Causes of death per death year
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Communicable | ||||||||||||
| HIV | – | – | 6 (5) | 5 (5) | 4 (4) | 1 (1) | 3 (3) | 5 (8) | 3 (4) | 4 (4) | 4 (6) | 35 (3) |
| Tuberculosis | 34 (43) | 68 (54) | 46 (39) | 37 (33) | 26 (25) | 26 (27) | 33 (34) | 15 (24) | 19 (25) | 24 (27) | 19 (27) | 347 (34) |
| Diarrhoeal disease | 2 (3) | 4 (3) | 3 (3) | 2 (2) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 2 (2) | 2 (3) | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | – | 24 (2) |
| Respiratory tract infection | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 2 (3) | 1 (1) | 2 (3) | 7 (1) |
| Meningitis | – | 6 (5) | 8 (7) | 6 (5) | 9 (9) | 8 (8) | 5 (5) | 4 (6) | 2 (3) | 2 (2) | 2 (3) | 52 (5)* |
| Malaria | 1 (1) | – | – | – | – | 2 (2) | – | – | 3 (4) | 3 (3) | – | 9 (1) |
| Kaposi's sarcoma | 3 (4) | 8 (6) | 9 (8) | 10 (9) | 3 (3) | 10 (11) | 9 (9) | 3 (5) | 2 (3) | 5 (6) | – | 62 (6) |
| Other AIDS malignancy | – | – | – | – | 1 (1) | – | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | – | – | 1 (1) | 4 (<0.5) |
| Infection n.s. | 14 (18) | 12 (10) | 23 (19) | 19 (17) | 18 (17) | 19 (10) | 18 (19) | 9 (15) | 12 (16) | 12 (13) | 13 (19) | 169 (16) |
| Infection with respiratory symptoms | 7 (9) | 10 (8) | 13 (11) | 15 (14) | 10 (10) | 12 (13) | 9 (9) | 5 (8) | 6 (8) | 5 (6) | 3 (4) | 95 (9) |
| Infection with CNS symptoms | 4 (5) | 11 (9) | 8 (7) | 5 (5) | 8 (8) | 3 (3) | 2 (2) | 3 (5) | 4 (5) | 2 (2) | 3 (4) | 53 (5) |
| Infection with GI symptoms | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 5 (5) | 5 (5) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | – | 2 (3) | 2 (2) | 3 (4) | 24 (2) |
| Other communicable specified | 1 (1) | – | – | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 3 (3) | 2 (2) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 15 (1) |
| Chronic NC | ||||||||||||
| Non-AIDS-defining malignancy | – | – | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 6 (7) | 1 (1) | 17 (2)† |
| Cardiovascular disease | 1 (1) | – | – | 1 (1) | – | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (3) | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 12 (1) |
| Cerebrovascular event | – | – | – | 2 (2) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (1) | 3 (<0.5) |
| Chronic respiratory disease | – | – | – | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 (<0.5) |
| GI and hepatic disease | – | – | – | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 1 (2) | 4 (5) | 1 (1) | – | 11 (1)‡ |
| Neurological or psychiatric disorder | – | – | 1 (1) | – | – | – | 1 (1) | – | – | – | 1 (1) | 3 (<0.5) |
| Diabetes | – | – | 1 (1) | – | – | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | – | 3 (4) | 8 (1) |
| Chronic renal disease | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 (3) | 1 (1) | 4 (<0.5) |
| Chronic alcohol abuse | – | – | 1 (1) | – | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | – | – | – | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 5 (<0.5) |
| Other NC | ||||||||||||
| Pregnancy-related condition | – | – | – | 1 (1) | – | – | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | – | – | 1 (1) | 4 (<0.5) |
| Accidents, suicide, assault | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (1) | – | 3 (4) | 10 (11) | 2 (3) | 16 (2) |
| Postoperative death | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 (2) | – | 2 (<0.5) |
| Pulmonary embolus | 1 (1) | – | – | 1 (1) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 (<0.5) |
| Other condition n.s. | – | – | – | 1 (1) | – | – | – | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | – | 2 (3) | 5 (<0.5) |
*Confirmed cryptococcal meningitis caused death in 2% (n=24). †Consisting of malignancies of the oesophagus (n=5), breast (n=4), liver (n=1), larynx (n=1), sarcoma (n=1), brain (n=1), unknown primary origin (n=3). ‡Consisting of liver failure (n=8), upper GI bleed (n=2), cholangitis (n=1), pancreatitis (n=1).
CNS, central nervous system; GI, gastrointestinal; NC, non-communicable condition; n.s., non-specified.