Table 4.

Profile of Deaths in Households, Captured for a 12-Month Recall Period

Characteristics of Reported Deaths	Deaths, No. (%)
	Anantapur (n = 87)	Chandigarh (n = 77)	Chinchpada (n = 75)	Makunda (n = 157)	Manali (n = 116)	Raxaul (n = 187)	Overall (n = 699)
Age group, y
0–14	1 (1.1)	6 (7.8)	1 (1.3)	29 (18.4)	2 (1.7)	29 (15.5)	68 (9.7)
15–59	30 (34.5)	28 (36.4)	30 (40.0)	46 (29.3)	47 (40.5)	46 (24.6)	227 (32.5)
≥60	56 (64.4)	43 (55.8)	44 (58.7)	82 (52.2)	67 (57.8)	112 (59.9)	404 (57.8)
Female sex	35 (40.2)	34 (44.2)	26 (34.7)	64 (40.8)	42 (36.2)	80 (42.8)	281 (40.2)
Type of illness preceding death
Febrile illness	11 (12.6)	12 (15.6)	10 (13.3)	23 (14.6)	8 (6.9)	33 (17.6)	97 (13.9)
Surgical and trauma	4 (4.6)	8 (10.4)	2 (2.7)	3 (1.9)	14 (12.1)	13 (7.0)	44 (6.3)
Other acute medical condition	26 (29.9)	28 (36.4)	11 (14.7)	46 (29.3)	30 (25.9)	41 (21.9)	182 (26.0)
Natural cause (eg, old age)	21 (24.1)	5 (6.5)	25 (33.3)	16 (10.2)	28 (24.1)	33 (17.6)	128 (18.3)
Other chronic medical condition	25 (28.7)	24 (31.2)	27 (36.0)	69 (44.0)	36 (31.0)	67 (35.8)	248 (35.5)
Facility used preceding death due to any cause
Government facility	39 (44.8)	58 (75.3)	28 (37.3)	59 (37.6)	42 (36.2)	16 (8.6)	242 (34.6)
No treatment/at home	27 (31)	10 (13)	27 (36)	77 (49)	51 (44)	82 (43.9)	274 (39.2)
Private facility	14 (16.1)	3 (3.9)	15 (20)	3 (1.9)	4 (3.5)	62 (33.2)	101 (14.5)
Study hospital	7 (8.1)	6 (7.8)	5 (6.7)	18 (11.5)	19 (16.4)	27 (14.4)	82 (11.7)
Facility used preceding death due to febrile illness
Government facility	6 (54.6)	9 (75.0)	5 (50.0)	8 (34.8)	4 (50.0)	3 (9.1)	35 (36.1)
No treatment/at home	1 (9.1)	1 (8.3)	2 (20.0)	10 (43.5)	2 (25.0)	9 (27.3)	25 (25.8)
Private facility	2 (18.2)	2 (16.7)	3 (30.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	15 (45.4)	22 (22.7)
Study hospital	2 (18.2)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	5 (21.7)	2 (25.0)	6 (18.2)	15 (15.5)