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Table  72A  (Pop., Death)
Maternal Deaths * (District) 1984-1996
pop72ae (per 1,000 Live Births)
                  Year    District 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Sri Lanka 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Colombo 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Gampaha 0.2 0.3 0.2 0 0 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Kalutara 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 - 0.1 - 0 -
Kandy 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.9 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.2
Matale 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.3 - 0 -
Nuwara Eliya 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.6 1 0.6 0.4 0.4 - 0.5 0.7
Galle 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 - 0.3 0.2
Matara 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1
Hambantota 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0 0.3 0 0.2 - - 0.3 0.3
Jaffna 0.2 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.3
Mullative - - 1.3 0.8 1.8 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.9 0.9 1.4 1.3
Mannar 0.3 - 0.4 0.7 0.7 1.5 0 0.6 - - 0.5 1.1
Vauniya 0.7 0.8 3.4 1.7 0 - 0.6 - 0.4 0.4 0 0.6
Kilinochchi 1 1.3 1 2.1 1.8 - 0.9 1.3 0.8 - 0 -
Batticaloa 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.5
Ampara 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.3 1.1
Trincomalee 1.2 0.7 1.1 0.7 1.2 0.3 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4
Kurunegala 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 - 0.1 0.1
Puttalam 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 -
Anuradhapura 0.3 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.1
Polonnaruwa 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.3 0 0.5
Badulla 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3
Monaragala 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.3
Rathnapura 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2
Kegalle 0.5 - 0 0.7 0 0.4 0.2 0.2 - 0.2 0.3 0.1
© 2008, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source:
Statistical Abstract 2004, Department of Census & Statistics
Key:
*:Maternal Deaths per 1,000 Live births
Revised:  2008(y)/07(m)/31(d)
Chief Editor:
   Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka