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Table 1 Characteristics of the mortality in Gaza in 2013 and 2014

From: The mortality in Gaza in July—September 2014: a retrospective chart-review study

 

July-September 2013a

July-September 2014a

 

Total

Female

Male

Total

Female

Male

Number of deaths (%)b

1232

583 (47.3)

649 (52.7)

1241

621 (50.0)

620 (50.0)

Mean age at death (years)b

49.7

53.4

46.4

52.4

55.2

49.7

Crude mortalityb

7.2

7.0

7.5

7.1

7.2

6.9

Age-standardised mortalityb, c

14.3

12.7

16.3

14.6

13.6

15.8

Age-standardised mortalityb, d

17.1

15.3

19.2

17.5

16.3

19.2

Non-trauma deaths (%)

1151

558 (48.5)

593 (51.5)

1198

612 (51.1)

586 (49.0)

Non-trauma death among adultse (%)

859

429 (49.9)

430 (50.1)

926

483 (52.2)

442 (47.8)

Crude, non-trauma mortality among adultse

11.3

11.4

11.2

11.6

12.3

11.0

Non-trauma mortality among adults, age-standardisedc, e

12.4

11.1

14.0

13.2

12.5

14.2

War related adult deaths

1f

0

1f

1669g

299g

1370g

War related child deaths

0

0

0

551g

NAh

NAh

  1. aThe mortality per 10 000 population. bCasualties of the war not included. cWorld (Segi)-standard [21]
  2. dWHO world standard. e≥20 years. fOCHA [46]. gOCHA [1]. hNot available