Table 4 Details of the deaths that occured between September 2019 and March 2021 in Angumu health zone, Ituri province, DRC
Village | IDP camps | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
< 5 years | ≥ 5 years | < 5 years | ≥ 5 years | |
Total number of deaths | 191 (100%) | 210 (100%) | 83 (100%) | 161 (100%) |
By status | ||||
Autochthonous | 137 (71.7%) | 150 (71.4%) | 2 (2.4%) | 4 (2.5%) |
Displaced | 54 (28.3%) | 60 (28.6%) | 81 (97.6%) | 157 (97.5%) |
By age | ||||
< 1 month | 38 (19.9%) | 8 (9.6%) | ||
< 1 an | 105 (55%) | 29 (34.9%) | ||
5–9 years | 26 (12.4%) | 18 (11.2%) | ||
By cause | ||||
Malaria or anemia | 126 (66.0%) | 66 (31.4%) | 60 (72.3%) | 51 (31.7%) |
Respiratory issue | 4 (2.1%) | 20 (9.5%) | 3 (3.6%) | 16 (9.9%) |
Diarrhea/Vomiting | 6 (3.1%) | 7 (3.3%) | 7 (8.4%) | 14 (8.7%) |
Accident | 2 (1%) | 15 (7.1%) | 1 (1.2%) | 12 (7.5%) |
Violence | 0 (0%) | 4 (1.9%) | 1 (1.2%) | 18 (11.2%) |
Delivery complication | 20 (10.5%) | 2 (1%) | 1 (1.2%) | 4 (2.5%) |
Other | 31 (16.2%) | 91 (43.4%) | 7 (8.4%) | 45 (27.9%) |
Unknown | 2 (1%) | 5 (2.4%) | 3 (3.6%) | 1 (0.6%) |
Access to health care before death | ||||
Hospital | 74 (38.7%) | 98 (46.7%) | 28 (33.7%) | 64 (39.8%) |
Health center | 92 (48.2%) | 88 (41.9%) | 61 (73.5%) | 77 (47.8%) |
Health post | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Community care sites (IDP camps) | 2 (1%) | 3 (1.4%) | 16 (19.3%) | 11 (6.8%) |
None | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |