Table 1

Perinatal mortality among women giving birth by caesarean according to hospital type – Burkina Faso, 2016

Fresh stillbirths (per 1000)Neonatal death within 24 hours of births (live babies, per 1000)Intrapartum-related perinatal death (per 1000)*Intrapartum-related perinatal death – range across hospitals
Total513465238821–189
Hospital type
 Regional hospital2693783010863–189
 Urban district hospital165936104621–71
 Rural district hospital782812911054–185
 P value<0.0010.016<0.001
  • Note: CIs and additional outcomes are reported in online supplemental table 3.

  • *Fresh stillbirth or neonatal death within 24 hours of birth.