Table 1.

Broad classification of the causes of death

Cause of Death	Number of Cases*	%
Infections	41	78
Thromboembolism	18	37
Severe Anaemia	11	21
Hepatospleenic Sequestration (with consequent Severe anaemia)	5	9.6
Aspiration pneumonitis	4	7.6
Intracranial Haemorrhage	2	3.8
Erosive gastritis and duodenitis	2	3.8

^*The number of cases and percentages are more than 100% because there were more than single plausible causes of death in most patients