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Table 4 Proportion of deaths that happened in health facilities by causes of death, Bangladesh, 2001 and 2010

From: Causes of adult female deaths in Bangladesh: findings from two National Surveys

Causes of death

BMMS 2001 (n = 696)

BMMS 2010 (n = 746)

% increase/decrease between two surveys

Maternal

29

45*

57

Infectious diseases

15

21*

38

Malignancy

13

14

3

Circulatory diseases

15

35*

142

Suicide

35

39

12

Other violent causes

19

14*

- 26

Miscellaneous

7

23*

245

Not specified

5

12*

142

All

26

38*

46

  1. *p < 0.05