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| Province | Surveillance mode (study period) | Percentage of sampled counties/districts |
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| Coast region | | |
| Shanghai | Complete registration of maternal deaths (1996–2009) | 100% |
| Tianjin | Complete registration of maternal deaths (1997–2006) | 100% |
| Beijing | Complete registration of maternal deaths (1995–2004) | 100% |
| Jiangsu | Complete registration of maternal deaths (1990–1997) | 100% |
| Fujian | Complete registration of maternal deaths (1990–1999) | 100% |
| Zhejiang | Complete registration of maternal deaths (1988–2008) | 100% |
| Liaoning | Stratified random sampling surveillance (1990–2001)
Complete registration of maternal deaths (2002–2010) | 1990–2000: 25%; 2001: 53%; 2002–2010: 100% |
| Guangdong | Stratified random sampling surveillance (1992–2003) | 1992–1995: 14.6%; 1996: 34.1%; 1997–2003: 19.5% |
| Shandong | Stratified random sampling surveillance (1990–2001) | 14.80% |
| Inland region | | |
| Jilin | Complete registration of maternal deaths (2004–2009) | 100% |
| Hunan | Complete registration of maternal deaths (1996–2002) | 100% |
| Chongqing | Complete registration of maternal deaths (1986–1997, 1999–2008) | 100% |
| Shanxi | Stratified random sampling surveillance (1996–2003)
Complete registration of maternal deaths (2006) | 1996–2003: 33.6%; 2006: 100% |
| Hubei | Stratified random sampling surveillance (1996-1997)
Complete registration of maternal deaths (2001) | 1996-1997: 22.4%; 2001: 100% |
| Guangxi | Stratified random sampling surveillance (2003, 2010) | 2003: 26.9%; 2010: 28.2% |
| Henan | Stratified random sampling surveillance (1996–2009) | 23.10% |
| Sichuan | Stratified random sampling surveillance (2001–2010) | 2001–2005: 16.2%; 2006–2010: 26% |
| Shaanxi | Stratified random sampling surveillance (1996–2000) | 9.60% |
| Hainan | Stratified random sampling surveillance (2001–2010) | Not indicated |
| Remote region | | |
| Yunnan | Complete registration of maternal deaths (2006–2009) | 100% |
| Inner Mongolia | Complete registration of maternal deaths (1999–2005) | 100% |
| Ningxia | Stratified random sampling surveillance (1996–2002) | 40.90% |
| Gansu | Stratified random sampling surveillance (1996–2010) | 34.80% |
| Qinghai | Stratified random sampling surveillance (1999–2008) | 1999–2004: 21.7%; 2005–2008: 28.3% |
| Guizhou | Stratified random sampling surveillance (2000–2004) | 19.20% |
| Xinjiang | Stratified random sampling surveillance (2004–2006) | 15.90% |
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