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Table 1 Cause of death review, Vanuatu 2000–2007

From: Causes of death in Vanuatu

Causes of death by age

Hospital deaths

Community health facility deaths n (%)

National weighted proportional mortality

Hospital separations n (%)

Medical certificates n (%)

0–4 years

147 (16 %)

391 (24 %)

401 (17 %)

18 %

 Specific causes

145

383

311

 

 Ill-defined %

2 (1.4)

8 (0.6)

90 (22.4)

 

5–14 years

35 (4 %)

37 (2 %)

73 (3 %)

2 %

 Specific causes

32

36

55

 

 Ill-defined %

3 (8.6)

1 (2.7)

18 (24.7)

 

15–59 years

M

F

M

F

M

F

 

228

226

440

301

409

329

 

 Specific causes

224

219

418

291

335

275

 

 Ill-defined %

4 (1.8)

7 (3.1)

22 (5.0)

10 (3.3)

74 (18.1)

54 (16.4)

 

Both sexes 15–59 years

454 (49 %)

741 (46 %)

738 (31 %)

35 %

0–59 years with cause

636 (69 %)

1169 (73 %)

1212 (51 %)

 

 Specific causes

620

1128

976

 

 Ill defined %

16 (2.5)

41 (3.5)

236 (19.5)

 

≥60 yearsa

291(31 %)

443 (28 %)

1182 (49 %)

45 %

All ages deaths 0 - ≥60 years

927 (100 %)

1612 (100 %)

2394 (100 %)

100 %

Deaths excluded from above

 

 Fetal deaths

13

100

102

 

 No age

14

78

46

 

 Hospital deaths

-

-

21

 

All reported deaths

 

 Reported deaths

954

1790

2563

 

 % deaths with cause 0–59 years

97.2

90.1

93.4

 

 % of all Vanuatu deathsb

9.6

17.3

25.2

 
  1. Vanuatu national proportional mortality weighted by data sources (MC and CHF) for age groups
  2. aNot coded for cause of death. M Male; F Female
  3. bEstimated total deaths from available life tables (excluding fetal deaths)