Table 6.
Absolute difference* between the cause-specific mortality fraction of each estimated and reference standard cause, for the general, high mortality with malaria and high mortality without malaria child mortality scenarios
| Cause | Arifeen et al. 2004 [22] | Kalter et al. 2015 [21] | Liu et al. 2015 [25] |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Child – General mortality scenario: | |||
| AIDS |
– |
0.08 (0.01–0.28) |
0.08 (0.04–0.35) |
| Diarrhea/dysentery |
– |
0.08 (0.01–0.15) |
– |
| Injury |
0.01 (0.00–0.05) |
0.01 (0.00–0.05) |
0.01 (0.00–0.05) |
| Malaria |
– |
0.10 (0.01–0.26) |
0.04 (0.00–0.22) |
| Measles |
0.10 (0.03–0.36) |
0.10 (0.03–0.36) |
0.10 (0.03–0.36) |
| Meningitis/encephalitis |
– |
0.05 (0.00–0.20) |
0.06 (0.00–0.27) |
| Other infectious causes |
0.07 (0.00–0.25) |
0.08 (0.00–0.32) |
0.11 (0.04– 0.35) |
| Pneumonia |
– |
0.20 (0.03–0.30) |
– |
| Pneumonia/diarrhea |
0.46 (0.24–0.62) |
0.26 (0.04–0.40) |
0.37 (0.13–0.51) |
| Unspecified |
0.47 (0.50– 0.95) |
0.11 (0.00– 0.51) |
0.14 (0.00–0.63) |
|
Child – High mortality with malaria: | |||
| AIDS |
– |
0.01 (0.00–0.10) |
0.02 (0.00–0.13) |
| Diarrhea/dysentery |
– |
0.03 (0.00–0.08) |
– |
| Injury |
0.01 (0.00–0.01) |
0.01 (0.00–0.01) |
0.01 (0.00–0.01) |
| Malaria |
– |
0.09 (0.00–0.23) |
0.15 (0.01–0.30) |
| Measles |
0.01 (0.00–0.08) |
0.01 (0.00–0.08) |
0.01 (0.00–0.08) |
| Meningitis/encephalitis |
– |
0.08 (0.05–0.10) |
0.02 (0.00–0.05) |
| Other infectious causes |
0.03 (0.00–0.11) |
0.09 (0.05–0.15) |
0.12 (0.09–0.17) |
| Pneumonia |
– |
0.12 (0.06–0.23) |
– |
| Pneumonia/diarrhea |
0.35 (0.25–0.45) |
0.14 (0.05–0.26) |
0.24 (0.15–0.36) |
| Unspecified |
0.45 (0.26–0.62) |
0.06 (0.02–0.29) |
0.10 (0.06–0.34) |
|
Child – High mortality without malaria: | |||
| AIDS |
– |
0.02 (0.00–0.30) |
0.01 (0.00–0.37) |
| Diarrhea/dysentery |
– |
0.02 (0.00–0.09) |
– |
| Injury |
0.01 (0.00–0.02) |
0.01 (0.00–0.02) |
0.01 (0.00–0.02) |
| Malaria |
– |
– |
– |
| Measles |
0.02 (0.00–0.08) |
0.02 (0.00–0.08) |
0.02 (0.00–0.08) |
| Meningitis/encephalitis |
– |
0.06 (0.02–0.08) |
0.14 (0.07–0.20) |
| Other infectious causes |
0.03 (0.00–0.11) |
0.09 (0.05–0.15) |
0.12 (0.09–0.17) |
| Pneumonia |
– |
0.10 (0.06–0.16) |
– |
| Pneumonia/diarrhea |
0.22 (0.17–0.36) |
0.09 (0.04–0.22) |
0.19 (0.14–0.34) |
| Unspecified | 0.26 (0.17–0.39) | 0.10 (0.04–0.23) | 0.16 (0.08–0.26) |
*Median and range across one thousand simulations. Results are shown for three hierarchies, as a proportion of all child deaths.