3. The Burden of Disease and Mortality by Condition: Data, Methods, and Results for 2001

Table 3B.7: Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region, 2001 (thousands)

Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region, 2001 (thousands)
Male Female
Cause Total 0-4 5-14 15-29 30-44 45-59 60-69 70-79 80+ Total 0-4 5-14 15-29 30-44 45-59 60-69 70-79 80+ Total
Population (millions) 668 57 92 93 49 26 9 4 1 331 56 91 93 51 28 11 5 1 336
All causes 10,837 2,367 281 529 852 632 412 366 170 5,611 2,137 289 698 678 466 350 384 225 5,227
I. Communicable, maternal, perinatal, and nutritional conditions 7,747 2,252 179 289 603 331 135 73 26 3,888 2,046 221 616 573 231 79 62 31 3,859
   A. Infectious and parasitic diseases 5,702 1,428 150 277 580 297 100 45 16 2,893 1,436 176 449 447 188 57 37 18 2,809
    1. Tuberculosis 317 12 7 49 68 51 19 9 3 218 11 6 30 26 13 9 4 1 99
    2. Sexually transmitted diseases excluding HIV/AIDS 90 17 0 1 10 17 3 0 0 48 12 0 12 8 6 2 1 0 42
      a. Syphilis 87 17 0 1 9 17 3 0 0 47 11 0 12 8 6 2 1 0 40
      b. Chlamydia 1 0 0 0 0 1
      c. Gonorrhea 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      d. Other sexually transmitted diseases 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    3. HIV/AIDS 2,058 159 48 185 440 148 23 3 0 1,007 154 47 349 374 108 17 4 0 1,051
    4. Diarrheal diseases 712 337 1 2 4 6 6 8 8 373 306 1 1 2 4 6 8 11 339
    5. Childhood-cluster diseases 745 308 50 8 4 2 1 0 0 373 305 52 8 4 2 1 0 0 372
      a. Pertussis 176 88 88 88 88
      b. Poliomyelitis 0 0 0 0 0
      c. Diphtheria 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
      d. Measles 447 177 44 3 224 175 45 3 223
      e. Tetanus 121 43 6 5 4 2 1 0 0 60 42 6 5 4 2 1 0 0 60
    6. Meningitis 23 5 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 12 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 11
    7. Hepatitis Ba 21 1 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 12 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 9
         Hepatitis Ca 8 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
    8. Malaria 1,093 467 7 9 10 10 7 6 3 518 518 7 11 11 12 7 6 4 575
    9. Tropical-cluster diseases 58 3 12 8 7 5 1 1 0 38 1 7 5 3 3 0 0 0 20
      a. Trypanosomiasis 48 2 11 6 6 5 1 0 0 31 1 6 4 3 2 0 0 17
      b. Chagas' disease
      c. Schistosomiasis 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      d. Leishmaniasis 8 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
      e. Lymphatic filariasis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      f. Onchocerciasis
    10. Leprosy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    11. Dengue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    12. Japanese encephalitis
    13. Trachoma
    14. Intestinal nematode infections 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
      a. Ascariasis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      b. Trichuriasis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      c. Hookworm disease 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
        Other intestinal infections 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Other infectious diseases 572 117 18 12 31 52 38 17 1 287 121 51 29 18 38 14 12 2 285
   B. Respiratory infections 1,094 439 26 12 22 31 29 23 9 590 318 40 39 29 26 19 21 12 504
    1. Lower respiratory infections 1,080 435 24 11 21 31 28 23 9 583 317 36 39 28 26 19 21 12 497
    2. Upper respiratory infections 13 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
    3. Otitis media 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
   C. Maternal conditions 237 0 126 97 14 237
    1. Maternal hemorrhage 60 26 28 5 60
    2. Maternal sepsis 44 20 20 4 44
    3. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy 32 0 19 11 1 32
    4. Obstructed labor 22 14 7 0 22
    5. Abortion 28 22 7 28
      Other maternal conditions 52 24 24 4 52
   D. Perinatal conditionsb 573 332 332 241 241
    1. Low birthweight 243 141 141 102 102
    2. Birth asphyxia and birth trauma 240 139 139 101 101
      Other perinatal conditions 90 52 52 38 38
   E. Nutritional deficiencies 140 53 3 0 1 4 5 4 2 73 50 5 1 1 2 4 3 1 67
    1. Protein-energy malnutrition 99 40 2 0 0 2 4 4 2 55 34 1 1 1 1 4 3 1 45
    2. Iodine deficiency 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    3. Vitamin A deficiency 18 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
    4. Iron-deficiency anemia 18 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 11
      Other nutritional disorders 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
II. Noncommunicable diseases 2,283 65 18 45 102 225 249 279 140 1,122 54 18 43 72 211 259 314 190 1,161
   A. Malignant neoplasms 409 2 3 6 16 51 57 57 23 214 2 3 5 18 53 48 47 19 194
    1. Mouth and oropharynx cancers 19 0 0 0 1 4 4 3 1 13 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 6
    2. Esophageal cancer 24 0 0 0 1 5 5 3 1 15 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 9
    3. Stomach cancer 33 0 0 0 1 5 5 4 2 18 0 0 0 1 4 4 4 2 15
    4. Colon and rectal cancers 20 0 0 0 1 3 3 3 1 11 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 9
    5. Liver cancer 46 0 0 1 4 11 8 5 1 31 0 0 1 2 4 3 4 1 15
    6. Pancreas cancer 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4
    7. Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers 15 0 0 0 1 4 4 2 1 11 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4
    8. Melanoma and other skin cancers 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 5
    9. Breast cancer 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 9 7 3 34
    10. Cervix uteri cancer 38 0 0 1 2 12 10 9 2 38
    11. Corpus uteri cancer 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
    12. Ovarian cancer 9 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 1 9
    13. Prostate cancer 40 0 0 0 0 3 11 18 8 40
    14. Bladder cancer 10 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
    15. Lymphomas and multiple myeloma 34 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 2 21 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 1 13
    16. Leukemia 14 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 6
      Other malignant neoplasms 55 1 1 1 2 8 9 8 4 32 1 1 0 2 5 5 6 3 23
   B. Other neoplasms 10 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 1