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. 2020 Jul 23;20:57. doi: 10.1186/s12873-020-00352-9

Table 4.

Causes of mortality in children over 1 month

1 month to 1 year 1 to 5 years 5 to 15 years
Pneumonia 19 (27,1%) 5 (11,1%)
Meningitis 7 (10%) 5 (11,1%)
Diarrheal disease 7 (10%)
Sepsis 5 (13,1%)
Malformations 13 (18,5%) 5 (11,1%)
Heart diseases 7 (10%) 3 (6,6%) 3 (7,8%)
Neoplasia 2 (2,8%) 5 (11,1%) 9 (23,6%)
Poisoning 3 (4,2%)
Traumatic causes 3 (6,6%) 3 (7,8%)
Scorpions stings 2 (4,4%)
Burns 3 (6,6%)
Unclear 12 (17,1%) 14 (31,1%) 18 (47,3%)
Total 70 (100%) 45 (100%) 38 (100%)