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Table 3 Comparison of cause-specific mortality fractions according to InterVA and physician review.

From: Adaptation of a probabilistic method (InterVA) of verbal autopsy to improve the interpretation of cause of stillbirth and neonatal death in Malawi, Nepal, and Zimbabwe

 

Malawi

69 VA

Nepal

385 VA

Zimbabwe

180 VA

 

Physician

review

InterVA

Physician

review

InterVA

Physician

review

InterVA

Stillbirth

28.0

44.3

44.0

45.2

16.5

20.1

Perinatal asphyxia

18.8

19.4

21.5

26.4

11.3

9.9

Neonatal infections

23.3

26.0

28.0

20.4

30.6

44.5

Prematurity

10.4

7.5

3.1

6.5

18.2

23.9

Congenital malformations

2.2

1.3

0.8

0.9

1.3

0.4

Other

13.3

 

1.6

 

9.5

 

Indeterminate

4.0

1.5

1.0

0.6

12.8

1.3