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. 2013 Jan 24;346:f534. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f534

Reduced premature mortality in Rwanda: lessons from success

PMCID: PMC3898166

Some errors went uncorrected in the table of this article by Paul Farmer and colleagues (BMJ 2013;346:f65, doi:10.1136/bmj.f65). The figures for malaria were incorrect, the subheadings wrongly appeared at the top of the table, and the source references should have been 2, 33, 34, 35, and 36. The correct table is here. In addition, the affiliation for Soline Dusabeyesu Mugeni should be the Clinton Health Access Initiative [not Partners in Health].

Table .

Premature mortality in Rwanda, 2000-112 33 34 35 36

2000 2011 Total reduction (%) Annual rate of reduction
(%) Regional rank Global rank*
HIV/AIDS
HIV incidence/ 100 000 207 88† 57.5 9.5 5 8
AIDS deaths/100 000 190 41† 78.4 17.0 1 1
Tuberculosis
Incidence/100 000 326 94 71.2 11.3 1 4
Mortality/100 000 48 11 77.1 13.4 1 5
Malaria
Total cases 1 654 246‡ 208 858 87.4 34.45 NA NA
Total deaths 2 581‡ 380 85.3 31.9 NA NA
Child and maternal mortality
Deaths/1000 live births 183 54 70.4 11.1 1 1
Total deaths 61343 22 813 62.8 9.0 2 4
Maternal mortality ratio/100 000 live births 840 340§ 59.5 9.0 1 6

*Only countries with populations greater than 500 000 included.

†2009 data.

‡2005 data.

§2010 data.

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