Table 1 Household deaths in preceding 12 months
From: Deaths from surgical conditions in Malawi - a randomised cross-sectional Nationwide household survey
Frequency (n) | (%) | |
|---|---|---|
House hold location | ||
Rural | 1332 | 90.1 |
Urban | 107 | 7.2 |
Slum | 13 | 0.9 |
Not recorded | 27 | 1.8 |
Total households | 1479 | 100 |
Total Reported deaths | ||
Male | 294 | 52.7 |
Females | 259 | 46.4 |
Not recorded | 5 | 0.8 |
All | 558 | 100 |
Total Deaths by age group (years) | ||
0–4 | 188 | 33.8 |
5–17 | 67 | 12.1 |
18–49 | 172 | 31.0 |
Above 50 | 128 | 23.1 |
Missing | 3 | |
Total | 558 | 100 |