Table 1 Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) and direct MMR (DMMR) per 100,000 live births by Italian Regions. Years 2011–2019. *Live births-source: ISTAT demographic balance 2011–2019.

From: Maternal mortality in Italy estimated by the Italian Obstetric Surveillance System

Italian region

*Live births

Maternal deaths (≤ 42 days)

Direct maternal deaths (≤ 42 days)

N

MMR

95%CI

N

DMMR

95%CI

Piemonte

297,022

28

9.4

(6.0–13.6)

16

5.4

(3.1–8.8)

Valle d’Aosta

9156

 < 3

10.9

(0.3–60.8)

 < 3

0.0

(0.0–40.3)

Lombardia

753,540

52

6.9

(5.2–9.1)

31

4.1

(2.8–5.8)

Provincia autonoma di Bolzano

48,149

 < 3

4.2

(0.5–15.0)

 < 3

2.1

(0.1–11.6)

Provincia autonoma di Trento

43,095

 < 3

4.6

(0.6–16.8)

 < 3

2.3

(0.1–12.9)

Veneto

354,685

22

6.2

(3.9–9.4)

14

3.9

(2.2–6.6)

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

78,861

8

10.1

(4.4–20.0)

 < 3

3.8

(0.1–11.1)

Liguria

92,166

10

10.8

(5.2–20.0)

6

6.5

(2.4–14.2)

Emilia-Romagna

321,063

30

9.3

(6.3–13.3)

18

5.6

(3.3–8.9)

North

1,997,737

155

7.8

(6.6–9.1)

90

4.5

(3.6–5.5)

Toscana

249,933

9

3.6

(1.7–6.8)

3

1.2

(0.2–3.5)

Umbria

60,010

5

8.3

(2.7–19.4)

 < 3

3.3

(0.4–12.0)

Marche

105,932

7

6.6

(2.7–13.6)

4

3.8

(1.0–9.7)

Lazio

432,611

30

6.9

(4.5–9.9)

17

3.9

(2.3–6.3)

Centre

848,486

51

6.0

(4.5–7.9)

26

3.1

(2.0–4.5)

Abruzzo

91,007

6

6.6

(2.4–14.4)

5

5.5

(1.8–12.8)

Molise

19,288

 < 3

10.4

(1.3–37.5)

 < 3

10.4

(1.3–37.5)

Campania

461,320

53

11.5

(8.6–15.0)

33

7.2

(4.9–10.1)

Puglia

286,702

21

7.3

(4.3–11.2)

12

4.2

(2.2–7.3)

Basilicata

36,533

3

8.2

(1.7–24.0)

 < 3

5.5

(0.1–19.8)

Calabria

145,165

14

9.6

(5.3–16.2)

12

8.3

(4.3–14.4)

Sicilia

388,529

51

13.1

(9.8–17.3)

29

7.5

(5.0–10.7)

Sardegna

98,671

12

12.2

(6.3–21.2)

10

10.1

(4.9–18.6)

South and Islands

1,527,215

162

10.6

(9.0–12.4)

105

6.9

(5.6–8.3)

Italy

4,373,438

368

8.4

(7.5–9.3)

221

5.1

(4.4–5.8)

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