Table 3 The 20 leading causes of verbal autopsy deaths and mortality rate by sex and relative risk in Manhiça DSS, Mozambique, 1997–2006
From: A 10 year study of the cause of death in children under 15 years in Manhiça, Mozambique
Cause of death (block-ICD 10) | No of diagnosis | % | CDR Male | CDR Female | CDR Total | RR all age | pvalue | 95% IC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Malaria (B50-B54) | 805 | 21,8 | 3,4 | 3,1 | 3,2 | 1,07 | 0,367 | 0,93–1,22 |
2 | ALRI (Pneumonia) (J10-J18) | 361 | 9,8 | 1,5 | 1,4 | 1,5 | 1,08 | 0,494 | 0,87–1,32 |
3 | HIV/AIDS (B20-B24) | 307 | 8,3 | 1,3 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 0,99 | 0,953 | 0,79–1,24 |
4 | Diarrhoeal diseases (A00-A09) | 297 | 8,0 | 1,3 | 1,1 | 1,2 | 1,07 | 0,548 | 0,85–1,35 |
5 | Malnutrition (E40-E46) | 238 | 6,4 | 1,0 | 0,9 | 1,0 | 1,02 | 0,893 | 0,79–1,31 |
6 | Anaemia (D55-D59) | 186 | 5,0 | 0,8 | 0,7 | 0,8 | 1,12 | 0,426 | 0,84–1,50 |
7 | Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (G00-G09) | 129 | 3,5 | 0,5 | 0,5 | 0,5 | 1,02 | 0,896 | 0,73–1,45 |
8 | Respiratory and cardiovascular perinatal disease (P20-P29) | 103 | 2,8 | 0,5 | 0,3 | 0,4 | 1,63 | 0,019 | 1,08–2,47 |
9 | Fetus and newborn affected by mother infection (P00-P04) | 88 | 2,4 | 0,4 | 0,3 | 0,3 | 1,01 | 0,967 | 0,66–1,54 |
10 | Infection specific to the perinatal period (Sepsis perinatal) (P35-P39) | 87 | 2,4 | 0,4 | 0,3 | 0,3 | 1,14 | 0,550 | 0,74–1,76 |
11 | Other bacterial disease (A30-A49) | 86 | 2,3 | 0,4 | 0,3 | 0,3 | 1,33 | 0,199 | 0,86–2,05 |
12 | Tuberculosis (A15-A19) | 64 | 1,7 | 0,3 | 0,2 | 0,3 | 1,44 | 0,154 | 0,87–2,36 |
13 | Disorders related to length of gestation and fetal growth (P05-P08) | 61 | 1,7 | 0,3 | 0,2 | 0,2 | 1,59 | 0,076 | 0,95–2,67 |
14 | Metabolic disorders (E70-E90) | 46 | 1,2 | 0,2 | 0,2 | 0,2 | 0,90 | 0,711 | 0,50–1,60 |
15 | Burns (T20-T31) | 37 | 1,0 | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,2 | 1,44 | 0,270 | 0,75–2,78 |
16 | Other disorders originating in perinatal period (P90-P96) | 34 | 0,9 | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 1,38 | 0,358 | 0,70–2,72 |
17 | Other external causes of accident (W00-X59) | 31 | 0,8 | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 2,22 | 0,041 | 1,01–4,87 |
18 | Transport accident (V01-v99) | 28 | 0,8 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 1,70 | 0,178 | 0,78–3,71 |
19 | Injuries involving multiple body region (T00-T07) | 28 | 0,8 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,93 | 0,847 | 0,44–1,98 |
20 | Other | 204 | 5,5 | 0,8 | |||||
Undetermined and Unspecific symptoms | 106 | 2,9 | 0,4 | ||||||
No consensus | 370 | 10,0 | 1,5 | ||||||
Total of diagnosis | 3696 | 100 | 12,8 | 11,4 | 14,8 | 1,17 | 0,000 | 1,10–1,25 |