Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Maternal mortality estimation at the subnational level: a model-based method with an application to Bangladesh

Saifuddin Ahmed & Kenneth Hill

Volume 89, Number 1, January 2011, 12-21

Table 2. Estimated maternal mortality rates (MMRates) and maternal mortality ratios (MMRs) in all 64 districts of Bangladesh, 1997–2001

District	MMRate	95% CI	MMR	95% CI
Bagerhat	76	49–104	782	503–1061
Bandarban	68	37–100	492	265–719
Barguna	50	35–66	499	342–655
Barisal	46	37–55	384	306–462
Bhola	54	38–70	411	288–534
Bogra	27	14–41	298	148–448
Brahmanbaria	73	50–97	515	348–682
Chanpur	54	36–72	442	292–593
Chittagong	25	15–36	211	124–299
Chuadanga	28	9–47	338	104–572
Comilla	46	34–58	354	262–446
Cox's Bazar	80	55–104	490	336–644
Dhaka	15	5–26	158	50–267
Dinajpur	34	20–49	303	175–431
Faridpur	29	12–45	239	98–381
Feni	35	15–55	291	128–455
Gaibandha	49	28–71	494	276–713
Gazirpur	31	19–42	318	201–435
Gopalganj	31	14–48	261	118–404
Habiganj	89	57–122	654	417–892
Jamalpur	66	38–93	600	348–853
Jessore	32	14–50	348	148–549
Jhalokati	47	32–62	501	342–661
Jhenaidaha	32	13–52	379	151–607
Joypurhat	36	18–54	421	213–629
Khagrachhari	60	30–90	597	297–897
Khulna	25	11–40	230	97–364
Kishoreganj	43	28–58	291	190–391
Kurigram	33	16–49	314	156–471
Kushtia	26	11–42	292	122–463
Lakshmipur	54	34–75	452	279–626
Lalmonirhat	36	14–58	335	127–542
Madaripur	40	22–58	317	171–462
Magura	41	12–69	424	129–718
Manikganj	38	24–53	412	257–567
Maulvi Bazar	51	29–74	392	221–562
Meherpur	22	4–41	255	42–469
Munshiganj	26	13–39	239	120–358
Mymensingh	49	36–62	375	277–473
Naogaon	32	18–47	383	213–552
Narail	33	11–54	269	94–444
Naratanganj	31	19–43	267	165–369
Narsingdi	30	13–47	218	91–344
Natore	33	17–49	369	186–552
Nawabganj	31	15–48	318	151–484
Netrokona	39	20–59	276	140–412
Nilphamari	32	16–48	278	140–417
Noakhali	35	19–52	273	144–401
Pabna	26	13–39	266	136–396
Panchagarh	35	15–56	312	135–489
Patuakhali	73	56–90	712	549–875
Pirojpur	53	40–66	495	371–620
Rajbari	40	22–58	402	224–581
Rajshahi	22	9–35	239	95–383
Rangamati	48	21–74	385	170–600
Rangpur	41	24–58	391	230–552
Satkhira	42	14–69	404	137–671
Shariatpur	47	26–68	360	201–518
Sherpur	48	29–68	425	251–600
Siraganj	29	13–45	243	108–377
Sunamganj	77	48–106	478	300–657
Sylhet	102	78–127	678	518–839
Tangail	24	10–38	270	112–428
Thakurgaon	33	15–52	268	116–419

CI, confidence interval.