electricsheepafrica/african-maternal-health-indicators

---
license: cc-by-4.0
tags:
- health
- maternal
- reproductive
- sub-saharan-africa
- synthetic
- unicef
- who
language:
- en
task_categories:
- tabular-regression
- tabular-classification
size_categories:
- 10K<n<100K
---

# African Maternal Health Indicators

## Dataset Summary

Synthetic dataset of maternal health indicators for 12 Sub-Saharan African countries across three scenarios (baseline, health system strengthening, crisis). Contains 30,000 records spanning 2000-2025.

## Supported Countries

Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Mozambique, Mali, Niger

## Variables

| Variable | Description | Unit |
|----------|-------------|------|
| record_id | Unique record identifier | UUID |
| country | Country name | - |
| year | Observation year | 2000-2025 |
| region_type | Sub-national region | - |
| scenario | Scenario type | baseline, health_system_strengthening, crisis |
| maternal_mortality_ratio_per_100k | Maternal mortality ratio | per 100,000 live births |
| antenatal_care_4visits_pct | 4+ ANC visit coverage | % |
| skilled_birth_attendance_pct | Skilled birth attendance | % |
| caesarean_section_rate_pct | C-section rate | % |
| postnatal_care_pct | Postnatal care coverage | % |
| family_planning_modern_pct | Modern contraceptive use | % |
| adolescent_birth_rate | Adolescent birth rate | per 1,000 women 15-19 |
| obstetric_fistula_incidence | Fistula incidence | per 100,000 |
| pph_incidence_pct | Postpartum haemorrhage incidence | % |
| eclampsia_incidence_pct | Eclampsia incidence | % |
| blood_transfusion_availability_pct | Blood transfusion availability | % |
| emoc_facility_density_per_100k | EmOC facility density | per 100,000 |
| chw_coverage_pct | Community health worker coverage | % |
| maternal_death_audit_rate | Maternal death audit rate | % |
| maternal_health_score | Composite health score | 0-100 |

## Scenarios

- **baseline**: Historical trend continuation with gradual improvements
- **health_system_strengthening**: Accelerated investment in health systems
- **crisis**: Conflict/pandemic-driven regression

## Reference Values (WHO 2020)

- Nigeria: MMR ~512/100k
- Rwanda: MMR ~248/100k
- South Africa: MMR ~119/100k

## Usage

```python
import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_csv("data/african_maternal_health_indicators.csv")
```

## License

CC BY 4.0