Table 1.

Characteristics of 635 deceased children

Characteristics	N*	Percentage
Median age at illness onset (in months)	12 (IQR: 7–24)
Median illness duration (in days)	7 (IQR: 3–14)
Median age at death (in months):	12 (IQR: 8–24)
1–11	261	41.1
12–23	167	26.3
24–59	205	32.4
Don’t know	1	0.2
Sex:
Male	311	49.0
Female	324	51.0
Masculinity ratio	96
Place of birth:
Hospital	117	18.4
Other health provider or facility	74	11.7
On route to a health provider or facility	3	0.5
Home	437	68.8
Other	4	0.6
Place of death:
Hospital	137	21.6
Other health provider or facility	45	7.1
En route to a health provider or facility	20	3.2
Home	368	58.0
Other	65	10.2

IQR – interquartile range

*Q1–Q3: First and third quartiles of the interquartile range (IQR).