TABLE 2.
Distribution of cause of death in CHS
| Cause of Death | Female | Male | Total | Total (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illness | ||||
| Heart disease | 4 | 28 | 32 | 18.0 |
| Cerebrovascular | 0 | 19 | 19 | 10.7 |
| Malignant neoplasms | 0 | 11 | 11 | 6.2 |
| Chronic respiratory disease | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.4 |
| Liver disease | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.4 |
| GI bleeding | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.8 |
| Diabetes | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.7 |
| PE | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Hypertension | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.1 |
| Aortic aneurysm | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Other | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.9 |
| Subtotal | 6 | 89 | 95 | 53.4 |
| Infectious/inflammatory | ||||
| HIV/AIDS | 0 | 16 | 16 | 9.0 |
| Pneumonia | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.5 |
| Septicemia | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.5 |
| Meningitis | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Subtotal | 1 | 34 | 35 | 19.7 |
| Non-Illness/Other | ||||
| Suicide | 1 | 18 | 19 | 10.7 |
| Drug overdose and withdrawal | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6.7 |
| Homicide | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.5 |
| Unintentional injury | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.2 |
| Ruptured ectopic pregnancy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.1 |
| Missing | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Subtotal | 12 | 36 | 48 | 27.0 |
| Total | 19 | 159 | 178 | 100.0 |