Table 3. Annual admissions, mortality and case fatality rates in children and neonates in the five district hospitals.
Ialibu | Mingende | Mambisanda | Kompiam | Paiam | |
All children | |||||
Median annual admissions (IQR) | 238 (210–246) | 840 (505–924) | 302 (169–306) | 232 (142–244) | 485 (389–532) |
Median annual deaths (IQR) | 7 (5–9) | 24 (18–33) | 12 (6–17) | 7 (3–12) | 29 (27–37) |
Total CFR, % | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 5.9 |
Median annual pneumonia admissions (IQR) | 83 (68–128) | 310 (224–320) | 85 (49–96) | 65 (45–92) | 167 (160–180) |
Pneumonia admissions, % total admissions/year | 35 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 34 |
Median deaths from pneumonia/year (IQR) | 2 (0–3) | 5 (3–7) | 3 (1–7) | 2 (1–5) | 14 (12–16) |
Pneumonia CFR (%) | 2.4 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 8.4 |
Neonates | |||||
Median annual admissions (IQR) | 33 (27–44) | 90 (68–102) | 33 (20–40) | 11 (4–16) | 51 (38–65) |
Median annual deaths (IQR) | 0.5 (0–2) | 11 (8–3) | 3 (1–4) | 1 (1–4) | 8 (4–10) |
Total CFR (%) | 1.5 | 12.2 | 9 | 9 | 15.6 |