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According to Ethiopian Ministry of Health\u2019s annual report, in 2019 alone, nearly 70% of maternal deaths happen during the postpartum period. Although several studies have been conducted on postpartum maternal deaths in Ethiopia, most of the studies were focused either on individual-level or district-level determinants with limited emphasis on the timing of death and in relatively small and localized areas. Therefore, this study aimed at identifying the determinants of postpartum death both at an individual and districts level, which could shed light on designing pragmatic policies to reduce postpartum maternal death.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The study utilized secondary data obtained from the Ethiopian maternal death surveillance system. A total of 4316 reviewed maternal death from 645 districts of Ethiopia were included in the analysis. A multilevel multinomial logistic regression model was applied to examine factors significantly associated with postpartum maternal death in Ethiopia.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>Result<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The findings revealed that 65.1% of maternal deaths occurred during the postpartum period. The factors associated with postpartum death included previous medical history (history of ANC follow up and party), medical causes (obstetrics haemorrhage, hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, pregnancy-related infection, and non-obstetrics complication), personal factors (poor knowledge of obstetrics complication), and facility-level barriers (shortage of life-saving maternal commodities and delay in receiving treatment).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Almost seven in ten maternal deaths happen during the postpartum period. The rate was even higher for some women based on their previous medical history, level of awareness about obstetrics complication, medical conditions, as well as the readiness of the health facility at which the women was served. 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