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. 2011 Sep 12;4:353. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-353

Table 1.

Distribution of disease categories causing death among adolescents by groups

Cause of death Number Group % Overall %
Group I
Intestinal Infectious Disease 93 25.5 10.5
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection 88 24.1 10.0
Inflammatory Central Nervous 50 13.7 5.7
Malaria 38 10.4 4.3
Tuberculosis 30 8.2 3.4
Maternal 27 7.4 3.1
Nutritional disorders 22 6.0 2.5
Other 17 4.7 1.9
Total 365 100 41.4
Group II Non-Communicable
Blood Disease 75 20.7 8.5
Neoplasms 62 17.1 7.0
Cardiovascular 49 13.5 5.6
Renal and Genitourinary 49 13.5 5.6
Digestive Tract Conditions 45 12.4 5.1
Undetermined 22 6.1 2.5
Neuropsychiatric Conditions 21 5.8 2.5
Respiratory Diseases 16 4.4 1.8
Congenital Anomalies 11 3.0 1.2
Other 12 3.3 1.4
Total 362 100 41.0
Group III Injuries
Road Traffic Accidents 50 32.3 5.7
Other Unintentional Injuries 95 61.3 10.8
Intentional Injuries (Suicide and homicide) 10 6.4 1.1
Total 155 100 17.6
Total 882 100