1. Trends and causes of adult mortality from 2007 to 2017 using verbal autopsy method, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Binyam Girma Sisay, Esete Habtemariam Fenta, Seifu H Gebreyesus, and Bilal Shikur Endris
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Medicine - Abstract
Objectives We aim to analyse the trends and causes of mortality among adults in Addis Ababa.Setting This analysis was conducted using verbal autopsy data from the Addis Ababa Mortality Surveillance in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Participants All deceased adults aged 15 years and above between 2007–2012 and 2015–2017 were included in the analysis.Outcome measures We collected verbal autopsy and conducted physician review to ascertain cause of death.Result A total of 7911 data were included in this analysis. Non-communicable disease (NCD) accounted for 62.8% of adult mortality. Mortality from communicable diseases, maternal conditions and nutritional deficiencies followed this by accounting for 30.3% of total mortality. Injury accounted for 6.8% of total mortality. We have observed a significant decline in mortality attributed to group one cause of death (43.25% in 2007 to 12.34% in 2017, p
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- 2021
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