Table 4 Hospital deaths due to infection with Plasmodium falciparum and malaria case fatality rates in children < 5 years of age, observed during routine surveillance in 15 ITN districts in 2007 and 2008 in Zambia

Chadiza

71

75.6(41) [62.47-88.75]

35.3(17) [12.57-58.01]

0.00013

12.7(2445) [11.40-14.04]

3.7(1604) [2.76-4.60]

0.026

Chama

70.5

67.1(82) [56.90-77.24]

57.8(45) [43.35-72.21]

0.406

14.4(3809) [13.29-15.53]

17.2(1514) [15.27-19.07]

0.619

Chavuma

80

80.0(5) [44.94-115.06]

37.5(8) [3.95-71.05]

0.0009

4.2(942) [2.96-5.54]

10.6(282) [7.04-14.24]

0.096

Chibombo

80

57.9(38) [42.19-73.59]

68.4(19) [47.52-89.32]

0.35

19.7(1115) [17.39-22.09]

21.7(599) [18.40-25.00]

0.756

Chinsali

80

67.7(127) [59.59-75.85]

57.6(33) [40.72-74.44]

0.367

25.5(3379) [24.04-26.98]

20.7(917) [18.10-23.34]

0.48

Kalabo

80

34.7(49) [21.36-48.02]

44.9(49) [30.97-58.83]

0.253

27.1(629) [23.61-30.59]

12.5(1754) [10.99-14.09]

0.020

Kalomo

70.5

50.0(88) [39.55-60.45]

58.7(46) [44.47-72.93]

0.404

48.0(916) [44.79-51.27]

32.4(834) [29.19-35.55]

0.082

Luangwa

100

58.5(41) [43.46-73.62]

22.7(22) [05.22-40.24]

0.00007

43.6(551) [39.42-47.70]

12.6(396) [09.36-15.90]

0.00004

Namwala

80

42.9(35) [26.46-59.26]

72.7(11) [46.41-99.05]

0.006

23.0(653) [19.74-26.20]

47.6(168) [40.07-55.17]

0.0034

Nyimba

75

70.7(92) [61.34-79.96]

55.4(56) [42.32-68.38]

0.173

40.5(1604) [38.12-42.92]

30.7(1010) [27.85-33.53]

0.246

Milengi

75

70.0(10) [04.60-98.40]

83.3(12) [62.24-104.42]

0.283

8.6(815) [06.67-10.51]

18.4(545) [15.10-21.60]

0.059

Mwinilunga

75

60.0(50) [46.42-73.58]

59.6(52) [46.28-72.96]

0.975

10.5(2869) [09.37-11.61]

15.0(2061) [13.45-16.53]

0.373

Samfya

80

51.2(162) [41.07-56.47]

55.6(90) [45.29-65.83]

0.671

24.1(3438) [22.68-25.54]

31.1(1610) [28.86-33.38]

0.346

Sesheke

80

63.0(27) [44.74-81.18]

37.5(16) [13.78-61.22]

0.011

12.3(1385) [10.54-14.00]

44.8(134) [36.36-53.20]

0.00002

Zambezi

80

69.0(42) [55.07-83.03]

74.1(27) [57.54-90.60]

0.0008

15.5(1869) [13.88-17.16]

21.5(929) [18.89-24.17]

0.324

All

95

59.1(889) [55.83-62.29]

54.5(486) [50.20-58.86]

0.666

20.0(26419) [19.55-20.51]

19.3(14357) [18.64-19.94]

0.913