Variable | Total (%) |
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Total number of deaths | 1947 (~ 1% of infectious disease admissions) |
Infectious disease deaths (LRTI, diarrhoea, TBM or meningitis) | 1661 (85% of total deaths) |
Other causes of death (missing cause of death or ICD-10 code, sepsis, or perinatal factors [low birth weight or prematurity]) | 286 (15% of total deaths) |
Age among infectious disease deaths | |
< 28 days | 202 (12%) |
28 days to 1 year | 1000 (60%) |
> 1 to < 5 years | 459 (28%) |
Location | |
Hospital A | 713 (43% of infectious disease deaths) |
Hospital B | 596 (36% of infectious disease deaths) |
Other hospitals | 352 (21% of infectious disease deaths) |
ICD-10 coding | |
Primary diagnosis coding by registrar or consultant | 1430 (86% of infectious disease deaths) |
Subsidiary diagnosis coding by registrar or consultant | 532 (32% of infectious disease deaths) |