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 |