Table 3 Causes of death among children from 1 to 4 years of age
1–4 years | Female (n = 87) | Male (n = 95) | Total (N = 182) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Malaria | 43 | 32.8 | 45 | 35.4 | 88 | 34.1 |
Intestinal infectious diseases (diarrhea) | 23 | 17.6 | 28 | 22.0 | 51 | 19.8 |
Malnutrition | 21 | 16.0 | 17 | 13.4 | 38 | 14.7 |
Acute respiratory infections (pneumonia) | 17 | 13.0 | 8 | 6.3 | 25 | 9.7 |
Measles | 5 | 3.8 | 7 | 5.5 | 12 | 4.6 |
Accidental drowning and submersion | 2 | 1.5 | 5 | 3.9 | 7 | 2.7 |
Burn and corrosion | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.2 |
Infections of the skin | 1 | 0.8 | 2 | 1.6 | 3 | 1.2 |
Meningitis | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.8 |
Congenital malform. circulatory system | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.8 |
Sepsis | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.8 |
HIV | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.8 |
Anaemia | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.6 | 2 | 0.8 |
Traffic accidents | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 |
Falls | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 |
Struck by thrown. proj. or falling object | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 |
Digestive system | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 |
Nephrotic syndrome | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 |
Unknow (R95-R99) | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.2 |
Indeterminate | 6 | 4.6 | 7 | 5.5 | 13 | 5.0 |
Total (multiple causes considered) | 131 | 127 | 258 | |||