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Mortality in Cambodia: An 18-Month Prospective Community-based Surveillance of All-age Deaths Using Verbal Autopsies
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3 2015
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Source: Asia Pac J Public Health. 27(2):NP2458-NP2470
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Alternative Title:Asia Pac J Public Health
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Description:To estimate the 2009-2010 death rates, causes, and patterns of mortality in rural Cambodia, we conducted active, population-based death surveillance in 25 rural villages of Cambodia from March 2009 to August 2010. Among the population of 28,053 under surveillance, 280 deaths were reported and explored by physician-certified verbal autopsies, using the International Classification of Diseases 10, yielding an overall mortality rate (MR) of 6.7/1000 persons-year (95% CI 5.74-7.68). The MR was 39.1/1000 live births for those younger than 5 years old. Infants accounted for 5.4% of all deaths. In children younger than 5 years, infectious and parasitic diseases were the leading causes of death. In children 5 to 14 years, 3 out of 4 deaths were due to injuries. Adult deaths were mainly attributed to noncommunicable diseases (52%). We conclude that this rural population is facing a substantial burden of noncommunicable diseases while still struggling with infectious diseases, respiratory diseases in particular.
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Pubmed ID:24357610
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC11295888
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Volume:27
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Issue:2
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