Local-level mortality surveillance in resource-limited settings: a case study of Cape Town highlights disparities in health
Pam Groenewald, Debbie Bradshaw, Johann Daniels, Nesbert Zinyakatira, Richard Matzopoulos, David Bourne, Najma Shaikh & Tracey Naledi
Volume 88, Number 6, June 2010, 444-451
Table 1. Trend in age-standardized mortality rates per 100 000 (95% confidence intervals) by broad cause group and sex, Cape Town Metro district, South Africa, 2001–2004 and 2006a
| Cause group | 2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2006 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | |||||
| Communicable diseases (excluding HIV/AIDS), maternal, perinatal, nutritional disorders | 168 (161–176) | 113 (107–118) | 172 (164–180) | 110 (104–115) | 156 (149–164) | 106 (101–111) | 163 (156–171) | 102 (97–108) | 174 (167–182) | 119 (114–125) | ||||
| HIV/AIDS | 53 (49–57) | 58 (54–62) | 69 (65–74) | 69 (65–73) | 81 (76–85) | 81 (77–85) | 79 (75–84) | 84 (79–88) | 73 (69–77) | 79 (75–84) | ||||
| Noncommunicable diseases | 803 (783–822) | 574 (560–588) | 763 (745–782) | 551 (537–564) | 753 (734–771) | 549 (536–562) | 741 (723–759) | 543 (530–556) | 697 (681–714) | 509 (497–521) | ||||
| Injuries | 239 (231–248) | 54 (51–58) | 241 (233–249) | 52 (48–55) | 206 (198–213) | 46 (43–50) | 199 (191–206) | 49 (45–52) | 215 (208–223) | 49 (45–52) | ||||
a 2005 excluded owing to incomplete data.