Cause-specific mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa and Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Adjuik Martin (Author), Smith Tom (Author), Clark Sam (Author), Todd Jim (Author), Garrib Anu (Author), Kinfu Yohannes (Author), Kahn Kathy (Author), Mola Mitiki (Author), Ashraf Ali (Author), Masanja Honorati (Author), Adazu Ubaje (Author), Sacarlal Jahit (Author), Alam Nurul (Author), Marra Adama (Author), Gbangou Adjima (Author), Mwageni Eleuther (Author), Binka Fred (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To provide internationally comparable data on the frequencies of different causes of death. METHODS: We analysed verbal autopsies obtained during 1999 -2002 from 12 demographic surveillance sites in sub-Saharan Africa and Bangladesh to find cause-specific and age-specific mortality rates....