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. 2019 Jan 28;19:115. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6444-7

Table 3.

Cause of death as recorded on death certificate

Cause of death Total number
Diarrhea 10
Severe Pneumonia 8
Severe wasting - Protein Energy Malnutrition 8
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 5
TB Meningitis 2
Gastrointestinal Bleeding 2
Malaria 2
Meningitis/encephalitis 2

We found death certificates of 27 patients. The cause of death as recorded on the death certificate is listed in the table above

Some patients had more than one cause of death listed on the death certificate