Table 1 Distribution of disease categories causing death among adolescents by groups
From: Cause of death among Ghanaian adolescents in Accra using autopsy data
Cause of death | Number | Group % | Overall % |
|---|---|---|---|
Group I | |||
Intestinal Infectious Disease | 93 | 25.5 | 10.5 |
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection | 88 | 24.1 | 10.0 |
Inflammatory Central Nervous | 50 | 13.7 | 5.7 |
Malaria | 38 | 10.4 | 4.3 |
Tuberculosis | 30 | 8.2 | 3.4 |
Maternal | 27 | 7.4 | 3.1 |
Nutritional disorders | 22 | 6.0 | 2.5 |
Other | 17 | 4.7 | 1.9 |
Total | 365 | 100 | 41.4 |
Group II Non-Communicable | |||
Blood Disease | 75 | 20.7 | 8.5 |
Neoplasms | 62 | 17.1 | 7.0 |
Cardiovascular | 49 | 13.5 | 5.6 |
Renal and Genitourinary | 49 | 13.5 | 5.6 |
Digestive Tract Conditions | 45 | 12.4 | 5.1 |
Undetermined | 22 | 6.1 | 2.5 |
Neuropsychiatric Conditions | 21 | 5.8 | 2.5 |
Respiratory Diseases | 16 | 4.4 | 1.8 |
Congenital Anomalies | 11 | 3.0 | 1.2 |
Other | 12 | 3.3 | 1.4 |
Total | 362 | 100 | 41.0 |
Group III Injuries | |||
Road Traffic Accidents | 50 | 32.3 | 5.7 |
Other Unintentional Injuries | 95 | 61.3 | 10.8 |
Intentional Injuries (Suicide and homicide) | 10 | 6.4 | 1.1 |
Total | 155 | 100 | 17.6 |
Total | 882 | 100 |