Table 3 Possible verbal autopsy causes of death by sex in Meskan and Mareko district, Ethiopia. 1995–1999.
Possible cause | Females | Males | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | |
I. Communicable Diseases | 149 (58.7) | 164 (62.8) | 313 (60.8) |
Acute Febrile illnesses | 63 (24.8) | 67 (25.7) | 130 (25.2) |
Diarrheal diseases | 28 (11.0) | 29 (11.1) | 57 (11.1) |
All forms of tuberculosis | 21 (8.3) | 29 (11.1) | 50 (9.7) |
HIV/ AIDS | 19 (7.5) | 19 (7.3) | 38 (7.4) |
Pneumonia | 17 (6.7) | 11 (4.2) | 28 (5.4) |
Meningitis | 1 (0.4) | 9 (3.4) | 10 (1.9) |
II. Non-communicable Diseases | 54 (21.2) | 78 (26.8) | 124 (25.4) |
Liver diseases | 26 (10.2) | 32 (12.3) | 58 (11.3) |
Cardio-vascular diseases | 14 (5.5) | 18 (6.9) | 32 (6.2) |
Chronic obstructive lung diseases | 10 (3.9) | 17 (6.5) | 27 (5.2) |
Acute abdomen conditions | 4 (1.6) | 3 (1.1) | 7 (1.4) |
III. Maternal causes | 36 (14.2) | --- | 36 (7.0) |
IV. Injuries | 3 (1.2) | 6 (2.3) | 9 (1.7) |
Undetermined | 12 (4.7) | 21 (8.1) | 33 (6.4) |
Total | 254 (100.0) | 261(100.0) | 515(100.0) |