Table 2.
Distribution of deaths* of adults and the elderly by broader cause category and sex, 2003-2004
| Broader COD category | Sex of the deceased | Age 15-59 years | Age 60+ years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Communicable diseases | 18.3 | 19.6 | 16.8 | 18.6 | 14.6 | 20.0 | 17.5 |
| Non-communicable diseases | 66.1 | 65.6 | 66.7 | 63.5 | 65.3 | 66.4 | 67.1 |
| Pregnancy-related | 1.1 | NA | 2.4 | NA | 10.1 | NA | NA |
| Injury or external cause | 4.9 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 11.3 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| Unknown | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 10.2 | 12.1 |
| Total | |||||||
| % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| No. | 2,396 | 1,294 | 1,102 | 345 | 268 | 949 | 834 |
| Chi-square (degree of freedom) | 36.4 (4), p<0.01 | 43.7 (4), p<0.01 | 3.0 (3), p=0.4 | ||||
*Verbal autopsy could not be collected for one elderly death; COD=Cause of death; NA=Not applicable