Table 4

 Mortality in children (1 month–12 years): (number of deaths: 1620)

DiseaseNumber%Case fatality (%)
Septicaemia4072545
CNS Infection2401540
Diarrhoea2921822
Acute respiratory infection3562216
CHD, CHF, infective endocarditis2431514
Renal failure32230
Hepatic failure7<150
Diabetic ketoacidosis10<144
Malignancies33260