Table 3 Validity of VA diagnosis by hospital diagnosis
Cause of death | Sensitivity (%,95% CI) | Specificity (%,95% CI) | PPV (%,95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Communicable Diseases category | 79 (72–86) | 78 (72–83) | 68 (60–76) |
HIV/AIDS | 68 (57–79) | 81 (76–86) | 50 (40–60) |
Tuberculosis | 63 (49–76) | 84 (79–88) | 39 (28–50) |
Respiratory Tract Infections | 14 (5–33) | 96 (94–98) | 14 (4–32) |
Meningitis | 71 (35–100) | 99 (98–100) | 71 (37–100) |
Non Communicable Disease | 69 (62–76) | 78 (71–85) | 79 (73–85) |
Malignant neoplasm | 46 (28–65) | 95 (93–98) | 46 (28–64) |
Diabetes Mellitus | 57 (30–84) | 98 (96–99) | 53 (28–78) |
Cardiovascular diseases | 65 (55–75) | 91 (88–95) | 72 (62–82) |
Hypertension | 59 (34–80) | 92 (89–95) | 34 (19–49) |
Stroke | 68 (49–87) | 95 (92–97) | 52 (35–69) |
Respiratory diseases | 24 (3–44) | 99 (98–100) | 57 (20–93) |
Digestive Diseases | 44 (28–61) | 94 (91–97) | 47 (30–64) |
Chronic Liver Disease | 67 (39–94) | 97 (95–99) | 47 (23–71) |
Genitourinary Disease | 38 (2–73) | 97 (95–99) | 25 (0.5–50) |
Injury | 70 (53–88) | 98 (97–100) | 83 (68–98) |
Unintentional | 86 (67–100) | 97 (95–99) | 57 (36–78) |
Road traffic accidents | 86 (67–100) | 98 (97–100) | 71 (49–93) |