Table 6 Causes of death among adults aged 50 or more years
50 years + | Female | Male | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | n | % | N | % | |
Circulatory system diseases | 29 | 27.6 | 19 | 18.6 | 48 | 23.2 |
Tuberculosis | 7 | 6.7 | 10 | 9.8 | 17 | 8.2 |
Malaria | 8 | 7.6 | 8 | 7.8 | 16 | 7.7 |
Intestinal infectious diseases (diarrhea) | 3 | 2.9 | 6 | 5.9 | 9 | 4.3 |
Malignant neoplasms | 5 | 4.8 | 3 | 2.9 | 8 | 3.9 |
Traffic accidents | 2 | 1.9 | 5 | 4.9 | 7 | 3.4 |
Acute respiratory infections (pneumonia) | 4 | 3.8 | 3 | 2.9 | 7 | 3.4 |
HIV | 4 | 3.8 | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 2.4 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 3.9 | 5 | 2.4 |
Digestive system | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 2.9 | 4 | 1.9 |
Intentional self-harm | 2 | 1.9 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.4 |
Accidental drowning and sub. | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1.0 |
Rabies | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 |
Mental and behavioural disorders | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.5 |
Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.5 |
Injury of unspecified body region | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 |
Exposure to unspecified electric current | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 |
Sepsis | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.5 |
Asthma | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.5 |
Unknow (R95-R99) | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 5.9 | 7 | 3.4 |
Indeterminate | 35 | 33.3 | 27 | 26.5 | 62 | 30.0 |
Total | 105 | 102 | 207 | |||