BMC Public Health 2005, 5:58 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/5/58 Table 3: Possible verbal autopsy causes of death by sex in Meskan and Mareko district, Ethiopia. 1995–1999. Possible cause I. Communicable Diseases Acute Febrile illnesses Diarrheal diseases All forms of tuberculosis HIV/ AIDS Pneumonia Meningitis II. Non-communicable Diseases Liver diseases Cardio-vascular diseases Chronic obstructive lung diseases Acute abdomen conditions III. Maternal causes IV. Injuries Undetermined Total Females Number (%) 149 (58.7) 63 (24.8) 28 (11.0) 21 (8.3) 19 (7.5) 17 (6.7) 1 (0.4) 54 (21.2) 26 (10.2) 14 (5.5) 10 (3.9) 4 (1.6) 36 (14.2) 3 (1.2) 12 (4.7) 254 (100.0) Males Number (%) 164 (62.8) 67 (25.7) 29 (11.1) 29 (11.1) 19 (7.3) 11 (4.2) 9 (3.4) 78 (26.8) 32 (12.3) 18 (6.9) 17 (6.5) 3 (1.1) --- 6 (2.3) 21 (8.1) 261(100.0) Total Number (%) 313 (60.8) 130 (25.2) 57 (11.1) 50 (9.7) 38 (7.4) 28 (5.4) 10 (1.9) 124 (25.4) 58 (11.3) 32 (6.2) 27 (5.2) 7 (1.4) 36 (7.0) 9 (1.7) 33 (6.4) 515(100.0) Table 4: Possible verbal autopsy based causes of death for the last three and half years of the recall period as compared to the total five years in Meskan and Mareko district, Ethiopia. 1995–1999. Possible cause I. Communicable Diseases Acute Febrile illnesses Diarrheal diseases All forms of tuberculosis HIV/ AIDS Pneumonia Meningitis II. Non-communicable Diseases Liver diseases Cardio-vascular diseases Chronic obstructive lung diseases Acute abdomen conditions III. Maternal causes IV. Injuries Undetermined Total 09/01/96-12/31/99 Number (%) 250 (59.2) 102 (24.2) 47 (11.1) 42 (10.0) 30 (7.1) 22 (5.2) 7 (1.7) 95 (25.4) 49 (11.6) 29 (6.9) 23 (5.5) 6 (1.4) 29 (6.9) 4 (0.9) 32 (7.6) 422 (100.0) Year of death 01/01/95-12/31/99 Number (%) 313 (60.8) 130 (25.2) 57 (11.1) 50 (9.7) 38 (7.4) 28 (5.4) 10 (1.9) 124 (25.4) 58 (11.3) 32 (6.2) 27 (5.2) 7 (1.4) 36 (7.0) 9 (1.7) 33 (6.4) 515 (100.0) Page 5 of 7 (page number not for citation purposes)