AFRICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Trends and regional disparities in maternal mortality in China: A nationwide analysis, 2005–2020
This study aimed to explore disparities in MMR across China’s provincial administrative regions from 2005 to 2020. We undertook spatial autocorrelation analysis to quantify the spatial distribution pattern of MMR and conducted Bayesian spatial modeling to explore factors influencing its spatiotemporal differences. The results showed a significant overall decline in MMR during the study period, with reduced regional inequality in its distribution. Spatial autocorrelation analysis confirmed significant positive spati …