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Table 1 Characteristics of individuals registered and of the deceased in Korogwe HDSS

From: Pattern of all-causes and cause-specific mortality in an area with progressively declining malaria burden in Korogwe district, north-eastern Tanzania

Variable

Highland rural

Lowland rural

Lowland urban

Total

χ2 p-value

Number registered (PYL)

8076 (36,274.0)

15,080 (59,912.1)

18,588 (74,285.3)

41,744 (170,471.4)

 

Median age of the population-years, (IQR)

18 (9.0–39.5)

19 (8.8–41.5)

19 (9.4–38.5)

19 (9.1–39.5)

< 0.001

Number of deaths

209 (15.8)

585 (44.1)

531 (40.1)

1325 (100.0)

 

Median age of deceased-years, (IQR)

43 (11.7–67.6)

49 (12.8–72.6)

46 (24.7–69.8)

46 (17.7–71.0)

< 0.001

Gender, n (%)

     

 Male

130 (62.2)

305 (52.1)

280 (52.7)

715 (54.0)

 Female

79 (37.8)

280 (47.9)

251 (47.3)

610 (46.0)

0.033

Age group, n (%)

     

 Infants (< 1 year)

30 (14.3)

92 (15.7)

62 (11.7)

184 (14.0)

 Under fives (1–4 years)

15 (7.2)

33 (5.6)

29 (5.5)

77 (5.8)

 Children (5–14 years)

10 (4.8)

26 (4.5)

24 (4.5)

60 (4.5)

 Adults (15–59 years)

82 (39.2)

203 (34.7)

233 (43.9)

518 (39.1)

 Elders (60+ years)

72 (34.5)

231 (39.5)

183 (34.4)

486 (36.6)

0.133

Place of death, n (%)

 Homea

176 (84.2)

434 (74.2)

315 (59.3)

925 (69.8)

 

 Heath facility

33 (15.8)

151 (25.8)

216 (40.7)

400 (30.2)

0.150

  1. aIncludes deaths which occurred at home and places other than health facilities