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Table 2 Number and percentage (in brackets) of children who died with RTIs*, by type of chronic condition and age group

From: Contribution of respiratory tract infections to child deaths: a data linkage study

 

Mental/behavioural

Cancer/blood

Chronic infections

Respiratory

Endocrine/metabolic/renal/digestive/genitourinary

Musculoskeletal/skin

Neurological/Sensory

Cardiac

28-364 days

33 (2.2)

161 (10.6)

36 (2.4)

554 (36.6)

487 (32.2)

208 (13.8)

799 (52.8)

544 (36.0)

n= 1512

1-4 years

229 (16.2)

257 (18.2)

38 (2.7)

623 (44.2)

642 (45.5)

227 (16.1)

952 (67.5)

339 (24.0)

n= 1411

5-18 years

530 (25.0)

496 (23.4)

68 (3.2)

889 (42.0)

870 (41.1)

575 (27.2)

1505 (71.1)

315 (14.9)

n= 2116

All ages

792 (15.7%)

914 (18.1)

142 (2.8)

2066 (41.0)

1999 (39.7)

1010 (20.0)

3256 (64.6)

1198 (23.8)

n= 5039

        
  1. *RTI-related deaths are defined using the following ICD-10 codes: A37, J00-J22.
  2. Note that percentages will add up to more than 100% since chronic condition groups are not mutually exclusive and children can have conditions from more than one group.