Table 2 Frequency distribution of causes of death from VA and hospital records
Cause of Death | Selected VA deceased adults (n = 335)* | Selected hospital adult deaths (n = 335)* | Actual VA diagnoses [10] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | % ( 95% CI) | Number | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |
Communicable Diseases | |||||
HIV/AIDS | 97 | 29 (24–34) | 69 | 21(16–25) | 19 (17.8–20.3) |
Tuberculosis | 77 | 23 (18–28) | 48 | 14 (11–18) | 12 (11.3–13.5) |
Respiratory Tract Infections | 14 | 4 (2–6) | 14 | 4 (2–6) | 3 (2.2–3.3) |
Meningitis | 7 | 2 (0.5–4) | 7 | 2 (0.5–4) | 1 |
Non Communicable Diseases | |||||
Malignant neoplasm | 28 | 8 (5–11) | 28 | 8 (5–11) | 10 (9.4–11.3) |
Diabetes Mellitus | 15 | 4 (2–7) | 14 | 4 (2–7) | 5 (4.2–5.6) |
Cardiovascular diseases | 75 | 22 (18–27) | 83 | 25 (20–29) | 24 (22.5–25.2) |
Hypertension | 38 | 11(8–15) | 22 | 7 (4–9) | 12 (10.5–12.5) |
Stroke | 33 | 10 (7–13) | 25 | 7 (5–10) | 11(9.9–11.9) |
Respiratory diseases | 7 | 2 (0.5–4) | 17 | 5 (3–7) | 3 (2.5–3.6) |
Digestive Diseases | 34 | 10 (7–13) | 36 | 11(7–14) | 9 (7.9–9.7) |
Chronic Liver Disease | 17 | 5 (3–7) | 12 | 4 (2–6) | 4 (3.8–5.1) |
Peptic Ulcer Disease | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2(1–4) | 1 |
Genitourinary Diseases | 12 | 4 (2–6) | 8 | 2 (1–4) | 4 (3.1–4.3) |
Injuries | |||||
Unintentional | 21 | 6 (4–9) | 14 | 4 (2–6) | 3 (2.2–3.3) |
Road traffic accidents | 17 | 4(3–7) | 14 | 2(2–6) | 2 |
Intentional (Suicide…) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Undetermined | 10 | 3 (1–5) | 2 | 1 | 7 (6.0–7.7) |
Total | 335 | 100 | 335 | 100 | 100 |