Table 3 Major specific causes of death by residence areas and year, Dabat Demographic and Health Surveillance Site, northwest Ethiopia, 2007–2013
Specific causes | 2007–2010 | 2011–2013 | 2007–2013 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | ||
Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | |
Tuberculosis | 37 (19.0) | 88 (24.1) | 15 (10.5) | 67 (17.7) | 207 (19.1) |
HIV/AIDS | 27 (13.8) | 34 (9.3) | 14 (9.8) | 21 (5.5) | 96 (8.9) |
Meningitis | 18 (9.2) | 28 (7.7) | 7 (4.9) | 23 (6.1) | 76 (7.0) |
Cerebrovascular disease | 13 (6.7) | 8 (2.1) | 13 (9.1) | 25 (6.6) | 59 (5.5) |
Unspecified causes of death | 11 (5.6) | 16 (4.4) | 10 (7.0) | 13 (3.4) | 50 (4.6) |
Renal failure | 9 (4.6) | 15 (4.1) | 7 (4.9) | 15 (4.0) | 46 (4.3) |
Congestive heart failure | 10 (5.1) | 8 (2.2) | 10 (7.0) | 17 (4.5) | 45 (4.2) |
Acute lower respiratory infections | 6 (3.1) | 16 (4.4) | 4 (2.8) | 17 (4.5) | 43 (4.0) |
Intestinal infectious diseases | 5 (2.6) | 18 (4.9) | 1 (0.7) | 9 (2.4) | 33 (3.0) |
Malaria/leishmaniasis | 5 (2.5) | 14 (3.8) | 1 (0.7) | 7 (1.8) | 27 (2.5) |
Hypertensive diseases | 6 (3.1) | 5 (1.4) | 6 (4.2) | 5 (1.3) | 22 (2.0) |
Intentional self-harm | 0 | 7 (1.9) | 1 (0.7) | 13 (3.4) | 21 (1.9) |
Assault | 1 (0.5) | 7 (1.9) | 1 (0.7) | 8 (2.1) | 17 (1.6) |
Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction | 1 (0.5) | 13 (3.6) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (0.5) | 17 (1.6) |
Accidental fall | 2 (1.0) | 7 (1.9) | 0 | 6 (1.6) | 15 (1.4) |
Acute abdomen | 2 (1.0) | 6 (1.6) | 2 (1.4) | 5 (1.3) | 15 (1.4) |
Gastric and duodenal ulcer | 1 (0.5) | 4 (1.1) | 3 (2.1) | 6 (1.6) | 14 (1.3) |
Chronic liver disease | 3 (1.5) | 2 (0.5) | 2 (1.4) | 6 (1.6) | 13 (1.2) |
Infectious diseases, unspecified | 0 | 6 (1.6) | 1 (0.7) | 5 (1.3) | 12 (1.1) |
Accidental drowning and submersion | 1 (0.5) | 6 (1.6) | 0 | 4 (1.1) | 11 (1.0) |
Asthma | 5 (2.6) | 1 (0.3) | 3 (2.1) | 2 (0.5) | 11 (1.0) |
Other specified disorders of the nervous system | 1 (0.5) | 4 (1.1) | 2 (1.4) | 4 (1.1) | 11 (1.0) |
Other causes of deatha | 29 (14.9) | 51 (14.0) | 40 (28.0) | 101 (26.6) | 216 (20.0) |
Total | 195 (18.0) | 365 (33.7) | 143 (13.2) | 379 (35.0) | 1082 (100.0) |