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Table 4 Broad cause distribution (%) of VA deaths, by source, Solomon Islands, 2016–20

From: Generating cause of death information to inform health policy: implementation of an automated verbal autopsy system in the Solomon Islands

Broad cause (GBD Level I) group

Hospital related VAs (n = 91)

Community VAs (n = 819)

Total VAs (n = 914a)

GBD estimates (%)

Group I (communicable diseases, nutritional and maternal disorders)

25

14

15

16

Group II (non-communicable diseases)

57

75

73

71

Group III (injuries)

18

11

12

13

  1. aIncludes four deaths where location of death was not specified
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