Mortality

McGehee, Mary A.

doi:10.1016/b978-012641955-9/50046-1

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“…Descriptive statistics in the form of frequencies and percentages were used to describe the causes of death of deceased persons aged 15–59 years. Cause‐specific mortality rates were calculated using standard demographic methods . Age‐/cause‐specific death ratios (ACSD Ratios) were also calculated to show the effect of the top five leading causes of death by dividing cause‐specific deaths at a particular age by all deaths at that age and multiplying by 100 .…”

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Adult mortality in sub‐Saharan Africa: cross‐sectional study of causes of death in Zambia

Chisumpa

Odimegwu

Saikia

2019

Tropical Med Int Health

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Objective To describe the age–sex pattern and socio‐economic differentials in causes of death among adults between the ages of 15 and 59 years in Zambia. Methods Using data from the 2010–2012 Zambia sample vital registration with verbal autopsy survey, we calculated the percentage share of causes of death, the age‐/sex cause‐specific death ratio and cause‐eliminated life expectancy at age 15. Results HIV/AIDS was the leading cause of death across all socio‐economic subgroups contributing 40.7% of total deaths during the study period. This was followed by deaths due to injury and accidents (11.2%). Cause‐specific death ratios due to HIV/AIDS increased by age and peaked in the 35–39 age group and were higher among females than males. The second‐leading cause of death was injuries and accidents for males and tuberculosis for females. The third‐leading cause of death was cardiovascular diseases for females and tuberculosis for males. Cause of death patterns varied notably by socio‐economic characteristics. Deaths attributable to non‐communicable diseases were more evident in adults aged 45–59 years. Eliminating HIV/AIDS in Zambia as a cause of death could raise life expectancy at age 15 by 5.7 years for males and by 6.4 years for females. Conclusion HIV/AIDS‐related health programmes and interventions should be further supported and strengthened, as they would significantly contribute to the reduction in adult mortality in Zambia.

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Adult mortality in sub‐Saharan Africa: cross‐sectional study of causes of death in Zambia

Chisumpa

Odimegwu

Saikia

2019

Tropical Med Int Health

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“…To obtain the SMRR, the crude mortality rate observed after ART introduction is divided by the rate that would have been expected had the 5-year age group-specific mortality rates remained the same as before ART was introduced. 26 SMRRs were calculated separately for males and females aged 25-49 years for all-cause mortality, HIV-related cause-specific mortality and non-HIV-related cause-specific mortality. All analyses were performed with STATA release 10.1 (StataCorp, College Station, TX, United States of America).…”

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Adult mortality and antiretroviral treatment roll-out in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Herbst¹,

Cooke²,

Bärnighausen³

et al. 2009

Bull World Health Org

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Objective To investigate trends in adult mortality in a population serviced by a public-sector antiretroviral therapy (ART) programme in rural South Africa using a demographic surveillance system. Methods Verbal autopsies were conducted for all 7930 deaths observed between January 2000 and December 2006 in a demographic surveillance population of 74 500 in the Umkhanyakude district of northern KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Age-standardized mortality rate ratios (SMRRs) were calculated for adults aged 25 to 49 years, the group most affected by HIV, for the 2 years before 2004 and the 3 subsequent years, during which ART had been available. Conclusion Overall population mortality and HIV-related adult mortality declined significantly following ART roll-out in a community with a high prevalence of HIV infection. A clear public health message of the benefits of treatment, as revealed by these findings, should be part of a multi-faceted strategy to encourage people to find out their HIV serostatus and seek care.Une traduction en français de ce résumé figure à la fin de l'article. Al final del artículo se facilita una traducción al español. ‫املقالة.‬ ‫لهذه‬ ‫الكامل‬ ‫النص‬ ‫نهاية‬ ‫يف‬ ‫الخالصة‬ ‫لهذه‬ ‫العربية‬ ‫الرتجمة‬

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“…Variations in mortality may be associated with social, economic and health system characteristics including ethnic group, marital status, education attainment, occupation, income and socio-economic class, as well as access to health services [31]. Disaggregation by socioeconomic indicators is likely to provide a more informative basis for policy action to reduce mortality differentials than simply using rural and urban or provincial classifications [32].…”

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Estimating Adult Mortality in Papua New Guinea, 2011

Kitur

Adair

López

2019

Popul Health Metrics

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Background Mortality in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is poorly measured because routine reporting of deaths is incomplete and inaccurate. This study provides the first estimates in the academic literature of adult mortality (45q15) in PNG by province and sex. These results are compared to a Composite Index of provincial socio-economic factors and health access. Methods Adult mortality estimates (45q15) by province and sex were derived using the orphanhood method from data reported in the 2000 and 2011 national censuses. Male adult mortality was adjusted based on the estimated incompleteness of mortality reporting. The Composite Index was developed using the mean of education, economic and health access indicators from various data sources. Results Adult mortality for PNG in 2011 was estimated as 269 per 1000 for males and 237 for females. It ranged from 197 in Simbu to 356 in Sandaun province among men, and from 164 in Western Highlands to 326 in Gulf province among women. Provinces with a low Composite Index (Sandaun, Gulf, Enga and Southern Highlands) had comparatively high levels of adult mortality for both sexes, while provinces with a higher Composite Index (National Capital District and Manus) reported lower adult mortality. Conclusions Adult mortality in PNG remains high compared with other developing countries. Provincial variations in mortality correlate with the Composite Index. Health and development policy in PNG needs to urgently address the main causes of persistent high premature adult mortality, particularly in less developed provinces.

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Mortality

Cited by 9 publications

References 43 publications

Adult mortality in sub‐Saharan Africa: cross‐sectional study of causes of death in Zambia

Adult mortality in sub‐Saharan Africa: cross‐sectional study of causes of death in Zambia

Adult mortality and antiretroviral treatment roll-out in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Estimating Adult Mortality in Papua New Guinea, 2011

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