Table 2 Respondent-reported causes of death by age group, MSF Walikale project, 2017
Reported cause of death | < 5 years | > = 5 years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | |
Fever/malaria | 22 | 51.2 | 35.8—66.3 | 29 | 24.0 | 14.9—36.2 |
Diarrhoea | 6 | 14.0 | 6.8—26.6 | 18 | 14.9 | 7.1—28.4 |
Respiratory infection | 3 | 7.0 | 2.1—20.4 | 10 | 8.3 | 4.7—14.1 |
Trauma/accident | 1 | 2.3 | 0.3—15.9 | 10 | 8.3 | 4.3—15.4 |
Measles | 0 | – | 11 | 9.1 | 5.0—15.9 | |
Pregnancy related | n/a | 4 | 3.3 | 1.3—8.2 | ||
Neonatal/perinatal | 3 | 7.0 | 2.6—17.3 | n/a | ||
Violence | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1—6.2 |
Don’t know | 4 | 9.3 | 3.5—22.5 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.8—7.5 |
Other | 4 | 9.3 | 2.7—27.3 | 35 | 28.9 | 21.2—38.1 |
Total | 43 | 121 | ||||