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Table 4 Major underlying causes of death among children aged 2–59 months admitted in public hospitals in the Lake Zone (n = 84)

From: Morbidity and mortality of children aged 2–59 months admitted in the Tanzania Lake Zone’s public hospitals: a cross-sectional study

Cause

Number (%)

Severe anaemia

25 (29.8)

Severe malaria

24 (28.6)

Severe pneumonia

22 (26.2)

Malnutrition

15 (17.9)

Acute waterly diarrhoea

14 (16.7)

Other

10 (11.9)