Table 4 Cause-specific mortality fractions (%) among children and adolescents (n=83), Dakar pilot study, 2019
| Â | Total | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|---|
Meningitis and encephalitis | 23.3 | 19.5 | 28.0 |
Severe malnutrition | 16.2 | 15.6 | 17.0 |
Acute resp infect (incl pneumonia) | 7,1 | 5,5 | 9.1 |
HIV/AIDS related death | 6.4 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
Other and unspecified infect diseases | 4,0 | 7,1 | 0,0 |
Other causes of death | 31.9 | 32.6 | 31.1 |
Undetermined | 11.0 | 13.7 | 7.7 |
Number of deaths | 83 | 46 | 37 |