Estimating the pattern of causes of death in Papua New Guinea

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Estimated CSMFs (%) by age and sex, empirical cause method, expected cause pattern method and final estimates, PNG, 2011

Method	Disease Classification	Male (%)					Female (%)
Method	Disease Classification	< 5	5–44	45–64	65+	All	< 5	5–44	45–64	65+	All
Empirical cause method	Endemic Infections	84	27	25	24	36	85	36	22	24	39
	Emerging Infections	2	20	19	5	12	3	22	19	5	13
	Endemic NCDs	10	18	32	43	28	10	21	34	42	28
	Emerging NCDs	0	12	13	16	11	0	8	14	16	10
	Injuries	4	22	11	12	13	3	12	11	14	10
	Total	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Expected cause patterns method	Endemic Infections	81	20	12	12	27	80	33	14	12	32
	Emerging Infections	2	13	11	5	8	3	27	17	5	15
	Endemic NCDs	12	24	36	39	30	13	22	35	36	27
	Emerging NCDs	0	8	30	39	22	0	6	30	44	20
	Injuries	5	35	11	5	14	4	13	5	3	7
	Total	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Final estimates	Endemic Infections	82	24	19	18	31	82	35	18	18	35
	Emerging Infections	2	17	15	5	10	3	25	18	5	14
	Endemic NCDs	11	21	34	41	29	12	22	35	39	27
	Emerging NCDs	0	10	21	27	16	0	7	22	30	15
	Injuries	4	28	11	8	13	3	12	8	8	8
	Total	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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