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Table 1 Outcomes for pediatric patient entries at ZMH from 2011–2014 (n = 6866)

From: Demographic and mortality analysis of hospitalized children at a referral hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Age

Admission

Discharged Home N (%)

Deceased

Early Mortalitya

Referredb

Left AMA

Unknownc

1–12 months

2657

1995 (75.1)

134 (5.0)

60 (2.2)

190 (7.2)

36 (1.4)

297 (11.2)

1 year

1132

881 (77.8)

46 (4.1)

18 (1.6)

78 (6.9)

11 (1.0)

116 (10.2)

2–5 years

1340

1054 (78.7)

44 (3.3)

21 (1.6)

75 (5.6)

19 (1.4)

148 (11.0)

6–14 years

1737

1397 (80.4)

59 (3.4)

27 (1.6)

97 (5.6)

18 (1.0)

166 (9.6)

Total

6866

5327 (77.6)

288 (4.2)

126 (1.8)

440 (6.4)

84 (1.2)

727 (10.6)

  1. N = number of entries and (%) is the proportion of entries in each outcome by age. aEarly mortality defined as death occurring within 2 days of admission. bReferred to another hospital. cUnknown outcomes due to incomplete data for n = 727 patients