Table 2 HIV-related deaths (numbers and proportions) according to first and second physician coders and physician consensus, by year
From: Using verbal autopsy to track epidemic dynamics: the case of HIV-related mortality in South Africa
year | deaths | HIV-related deaths (ICD codes B20-B24) n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | first physician | second physician | physician consensus |
1992 | 152 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
1993 | 260 | 3 (1.2) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) |
1994 | 254 | 15 (5.9) | 12 (4.7) | 12 (4.7) |
1995 | 300 | 17 (5.7) | 13 (4.3) | 14 (4.7) |
1996 | 276 | 25 (9.1) | 24 (8.7) | 24 (8.7) |
1997 | 249 | 33 (13.3) | 35 (14.1) | 31 (12.4) |
1998 | 361 | 59 (16.3) | 66 (18.3) | 62 (17.2) |
1999 | 381 | 58 (15.2) | 68 (17.8) | 68 (17.8) |
2000 | 422 | 97 (23.0) | 96 (22.7) | 98 (23.2) |
2001 | 499 | 123 (24.6) | 126 (25.3) | 131 (26.3) |
2002 | 594 | 137 (23.1) | 148 (24.9) | 150 (25.3) |
2003 | 701 | 182 (26.0) | 176 (25.1) | 173 (24.7) |
2004 | 648 | 237 (36.6) | 236 (36.4) | 210 (32.4) |
2005 | 697 | 265 (38.0) | 253 (36.3) | 180 (25.8) |
overall | 5,794 | 1,251 (21.6) | 1,254 (21.6) | 1,154 (19.9) |