Cause-specific mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa and Bangladesh

Cause-specific mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa and Bangladesh

OBJECTIVE: To provide internationally comparable data on the frequencies of different causes of death. METHODS: We analysed verbal autopsies obtained during 1999 -2002 from 12 demographic surveillance sites in sub-Saharan Africa and Bangladesh to find cause-specific and age-specific mortality rates....

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Main Authors: Adjuik Martin, Smith Tom, Clark Sam, Todd Jim, Garrib Anu, Kinfu Yohannes, Kahn Kathy, Mola Mitiki, Ashraf Ali, Masanja Honorati, Adazu Ubaje, Sacarlal Jahit, Alam Nurul, Marra Adama, Gbangou Adjima, Mwageni Eleuther, Binka Fred
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2006-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Mortality/statistics
Cause of death
Statistics
Africa South of the Sahara
Bangladesh
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862006000300012

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