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Table 3 Population sizes, sample sizes and recall periods

From: Excess mortality in refugees, internally displaced persons and resident populations in complex humanitarian emergencies (1998–2012) – insights from operational data

 

IDP

Refugee

Resident

Population size: median (NAs/n, IQR)

63210 (123/244, 16220–101700)

16940 (43/146, 12000–30490)

151700 (520/1369, 80000–271200)

Sample size: median (NAs/n, IQR)

985.5 (106/244, 766.2–4300)

2756 (92/146, 793–4054)

930 (586/1369, 632–3644)

Recall period (in days): median (NAs/n, IQR)

91 (49/244, 90–122)

91 (69/146, 91–110)

91 (218/1369, 90–98)