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Table 2 Cause-specific mortality rates per 1000 person-years in children under five 1999–2003 in the DSS of Nouna, Burkina Faso

From: Pattern of cause-specific childhood mortality in a malaria endemic area of Burkina Faso

 

Rural Area

Urban Area

 

Neonates (< 1 m)

Infants (1–5 m)

Infants (6–11 m)

All infants

Children (1–4 yrs)

Under five

Neonates (< 1 m)

Infants (1–5 m)

Infants (6–11 m)

All infants

Children (1–4 yrs)

Under five

Rainy Season

All deaths

28

82

137

247

304

551

6

12

41

59

103

162

All causes

88.33 (58.7–123.3)

57.17 (45.5–70.1)

78.45 (65.9–92.1)

70.62 (62.1–79.7)

25.83 (23.–28.8)

36.09 (33.1–39.2)

63.10 (23.0–117.8)

27.43 (14.2–44.2)

69.85 (50.1–92.5)

52.71 (40.1–66.9)

25.14 (20.5–30.2)

31.05 (26.5–36.0)

Malaria

9.46 (1.9–20.7)

27.19 (19.3–36.2)

48.10 (38.4–58.9)

36.03 (30.3–42.6)

12.91 (10.9–15.0)

18.21 (16.1–20.4)

21.03 (2.4–50.6)

11.43 (3.7–22.2)

37.48 (23.5–54.3)

25.91 (17.3–36.0)

15.62 (12.0–19.6)

17.83 (14.4–21.6)

ARI

3.15 (0.0–8.8)

5.58 (2.4–9.8)

3.44 (1.3–6.4)

4.29 (2.4–6.6)

1.02 (0.5–1.6)

1.77 (1.2–2.5)

10.52 (0.1–29.3)

.

1.70 (0.0–4.7)

1.79 (0.2–4.3)

0.24 (0.0–0.7)

0.58 (0.1–1.3)

AGI

3.15 (0.0–8.8)

2.79 (0.7–5.7)

4.58 (2.0–8.0)

3.72 (2.0–5.9)

3.14 (2.2–4.2)

3.27 (2.4–4.2)

.

 

6.82 (1.8–14.0)

3.57 (1.0–7.3)

2.20 (1.0–3.8)

2.49 (1.3–4.0)

Neonatal cause

41.01 (21.8–65.1)

.

.

5.43 (3.3–8.1)

.

0.85 (0.5–1.4)

10.52 (0.1–29.3)

.

.

0.89 (0.0–2.5)

 

0.19 (0.0–0.5)

Non natural

.

.

.

.

0.59 (0.2–1.1)

0.46 (0.2–0.8)

.

 

.

.

0.73 (0.1–1.6)

0.58 (0.1–1.3)

Other causes

.

8.37 (4.30 – 13.50)

2.86 (0.90 – 5.60)

4.86 (2.80 – 7.40)

2.55 (1.70 – 3.50)

3.08 (2.30 – 4.00)

10.52 (0.10 – 29.30)

2.29 (0.00 – 6.40)

6.82 (1.80 – 14.00)

5.36 (2.00 – 10.00)

1.71 (0.70 – 3.10)

2.49 (1.30 – 4.00)

Ill-defined

6.31 (0.7–15.2)

2.09 (0.4–4.6)

3.44 (1.3–6.4)

3.15 (1.6–5.2)

0.93 (0.5–1.5)

1.44 (0.9–2.1)

.

4.57 (0.5–11.0)

6.82 (1.8–14.0)

5.36 (2.5–11.3)

.

