Table 2 Possible verbal autopsy based causes of death by area of residence in Meskan and Mareko district, Ethiopia. 1995–1999.
Possible cause | Urban | Rural highland | Rural lowland | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | |
I. Communicable Diseases | 37 (52.1) | 150 (63.6) | 126 (60.6) | 313 (60.8) |
Acute Febrile illnesses | 11 (15.5) | 66 (28.0) | 53 (25.5) | 130 (25.2) |
Diarrheal diseases | 5 (7.0) | 25 (10.6) | 27 (13.0) | 57 (11.1) |
All forms of tuberculosis | 6 (8.5) | 23 (9.7) | 21 (10.1) | 50 (9.7) |
HIV/ AIDS | 8 (11.3) | 20 (8.5) | 10 (4.8) | 38 (7.4) |
Pneumonia | 4 (5.6) | 14 (5.9) | 10 (4.8) | 28 (5.4) |
Meningitis | 3 (4.2) | 2 (0.8) | 5 (2.4) | 10 (1.9) |
II. Non-communicable Diseases | 20 (28.2) | 56 (23.7) | 48 (23.1) | 124 (25.4) |
Liver diseases | 8 (11.3) | 26 (11.1) | 24 (11.5) | 58 (11.3) |
Cardio-vascular diseases | 6 (8.5) | 13 (5.5) | 13 (6.3) | 32 (6.2) |
Chronic obstructive lung diseases | 4 (5.6) | 14 (5.9) | 9 (4.3) | 27 (5.2) |
Acute abdomen conditions | 2 (2.8) | 3 (1.3) | 2 (0.9) | 7 (1.4) |
III. Maternal causes | 3 (4.2) | 19 (8.1) | 14 (6.7) | 36 (7.0) |
IV. Injuries | 2 (2.8) | 6 (2.5) | 1 (0.5) | 9 (1.7) |
Undetermined | 9 (12.7) | 5 (2.1) | 19 (9.1) | 33 (6.4) |
Total | 71 (100) | 236 (100) | 208 (100) | 515 (100.0) |