Table 1 Causes of death among women 15–49 years three years preceding the survey, Bangladesh, 2001 and 2010
From: Causes of adult female deaths in Bangladesh: findings from two National Surveys
Causes of death | BMMS 2001 (n = 696) | Causes of death | BMMS 2010 (n = 746) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal | APH/PPH | 40 | Indirect maternal death | 37 |
Hypertensive disorder of pregnancy | 33 | APH/PPH | 35 | |
Unspecified/ undetermined | 22 | Hypertensive disorder of pregnancy | 21 | |
Indirect maternal death | 21 | Obstructed labor | 7 | |
Other maternal causes | 10 | Other maternal causes | 5 | |
Abortion | 7 | Unspecified/ undetermined | 1 | |
Obstructed labor | 7 | Abortion | 1 | |
Infectious diseases | Tuberculosis | 31 | Diarrohea | 20 |
Diarrohea | 25 | Tuberculosis | 18 | |
Viral hepatitis | 11 | Typhoid and paratyphoid | 9 | |
Other bacterial/viral/protozoal infection | 11 | Viral hepatitis | 7 | |
Meningitis | 5 | Other bacterial/viral/protozoal infection | 7 | |
HIV/AIDS | 1 | |||
Malignancies | Cervix, uterus and other genital organs | 19 | Liver | 30 |
Leukemia | 17 | Other malignancies | 28 | |
Liver | 17 | Cervix, uterus and other genital organs | 26 | |
Lip, oral cavity and other digestive organs | 12 | Leukemia | 23 | |
Other malignancies | 12 | Breast | 20 | |
Stomach | 7 | Brain | 10 | |
Breast | 7 | Lip, oral cavity and other digestive organs | 9 | |
Brain | 4 | Stomach | 6 | |
Respiratory organs | 2 | Anal canal | 4 | |
Respiratory organs | 3 | |||
Circulatory diseases | Cerebrovascular disease | 54 | Hypertensive heart disease | 38 |
Other form of cardiac disease | 23 | Cerebrovascular disease | 32 | |
Ischemic heart disease | 20 | Other form of cardiac disease | 29 | |
Rheumatic heart diseases | 3 | Rheumatic heart diseases | 19 | |
Hypertensive heart disease | 3 | Ischemic heart disease | 4 | |
Suicide | Other chemicals | 31 | Hanging | 26 |
Pesticide | 14 | Other chemicals | 18 | |
Hanging | 13 | Pesticide | 16 | |
Others/unspecified | 5 | Smoke/fire | 2 | |
Drowning | 2 | Others/unspecified | 2 | |
Drug | 1 | |||
Other violent deaths | Others | 9 | Road traffic accident | 12 |
Smoke/fire | 7 | Drowning | 12 | |
Snake bite | 7 | Fall | 5 | |
Road traffic accident | 5 | Others | 4 | |
Drowning | 3 | Smoke/fire | 4 | |
Storm/lightening | 3 | |||
Iatrogenic | 2 | |||
Snake bite | 1 | |||
Miscellaneous | Diseases of liver & gall bladder | 27 | Diabetes | 23 |
Other nervous system disorder | 15 | Others | 20 | |
Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 13 | Diseases of liver & gall bladder | 19 | |
Renal failure | 12 | Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 16 | |
Gastric/peptic ulcer, appendicitis | 11 | Renal failure | 11 | |
Others | 8 | Other diseases of respiratory system | 9 | |
Diabetes | 5 | Other nervous system disorder | 8 | |
Other diseases of urinary system | 7 | |||
Mental disorder | 7 | |||
Gastric/peptic ulcer, appendicitis | 2 | |||
Not classified | 81 | Not classified | 67 |