Table 1

Age-sex distribution of hospitals deaths (in %), according to registration data and in the study sample, Thailand, 2005.

Age Group

Males

Females

Vital Registration

Field Sample

Vital Registration

Field Sample

< 1 year

3.3

2.3

3.7

2.1

1 - 14 years

2.3

1.6

2.2

1.6

15 - 49 years

35.3

35

22.7

21.8

50 - 74 years

41.0

41.7

43.5

45

> 75 years

18.1

19.2

27.9

29.4

All ages (100%)

82601

1944*

57930

1365*

*Excluding 2 male and 5 female deaths for which age could not be verified

Pattaraarchachai et al. Population Health Metrics 2010 8:12   doi:10.1186/1478-7954-8-12