Table 5 Median CCC by cause of death: adults
From: Improving performance of the Tariff Method for assigning causes of death to verbal autopsies
Adult causes | No HCE | HCE | HCE difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median (%) | 95Â % UI | Median (%) | 95Â % UI | ||
GBD cause group A: Communicable and maternal disorders | |||||
 Maternal | 65.7 | (64.9, 66.4) | 68 | (67.3, 68.4) | 2.3 |
 Malaria | 29.9 | (29.9, 29.9) | 57.9 | (55.2, 58.8) | 28 |
 AIDS | 18.4 | (17.8, 18.9) | 51 | (50.5, 51.8) | 32.6 |
 Tuberculosis | 21 | (20.5, 21.6) | 43.5 | (43.1, 44.3) | 22.5 |
 Diarrhea/dysentery | 33.1 | (32.1, 33.8) | 38.5 | (37.8, 39.3) | 5.4 |
 Other infectious diseases | 3.2 | (3.0, 3.3) | 15.9 | (15.5, 16.6) | 12.7 |
 Pneumonia | 4.6 | (4.0, 4.9) | 15.2 | (14.7, 15.5) | 10.6 |
GBD cause group B: Non-communicable diseases | |||||
 Esophageal cancer | 58.8 | (58.8, 58.8) | 79.4 | (79.4, 79.4) | 20.6 |
 Cirrhosis | 69.4 | (68.3, 70.9) | 75.8 | (73.6, 76.2) | 6.4 |
 Breast cancer | 70.6 | (69.8, 70.9) | 74.8 | (74.8, 76.4) | 4.2 |
 Prostate cancer | 48.5 | (48.5, 48.5) | 65.7 | (62.5, 65.7) | 17.2 |
 Asthma | 31.3 | (31.3, 31.3) | 57.1 | (57.1, 65.7) | 25.8 |
 Epilepsy | 39.9 | (39.9, 48.5) | 57.1 | (57.1, 57.1) | 17.2 |
 Colorectal cancer | 17.3 | (16.7, 18.1) | 51.2 | (50.5, 51.9) | 33.9 |
 Diabetes | 31 | (30.3, 31.3) | 50.9 | (50.2, 51.6) | 19.9 |
 Stroke | 43.3 | (42.9, 43.8) | 50.4 | (49.8, 51.0) | 7.1 |
 Acute myocardial infarction | 41.2 | (40.4, 42.2) | 44.4 | (43.5, 44.9) | 3.2 |
 Cervical cancer | 20.9 | (19.6, 20.9) | 40.1 | (38.7, 40.1) | 19.2 |
 Other cardiovascular diseases | 16.5 | (15.9, 17.0) | 37.3 | (36.4, 38.0) | 20.8 |
 Leukemia/lymphomas | 18.1 | (17.6, 18.1) | 34.9 | (34.0, 36.6) | 16.8 |
 Stomach cancer | 16.3 | (16.3, 16.3) | 29.2 | (29.2, 35.6) | 12.9 |
 Renal failure | 5 | (4.7, 5.4) | 28.9 | (28.5, 29.6) | 23.9 |
 Lung cancer | 12.8 | (9.8, 12.8) | 28.7 | (28.7, 28.7) | 15.9 |
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 5.2 | (5.2, 5.2) | 17.6 | (17.6, 17.6) | 12.4 |
 Other non-communicable diseases | 7 | (6.7, 7.3) | 14.6 | (14.1, 15.0) | 7.6 |
GBD cause group C: Injuries | |||||
 Road traffic | 76.9 | (76.0, 77.3) | 81.5 | (81.5, 82.5) | 4.6 |
 Drowning | 84.1 | (84.1, 84.1) | 81.3 | (80.2, 84.1) | −2.8 |
 Bite of venomous animal | 87.1 | (87.1, 87.1) | 80.7 | (80.7, 80.7) | −6.4 |
 Homicide | 72.2 | (70.6, 73.0) | 78.4 | (77.9, 79.9) | 6.2 |
 Other injuries | 68.3 | (64.3, 68.3) | 72.3 | (69.1, 72.3) | 4 |
 Fires | 72.5 | (72.5, 72.5) | 71.7 | (69.1, 72.5) | −0.8 |
 Falls | 58.3 | (56.9, 59.3) | 59.3 | (58.8, 60.4) | 1 |
 Poisonings | 34.4 | (31.3, 34.4) | 57.9 | (55.8, 57.9) | 23.5 |
 Suicide | 7.1 | (6.9, 8.4) | 9.8 | (7.6, 10.3) | 2.7 |
Summary | |||||
 Group A | 25.1 | (24.9, 25.5) | 41.3 | (41.0, 41.6) | 16.2 |
 Group B | 30.8 | (30.4, 31.0) | 46.7 | (46.5, 47.0) | 15.9 |
 Group C | 61.9 | (61.8, 62.5) | 65.3 | (65.1, 65.8) | 3.4 |
 Total | 37.8 | (37.6, 37.9) | 50.5 | (50.2, 50.7) | 12.7 |