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Table 4 Diabetes mortality studies in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1990

From: Diabetes in Sub Saharan Africa 1999-2011: Epidemiology and public health implications. a systematic review

Country

Author (Year)

Diabetes Types

Sample

(loss to follow up)

Mortality (%)

Mortality causes

(deaths by cause/total deaths)

    

5 year

20 year

 

Ethiopia

Lester (1992) [49]

Type 1

431

4

37

-

South Africa

Gill (2005)[48]

Type 1

88 (39)

-

33

Renal failure (9/21)

Hypoglycaemia (6/21)

Ketoacidosis (2/21)

Infection (2/21)

Undetermined (2/21)

Tanzania

McLarty (1990) [50]

IDDM1

272

40.5

-

Leading causes:

IDDM: 50% Ketoacidosis; NIDDM: 24% Cardiovascular & renal disease;

Indeterminate: 48% infection.

  

NIDDM2

825

19

-

 
  

Indeterminate type

153

57

-

 
  1. 1IDDM: Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus; 2NIDDM: Non Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus.