Trends in causes of death among children under 5 in Bangladesh, 1993-2004: an exercise applying a standardized computer algorithm to assign causes of death using verbal autopsy data

Table 1 Cause categories applied in the three VA studies in Bangladesh

1993-1994	1996-1997	2004
Injury
Neonatal tetanus
Measles only
Measles followed by ARI/diarrhea
ARI
Watery diarrhea
Persistent diarrhea		Diarrhea
Dysentery
ARI and watery diarrhea
ARI and persistent diarrhea		ARI and diarrhea
ARI and dysentery
Congenital abnormality		Congenital abnormality
Prematurity		Premature birth/LBW
Early neonatal or	pregnancy/delivery	related
		Birth asphyxia
Early Perinatal
		Birth injury
Possible ARI		Other possible serious infections
Possible diarrhea
Possible ARI and diarrhea
Malnutrition
Not identified

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