Table 1 Respondent-reported causes of death and cause-specific mortality rates, MSF Walikale project, 2017
Reported cause of death | N | % | 95% CI | Cause-specific mortality per 10,000 persons/day | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fever/malaria | 51 | 31.1 | 22.7—40.9 | 0.30 | 0.19—0.48 |
Diarrhoea | 24 | 14.6 | 8.3—24.6 | 0.14 | 0.08—0.26 |
Respiratory infection | 13 | 7.9 | 4.7—13.1 | 0.08 | 0.05—0.13 |
Trauma/accident | 11 | 6.7 | 3.5—12.4 | 0.07 | 0.03—0.13 |
Measles | 11 | 6.7 | 3.6—12.1 | 0.07 | 0.04—0.12 |
Pregnancy related | 4 | 2.4 | 0.9—6.2 | 0.02 | 0.01—0.06 |
Perinatal/neonatal (infant) | 3 | 1.8 | 0.6—5.5 | 0.02 | 0.01—0.06 |
Violence | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1—4.5 | 0.01 | 0.00—.05 |
Don’t know | 7 | 4.3 | 2.1—8.5 | ||
Other | 39 | 23.8 | 17.0—32.2 |