Table 2

National-level, regional-level and district-level percentages of pregnant women within a given travel time to the nearest emergency obstetric and newborn care facility—Malawi (extracted from ref 20)*

Region nameDistrict nameACC1 (1 hour)ACC1 (2 hours)ACC1 (3 hours)ACC1 (4 hours)
Region (%)District (%)Region (%)District (%)Region (%)District (%)Region (%)District (%)
Central RegionDedza69.564.989.790.395.495.897.798.3
Dowa66.190.596.799.0
Kasungu48.374.185.492.2
Lilongwe86.496.498.799.4
Mchinji65.188.795.497.9
Nkhotakota41.882.693.396.5
Ntcheu61.687.094.597.0
Ntchisi65.989.795.797.7
Salima73.491.696.097.1
Northern RegionChitipa53.148.579.676.289.287.094.291.3
Karonga70.287.391.894.8
Likoma0.00.09.199.7
Mzimba56.381.791.596.0
Nkhata Bay47.073.783.388.1
Rumphi27.773.788.494.8
Southern RegionBalaka64.766.588.992.195.797.697.999.0
Blantyre90.697.999.699.9
Chikwawa53.680.391.294.5
Chiradzulu87.599.5100.0100.0
Machinga45.585.096.599.1
Mangochi52.581.090.995.3
Mulanje73.691.795.796.8
Mwanza64.588.294.898.0
Neno57.085.694.598.0
Nsanje15.376.391.496.8
Phalombe67.594.198.499.5
Thyolo54.480.391.796.6
Zomba73.096.199.499.9
Nationwide65.288.094.797.3
  • *Values above 90% are highlighted in green.

  • ACC, accessibility coverage; REF, referral.