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Table 2 Number of deaths, and crude and under-5 death rates, by duration of stay in camp, period 15 February – 10 August 2011, Bulo Bacte, Dagahaley refugee camp, Dadaab, Kenya

From: High levels of mortality, malnutrition, and measles, among recently-displaced Somali refugees in Dagahaley camp, Dadaab refugee camp complex, Kenya, 2011

Mortality measure

Duration of stay in camp at survey date

Overall*

<3 months

3-6 months

>6 months

Crude death rate per 10,000 person-days (deaths/person-days)

1.5

0.9

0.6

1.0

(90/622429)

(123/1302210)

(31/562203)

(251/2486842)

Under 5 death rate per 10,000 person-days (deaths/person-days)

2.5

2.2

1.4

2.2

(36/143384)

(70/314547)

(20/146681)

(130/604612)

  1. * information on duration of stay is missing for 7 individuals, 4 of whom are children aged under 5 years.