Table 3 Presumed Cause of Death
From: A pediatric death audit in a large referral hospital in Malawi
Number (%) | |
|---|---|
Malaria | 183 (26.1) |
Malnutrition | 95 (13.6) |
HIV-related illness | 69 (9.9) |
Sepsis | 62 (8.9) |
Unknown | 39 (5.6) |
Respiratory disease | 35 (5.0) |
Meningitis/encephalitis | 34 (4.9) |
Perinatal death | 31 (4.4) |
Gastroenteritis | 27 (3.9) |
Heart disease | 25 (3.6) |
Surgical complication/missed surgery | 22 (3.1) |
Cancer | 19 (2.7) |
Anemia/blood disorder | 18 (2.6) |
Renal failure | 13 (1.9) |
Seizures | 10 (1.4) |
Trauma/burns | 9 (1.3) |
Tetanus/poisoning | 7 (1.0) |
Liver failure | 2 (0.3) |