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Table 2 Cause-specific mortality rates (per 1000 person-years) among females in Kilite-Awlaelo health and demographic surveillance system, northern Ethiopia, 2010- 2012

From: Causes of death among females–investigating beyond maternal causes: a community-based longitudinal study

VA-title

VA-code

Total (105793.9 person-years)

Rank

  

n (total = 398)

Rate

 

Infectious and parasite diseases

VA-01

148

1.40

 

Tuberculosis

VA-01.03

61

0.58

1

Acute lower respiratory infections

VA-01.13

20

0.19

2

Intestinal infection diseases

VA-01.01

17

0.16

3

Infectious diseases, unspecified cause

VA-01.99

16

0.15

4

Meningitis

VA-01.11

14

0.13

5

HIV/AIDS

VA-01.09

10

0.09

8

Malaria

VA-01.10

8

0.08

9

Viral hepatitis

VA-01.08

2

0.02

 

External causes of death

VA-11

38

0.36

 

Accidental Fall

VA-11.03

13

0.12

6

Accidental drowning and submersion

VA-11.04

8

0.08

9

Others

VA-11.01, VA-11.07, VA-11.09, VA-11.11

4

0.04

 

Intentional Self Harm

VA-11.10

3

0.03

 

Contact with Venomous

VA-11.06

3

0.03

 

Accidental Exposure to smoke, fire and flame

VA-11.05

3

0.03

 

Accident unspecified

VA-11.97

2

0.02

 

Other transport accident

VA-11.02

2

0.02

 

Diseases of the circulatory system

VA-04

37

0.35

 

Celebrovascular diseases

VA-04.03

17

0.16

3

Ischemic heart diseases

VA-04.02

10

0.09

8

Congestive Heart Failure

VA-04.05

7

0.07

10

Hypertensive diseases

VA-04.01

3

0.03

 

Perinatal causes of death

VA-10

24

0.23

 

Bacterial sepsis of newborn

VA-10.08

14

0.13

5

Prematurity

VA-10.02

6

0.06

 

Congenital malformation of the nervous system

VA-10.09

2

0.02

 

Others

VA-10.05, VA-10.06,

2

0.02

 

Neoplasm

VA-02

20

0.19

 

Malignant neoplasm of esophagus

VA-02.02

4

0.04

 

Malignant neoplasm of breast

VA-02.08

5

0.05

 

Malignant neoplasm of cervix

VA-02.09

4

0.04

 

Other

VA-02.05, VA-02. 99, VA-02.10

3

0.03

 

Malignant neoplasm of small & large intestine

VA-02.04

2

0.02

 

Malignant neoplasm of hyphoid , hematopoietic and related tissue

VA-02.14

2

0.02

 

Mental and nervous system disorders

VA-08

12

0.11

 

Epilepsy

VA-08.02

8

0.08

9

Alzheimer disease

VA-08.01

2

0.02

 

Other

VA-08.99, VA-08.96

2

0.02

 

Gastrointestinal disorders

VA-06

11

0.11

 

Acute abdomen

VA-06.06

5

0.05

 

Gastric and duodenal ulcer

VA-06.01

3

0.03

 

Chronic liver disease

VA-06.02

2

0.02

 

Paralytic illeus and intestinal obstruction

VA-06.03

1

0.01

 

Renal disorders

VA-07

11

0.11

 

Renal failure

VA-07.01

11

0.1

7

Nutritional and endocrine disorders

VA-03

10

0.09

 

Diabetes mellitus

VA-03.03

3

0.03

 

Severe malnutrition

VA-03.02

5

0.05

 

Other

VA-03.01,VA-03.98

2

0.02

 

Respiratory disorders

VA-05

3

0.03

 

Asthma

VA-05.02

2

0.02

 

Other

VA-05.01

1

0.01

 

pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum

VA-09

3

0.03

 

Indeterminate

N/A

58

0.55

 

Unspecified causes of death

VA-99

2

0.02

 

Missing

-

21

0.2