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Premature mortality burden by broad causes of death in the Nairobi DSS, 2003–2005 compared with estimates in 2002 for sub-Saharan Africa |
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| Broad causes |
YLL NUHDSS |
% share |
YLL sub-Saharan Africa* (,000) |
% share |
|
|
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| Group I – Communicable Diseases. Maternal, Perinatal and Nutritional Causes |
29143 |
77.2 |
230221 |
82.3 |
| Group II – Noncommunicable Causes |
3824 |
10.1 |
26843 |
9.7 |
| Group III – Injuries |
4761 |
12.6 |
20724 |
7.5 |
|
|
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| Total |
37727 |
100.0 |
277788 |
100.0 |
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* Source for sub-Saharan Africa estimates [31]. | ||||
Kyobutungi et al. Population Health Metrics 2008 6:1 doi:10.1186/1478-7954-6-1 |
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