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Table 2 Age-standardized death rates (ASDR) per 100,000 for both sexes and all age groups with Level 1 and 2 categories, 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

Causes of death

1990

2015

ASDR % change

All cause

2693.0 (2419.3–2985.2)

1248.0 (860.3–1760.3)

−54%

CMNN diseases

1257.1 (1128.3–1395)

445.0 (326.7–600.7)

−65%

HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis

267.3 (194.1–338.2)

122.0 (79.9–174.8)

−54%

Diarrhea, lower respiratory infection, and other common infectious diseases

674.0 (581.5–789.0)

223.6 (158.0–308.8)

−67%

Neglected tropical diseases and malaria

71.7 (38.7–123.0)

6.0 (3.5–9.8)

−92

Maternal disorders

47.4 (35.7–62.6)

15.0 (6.3–33.9)

−68%

Neonatal disorders

77.5 (66.3–88.3)

36.5 (31.5–41.5)

−53%

Nutritional deficiencies

91.1 (62.3–129.2)

27.8 (17.7–40.5)

−69%

Other communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases

28 (18.5–40.2)

14.1 (9.2–20.1)

−49.6

Non-communicable diseases

1131.6 (981.7–1278.6)

710.9 (468.8–1036.2)

−37%

Neoplasms

176.2 (149.8–204.8)

122.5 (74.3–192.4)

−31%

Cardiovascular diseases

554.3 (476.0–631.4)

350.0 (232.7–500.7)

−37%

Chronic respiratory diseases

81.2 (67.1–95.4)

40.7 (26.4–59.5)

−50%

Cirrhosis

64.7 (52.2–76.8)

31.8 (19.2–50.1)

−51%

Digestive diseases

86.8 (73.5–101.4)

42.8 (27.9–62.7)

−51%

Neurological disorders

38.1 (31.2–45.8)

30.9 (20.5–43.8)

−19%

Mental and substance use disorders

4.4 (3.2–6.0)

2.4 (1.3–4.4)

−47%

Diabetes, urogenital, blood, and endocrine diseases

97.6 (77.9–125.6)

67.4 (42.8–102.4)

−31%

Musculoskeletal disorders

1.0 (0.72–1.4)

0.9 (0.4–1.7)

−15%

Other non-communicable diseases

27.2 (19.3–37.8)

21.5 (13.8–29.1)

−21%

Injuries

304.3 (222.0–390.1)

92.2 (59.1–140.6)

−70%

Transport injuries

41.6 (31.2–53.30)

21.4 (13.4–34.5)

−48%

Unintentional injuries

105.7 (85.8–130.0)

50.1 (32.6–73.4)

−53%

Self-harm and interpersonal violence

33.3 (24.2–50.5)

20.2 (11.6–35.2)

−39%

Forces of nature, war, and legal intervention

123.9 (51.4–205.70)

0.4 (0.1–0.7)

99.7%