1.15 (0.4–2.1)

Missing

25.24 (10.9–44.2)

11.15 (6.4–17.1)

16.03 (10.6–22.4)

14.87 (11.1–19.1)

4.67 (3.5–6.0)

7.01 (5.7–8.4)

10.52 (0.1–29.3)

9.14 (2.5–18.7)

10.22 (3.7–19.1)

9.83 (4.9–16.1)

4.64 (2.8–6.9)

5.75 (3.9–7.9)

Dry Season

All deaths

51

109

103

263

423

686

2

22

36

60

85

145

All causes

128.11 (95.4–165.2)

51.45 (42.2–61.5)

44.25 (36.1–53.2)

54.29 (47.9–61.0)

25.44 (23.1–27.9)

31.95 (29.6–34.4)

16.69 (1.9–40.2)

32.24 (20.2–46.7)

49.21 (34.5–66.3)

39.12 (29.8–49.5)

14.36 (11.5–17.5)

19.45 (16.4–22.7)

Malaria

2.51 (0.0–7.0)

15.10 (10.3–20.7)

20.62 (15.2–26.8)

16.72 (13.3–20.5)

8.96 (7.6–10.5)

10.71 (9.4–12.1)

.

14.65 (7.0–24.5)

20.50 (11.5–31.7)

16.30 (10.5–23.1)

6.59 (4.7–8.8)

8.58 (6.6–10.8)

ARI

7.54 (1.5–16.5)

7.55 (4.3–11.5)

2.58 (0.9–4.8)

5.16 (3.3–7.3)

1.74 (1.2–2.4)

2.52 (1.9–3.2)

.

4.40 (0.9–9.6)

2.73 (0.3–6.6)

3.26 (1.0–6.3)

1.69 (0.8–2.8)

2.01 (1.1–3.1)

AGI

2.51 (0.0–7.0)

2.83 (1.0–5.3)

4.73 (2.4–7.8)

3.72 (2.2–5.6)

3.79 (2.9–4.8)

3.77 (3.0–4.6)

.

1.47 (0.0–4.1)

8.20 (3.0–15.3)

4.56 (1.8–8.2)

1.18 (0.5–2.1)

1.88 (1.0–2.9)

Neonatal cause

47.73 (28.7–70.8)

.

.

3.92 (2.4–5.8)

.

0.89 (0.5–1.3)

8.34 (0.1–23.2)

 

.

0.65 (0.1–3.1)

 

0.13 (0.0–0.4)

Non natural

2.51 (0.0–7.0)

.

0.86 (0.1–2.1)

0.62 (0.1–1.4)

0.48 (0.2–0.8)

0.51 (0.3–0.8)

.

 

1.37 (0.0–3.8)

0.65 (0.0–1.8)

0.17 (0.0–0.5)

0.27 (0.0–0.6)

Other causes

10.05 (2.70 – 20.60)

9.91 (6.10 – 14.50)

3.01 (1.20 – 5.40)

6.61 (4.50 – 9.00)

3.49 (2.60 – 4.40)

4.19 (3.40 – 5.10)

.

2.93 (0.30 – 7.10)

2.73 (0.30 – 6.60)

2.61 (0.70 – 5.30)

1.35 (0.60 – 2.40)

1.61 (0.80 – 2.60)

Ill-defined

10.05 (2.7–20.6)

1.89 (0.5–3.9)

2.15 (0.7–4.2)

2.68 (1.4–4.3)

1.26 (0.8–1.8)

1.58 (1.1–2.2)

8.34 (0.1–23.2)

1.47 (0.0–4.1)

1.37 (0.0–3.8)

1.96 (0.4–4.3)

0.34 (0.0–0.8)

0.67 (0.2–1.3)

Missing

45.22 (26.8–67.7)

14.16 (9.5–19.6)

10.31 (6.6–14.7)

14.87 (11.6–18.5)

5.71 (4.6–6.9)

7.78 (6.6–9.0)

0.00 (0.0-0.0)

7.33 (2.4–14.3)

12.30 (5.6–21.0)

9.13 (5.0–14.3)

3.04 (1.8–4.6)

4.29 (2.9–5.9)

  1. ARI = acute respiratory infections
  2. AGI = acute gastrointestinal infections
  3. m = months