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Table 1 Crude death rates (CDR) per 100,000 for both sexes and all age groups from 1990 to 2015

From: National mortality burden due to communicable, non-communicable, and other diseases in Ethiopia, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

Cause of death

1990

2015

CDR % change

 

Number

CDR

Number

CDR

All cause

952,828.3 (886,385.2–1,024,947)

1989.5 (1850.8–2140.1)

677,045.6 (502,236.1–908,743)

680.9 (505.1–913.9)

−66%

CMNN diseases

614,362.2 (574,223.5–660,499.6)

1282.8 (1199.0–1379.1)

335,020.1 (272,264.7–418,941.7)

337.0 (273.8–421.3)

−74%

HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis

72,587.7 (53,314.7–94,111.0)

151.7 (111.3–196.5)

72,406.8 (50,591.6–100,423.7)

72.8 (50.9–101)

−52%

Diarrhea, lower respiratory infections, and other common infectious diseases

330,664.8 (274,939.7–417,449.7)

690.4 (574.1–871.6)

146,563.8 (113,249.0–189,932.6)

147.4 (113.9–191.0)

−79%

Neglected tropical diseases and malaria

36,616.9 (16,225.2–67,521.0)

76.5 (33.9–141.0)

5154.8 (3128.3–8152.7)

5.18 (3.2–8.2)

−93.2%

Maternal disorders

18,282.8 (13,773–24,091.4)

38.2 (28.8–50.3)

13,016.7 (5496.7–28,518.9)

13.1 (5.5–28.7)

−66%

Neonatal disorders

92,853.9 (79,341.0–105,634.4)

193.9 (165.7–220.6)

61,617.7 (53,179.5–70,111.2)

62.0 (53.5–70.5)

−68%

Nutritional deficiencies

43,604.3 (19,376.4–76,178.0)

91.1 (40.5–159.1)

18,889.2 (11,141.3–29,367.4)

19 (11.2–29.5)

−79%

Other communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases

19,752.0 (10,545.4–32,122.7)

41.2 (22.0–67.1)

17,371.1 (10,558.4–26,368.6)

17.5 (10.6–26.5)

−58%

Non-communicable diseases

227,980.4(196,470.3–260,253.7)

476.0 (410.2–543.4)

285,301.3 (187,026.9–420,603)

286.9 (188.1–423.0)

−39.7%

Neoplasms

37,661.7 (31,487.9–44,630.8)

78.6 (65.7–93.2)

55,306.2 (32,618.6–89,317.6)

55.6 (32.8–89.8)

−29%

Cardiovascular diseases

94,315.8 (80,142.5–109,363.7)

196.9 (167.3–228.4)

119,829.7 (76,656.5–176,502.7)

120.5 (77.1–177.5)

−39%

Chronic respiratory diseases

15,081.4 (12,636.8–17,964.9)

31.5 (26.4–37.5)

14,950.9 (9498.5–22,227.8)

15.0 (9.6–22.4)

−52%

Cirrhosis

14,301.6 (11,304.1–17,231.9)

29.9 (23.6–36.0)

14,112.5 (8297.3–22,590.6)

14.2 (8.3–22.7)

−53%

Digestive diseases

17,830.2 (14,475.0–22,665.0)

37.2 (30.2–47.3)

16,962.0 (10,705.6–25,591.1)

17.1 (10.8–25.7)

−54%

Neurological disorders

6648.9 (5012.6–8589.0)

13.9 (10.5–17.9)

10,663.5 (7062.8–15,629.9)

10.7 (7.1–15.7)

−23%

Mental and substance use disorders

1228.4 (895.5–1697.1)

2.56 (1.9–3.5)

1384.9 (722.1–2587.0)

1.4 (0.7–2.6)

−46%

Diabetes, urogenital, blood, and endocrine diseases

21,161.7 (17,017.8–25,995.9)

44.2 (35.5–54.3)

27,709.6 (17,596.1–42,125.1)

27.9 (17.7–42.4)

−37%

Musculoskeletal disorders

230.7 (173.9–291.0)

0.5 (0.4–0.6)

413.1 (204.8–780.2)

0.42 (0.2–0.8)

−14%

Other non-communicable diseases

19,520.0 (11,678.1–29,509.1)

40.8 (24.4–61.6)

23,968.7(14,157.4–31,544.2)

24.1 (14.2–31.7)

−41%

Injuries

110,485.7 (73,722.94–149,884.4)

230.7 (153.9–313.0)

56,724.24 (37,272.53–85,873.47)

57.1 (37.5–86.4)

−75%

Transport injuries

14,059.3 (9903.0–18,617.9)

29.4 (20.7–38.9)

14,094.9 (8922.1–22,241.4)

14.2 (9.0–22.4)

−52%

Unintentional injuries

35,703.4 (23,064.2–48,263.9)

74.6 (48.2–100.8)

28,785.6 (19,680.0–41,660.1)

29.0 (19.8–41.9)

−61%

Self-harm and interpersonal violence

10,402.9 (7466.3–17,086.6)

21.7 (15.6–35.7)

13,484.4 (7542.0–24,122.4)

13.6 (7.6–24.3)

−38%

Forces of nature, war, and legal intervention

50,320.2 (20,052.2–87,479.3)

105.1 (41.9–182.7)

359.3 (106.6–664.4)

0.4 (0.1–0.7)

100%