the World Health Organization

A comprehensive assessment of maternal deaths in Argentina: translating multicentre collaborative research into action

Silvina Ramos, Ariel Karolinski, Mariana Romero, Raúl Mercer

Volume 85, Number 8, August 2007, 615-622

Table 1. Estimates of under-registration of maternal deaths, by province (%)

Indicator^a	Province						Total for provinces
Indicator^a	Chaco	Formosa	Mendoza	San Juan	San Luis	Tucuman	(n / N)^b	%
Maternal deaths	0.0	13.6	0.0	11.1	14.3	21.0	9 / 95	9.5
Late maternal deaths	18.2	16.7	50.0	0.0	50.0	+300.0^c	4 / 26	15.4
Total maternal deaths	6.9	14.3	8.3	9.1	22.2	10.0	13 / 121	10.8

^a The estimates of under-registration were determined by comparing the causes recorded on the death certificate with the corresponding clinical record.^b n = number of cases of maternal death incorrectly registered, i.e. under-registration; N = overall cases of maternal death, late maternal death or total maternal deaths, as applicable.^c The ‘+’ signifies over-registration of late maternal deaths.