Table 4.
CSMF from VACoD and RRCoD for 6,721 deaths in Agincourt HDSS, South Africa
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| Cause of death category | VACoD% | RRCoD% | Difference% (95% CI) |
| HIV/TB | 36.5 | 13.3 | −23.2 (−24.6–−21.8)a |
| Indeterminate | 12.4 | 34.1 | 21.7 (20.3−23.1)a |
| Acute respiratory disease | 10.9 | 0.4 | −10.5 (−11.3−9.7)a |
| Neoplasm | 5.3 | 3.7 | −1.5 (−2.2−0.8)a |
| Accidental causes | 5.3 | 8.3 | 3.0 (2.2−3.8)a |
| Homicide or suicide | 4.8 | 5.3 | 0.5 (−0.2−1.2) |
| Chronic respiratory disease | 3.6 | 0.9 | −2.7 (−3.2−2.2)a |
| Cardiovascular disease | 3.4 | 3.7 | 0.3 (−0.3−0.9) |
| Stroke | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.1 (−0.5−0.6) |
| Acute infectious disease | 2.8 | 1.2 | −1.6 (−2.1−1.1)a |
| Endocrine or malnutrition | 2.5 | 2.7 | 0.2 (−0.3−0.7) |
| Diarrhoeal disease | 2.5 | 6.8 | 4.3 (3.6−5.0)a |
| Neonatal or congenital | 2.2 | 0.6 | −1.6 (−2.0−1.2)a |
| Others | 2.1 | 0.4 | −1.7 (−2.1−1.3)a |
| Chronic liver disease | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 (0.1−0.6)a |
| Nervous system disease | 0.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 (1.1−1.9)a |
| Maternal | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 (−0.2−0.2) |
| Bewitched | 0.0 | 12.8 | 12.8 (12.0−13.6)a |
a
Difference significantly different from zero.
CSMF=cause-specific mortality fractions; VACoD=verbal autopsy causes of death; RRCoD=respondent-reported cause of death.