Table 3.
Causes of deaths according to the age of the children (n = 588).
| Causes of death | 0–11 months | 1–4 years | 5–14 years | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Neonatal deaths | 137 | 51.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 137 | 23.3 |
| Malaria | 18 | 6.7 | 83 | 35.8 | 15 | 17.0 | 116 | 19.7 |
| Measles | 12 | 4.5 | 49 | 21.1 | 6 | 6.8 | 67 | 11.4 |
| AIDS | 20 | 7.5 | 27 | 11.6 | 15 | 17.0 | 62 | 10.5 |
| Respiratory diseases | 30 | 11.2 | 19 | 8.2 | 6 | 6.8 | 55 | 9.4 |
| Digestive diseases | 24 | 9.0 | 16 | 6.9 | 6 | 6.8 | 46 | 7.8 |
| Infectious diseases | 9 | 3.4 | 14 | 6.0 | 9 | 10.2 | 32 | 5.4 |
| Anemia | 9 | 3.4 | 11 | 4.7 | 7 | 8.0 | 27 | 4.6 |
| Accidents | 2 | 0.7 | 4 | 1.7 | 7 | 8.0 | 13 | 2.2 |
| Other noninfectious diseases | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.9 | 9 | 10.2 | 13 | 2.2 |
| Indeterminate | 2 | 0.7 | 5 | 2.2 | 6 | 6.8 | 13 | 2.2 |
| Malnutrition | 3 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.9 | 2 | 2.3 | 7 | 1.2 |
| Total | 268 | 100.0 | 232 | 100.0 | 88 | 100.0 | 588 | 100.0 |