Table 1

Characteristics of paediatric autopsy cases in two rural districts of Rwanda, 2013–14

	N	%	N	%
Child male	44	57	148	57
Mother with no formal education	18	27	77	31
Household >2 hours walking distance to facility	31	41	100	39
Household with no insurance coverage	22	29	54	21
Sought care from the formal health sector	57	74	204	80
Care provider*
Traditional healer	25	33	84	32
Community health worker	42	55	131	51
Health centre	47	61	164	63
Hospital	14	18	66	25
First contact provider
Community health worker	35	46	104	48
Health centre	15	19	69	28
Traditional healer	9	12	30	14
Private pharmacy	2	2	3	1
Other	16	21	53	20
Site of death
Home	45	59	137	53
Hospital	7	9	46	18
Health centre	10	13	27	10
Other	15	20	49	19
Causes of death
Malaria	30	39	101	39
Acute abdomen	11	14	25	10
Acute respiratory infection, including pneumonia	11	14	30	12
Diarrhoeal disease	6	8	13	5
HIV/AIDS-related death	6	8	32	12
Accidental drowning	3	4	5	2
Epilepsy	3	4	5	2
Transport accident	2	3	5	3
Other	5	6	43	16

*May see multiple types of provider. The most likely cause of death was determined using InterVA4.27