Cause-specific mortality transition among women of reproductive age with special reference to maternal mortality: the Magu health and demographic surveillance system, Tanzania, 1995–2022

Milly Marston; Sophia Kagoye; Jacqueline Materu; Charles Mangya; Jim Todd; Mark Urassa; Ties Boerma

doi:10.1080/16549716.2025.2611693

March 18, 2026Global Health ActionOpen Access

Cause-specific mortality transition among women of reproductive age with special reference to maternal mortality: the Magu health and demographic surveillance system, Tanzania, 1995–2022

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Key Points

The study focuses on understanding cause-specific mortality among women of reproductive age, particularly maternal mortality.
Analyzed mortality data from the Magu health and demographic surveillance system from 1995 to 2022
Examined trends in maternal and non-communicable disease mortality
Evaluated the impact of HIV/AIDS on overall mortality rates
Overall mortality among women 15-49 years has significantly decreased
Infectious diseases remain the leading cause of death in this group
Despite a reduction in maternal mortality, its share of total deaths has remained stable over the past 25 years

Implication

This analysis reports maternal mortality trends in women aged 15-49, indicating persistent challenges despite overall improvements.

Abstract

Despite a major reduction in all-cause mortality among women 15-49 years, mainly due to decreased HIV/AIDS deaths, infectious diseases remain the leading cause alongside a much-increased share of NCD. While maternal mortality levels have decreased, its share of total deaths has remained unchanged compared to 25 years ago.

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Marston et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69be371c6e48c4981c676720 https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2025.2611693

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Cause-specific mortality transition among women of reproductive age with special reference to maternal mortality: the Magu health and demographic surveillance system, Tanzania, 1995–2022

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Cause-specific mortality transition among women of reproductive age with special reference to maternal mortality: the Magu health and demographic surveillance system, Tanzania, 1995–2022

Key Points

Implication

Abstract

Discussion

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