Near miss Adjusted R2=23.9%
Median year of study
 1990–199565.7 (2.2–10.7)11
 1996–2008276.6 (4.3–9.3)1.55 (0.56 to 4.31)1.16 (0.36 to 3.71)
 2009–20131418.3 (9.6–29.1)5.09 (1.63 to 15.89)0.0072.76 (0.79 to 9.65)0.08
Type of abortion
 All/unspecified abortion109.4 (3.9–16.8)11
 Spontaneous+induced84.0 (2.3–6.1)0.61 (0.17 to 2.22)0.86 (0.25 to 2.94)
 Induced only3010.7 (7.5–14.3)1.64 (0.61 to 4.42)0.171.73 (0.67 to 4.49)0.24
Region
 Africa257.9 (5.4–10.8)11
 Asia1912.6 (6.9–19.5)1.53 (0.67 to 3.47)1.01 (0.47 to 2.14)
 Latin America43.2 (0.4–8.5)0.32 (0.08 to 1.39)0.110.18 (0.03 to 1.32)0.23
Sampling strategy
 Facility4010.7 (7.5–14.5)11
 Population83.2 (2.0–4.5)0.35 (0.12 to 0.97)0.050.47 (0.19 to 1.19)0.11
Method of calculating near miss
 WHO or other near-miss criteria326.6 (9.1–49.0)11
 Addition of near miss due to complications1117.2 (6.6–31.3)0.49 (0.10 to 2.48)0.65 (0.14 to 3.14)
 Single near-miss criterion345.7 (4.0–7.5)0.14 (0.03 to 0.64)0.0030.23 (0.05 to 0.99)0.02
  • *Case fatality model adjusted for type of abortion. Near-miss events model adjusted for method of calculating near-miss cases and for median year of study.