Research Article

Risk Factors for Child Mortality in the Kassena-Nankana District of Northern Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Population-Based Data

Table 2

Causes of child mortality in the Kassena-Nankana district from January 2007 to December 2011.

CausesFrequency ()Percent

Malaria36938.2
Intestinal infectious diseases (incl. diarrhoeal diseases)10711.1
Acute respiratory infections (incl. pneumonia)808.3
Anaemia414.2
Malnutrition272.8
All other specified infectious and parasitic diseases232.4
All other unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases192.0
Spirit child161.7
Meningitis131.3
Accidental drowning & submersion121.2
Other unintentional causes121.2
Other disorders of the nervous system101.0
Acute abdominal conditions (incl. intestinal obstruction)80.8
All other specified causes80.8
Unspecified noncommunicable disease70.7
All congenital malformations60.6
Insufficient information/specific information missing60.6
Disorders of kidney (excl. obstructive disorders)50.5
Accidental poisoning & exposure to noxious substance40.4
All other gastrointestinal disorders40.4
No information (includes refusals, no informant found)40.4
Other disorders related to perinatal period30.3
Other respiratory system illness (excluding ARI, tuberculosis, and neoplasms)30.3
Transport accident30.3
Accidental exposure to smoke, fire, and flames20.2
Accidental fall20.2
All other malignant neoplasm20.2
Epilepsy20.2
HIV/AIDS20.2
Rabies20.2
Neonatal sepsis10.1
Prematurity and low birth weight10.1
Nonassigned causes (no verbal PM or cause of death not found)16316.9