Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of adult deaths in Dabat Demographic and Health Surveillance Site, northwest Ethiopia, 2007–2013
| Characteristics | Category | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 564 (52.1) |
| Male | 518 (47.9) | |
| Age group (years) | Median = 60.1; IQRa (38.2, 73.4) | |
| 15–24 | 122 (11.3) | |
| 25–49 | 273 (25.2) | |
| > = 50 | 687(63.5) | |
| Marital status | single | 115 (10.6) |
| married | 546 (50.5) | |
| widowed | 289 (26.7) | |
| divorced | 116 (10.7) | |
| separated | 10 (0.9) | |
| cohabitated | 4 (0.4) | |
| not known | 2 (0.2) | |
| Educational status | uneducated | 784 (72.5) |
| 1–4 | 138 (12.8) | |
| 5–8 | 72 (6.7) | |
| 9–12 | 71 (6.6) | |
| 12+ | 17 (1.6) | |
| Occupational status | Self-employed | 801 (74.0) |
| student | 41 (3.8) | |
| public servant | 41 (3.8) | |
| unemployed | 16 (1.5) | |
| other | 183 (16.9) | |
| Place of death | Home | 899 (83.1) |
| Health institutions | 100 (9.1) | |
| Others | 83 (7.7) | |
| Climatic zone | Mid- to lowland | 726 (67.1) |
| Highland | 356 (32.9) | |
| Year of death | 2007–2010 | 557 (51.5) |
| 2011–2013 | 525 (48.5) |
a IQR Interquartile range