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| Patterns of adult and old-age mortality in rural Burkina Faso | | Author(s) | Osman A Sankoh, Gisela Kynast-Wolf, Bocar Kouyaté |
| Journal title | Journal of Public Health Medicine, vol 25, no 4, December 2003 |
| Pages | pp 372-376 |
| Source | www.pubmed.oupjournals.org |
| Keywords | Death rate [statistics] ; Rural areas ; Burkina Faso. |
| Annotation | Based on a demographic surveillance population from 39 villages in rural Burkina Faso, mortality patterns in adults (15-59 years) and older people (age 60+) are described, and seasonal trends in mortality are discussed. During the study period 1993-1998, 589 deaths in adults and 593 deaths in older people were recorded from an average adult and older population of 13,550. The crude all-cause mortality rate per 1000 for adults was 7.3, and for older people 55.8. The probability of dying before age 60 after reaching age 15 was 34% for males and 32% for females. Malaria and diarrhoea, recorded through verbal autopsy, accounted for 21% of total deaths in adults and 22% in older people. A seasonal trend in mortality for older people with a peak in February was identified. The study shows that malaria is an important cause of death in adulthood. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040311504 A |
| Classmark | S5: RL: 7MH |
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