Mortality Rates and Causes of Death

The major causes of maternal mortality are

CAUSES OF INFANT AND CHILD MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY

THE 20 PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF INFANT MORTALITY 1995

Most frequent mortality causes and rates

Other causes that contribute indirectly to high mortality are

Some other major causes of child mortality, notably malaria, have shown signs of resurgence.

(i) Maternal and child epidemiology, including mortality, morbidity and undernutrition and their causes

The principal causes of maternal mortality are in most recorded cases unclear, owing to the failure to use internationally recognized categories of causes when registering deaths.

Mortality from all causes amongst women of child bearing age (15 to 49) is 89 per 100,000.

The Agency s system of maternal death surveillance was reinforced to help reduce maternal mortality from preventable causes.

The main causes of infant mortality continue to be malaria, acute respiratory infections, diarrhoea, malnutrition and vaccine preventable diseases.

The Committee is also alarmed to learn that malnutrition related illnesses are among the chief causes of mortality in Mexico.

18. Infectious diseases, especially respiratory infections, diarrhoeal diseases and malaria, remain leading causes of child morbidity and mortality in Somalia.

Among the main causes of maternal mortality, the most prevalent are obstetric haemorrhaging, severe forms of gestosis, and other complications of pregnancy.

The Commission called for more reliable and improved data on mortality, for action at national and international levels to determine the causes of the increased mortality noted among adults in some countries, and for increased efforts to lower mortality and improve health.

394. The principal causes of maternal mortality are interruption of unwanted pregnancies and childbirth without adequate clinical care (haemorrage, infection and hypertension).

398. In 1990 and 1991, the principal causes of infant and child mortality, both male and female, were preventable and treatable.

53. Diarrhoeal diseases, malaria and acute respiratory infections, combined with malnutrition, continued to be the major causes of mortality and morbidity.

It notes that the main causes of child mortality are related to malaria, diarrhoeal diseases, acute respiratory diseases and vaccine preventable diseases.

These four methods of saving children s lives address major causes of morbidity and mortality during the first year of life and through age five.

Because facing your own mortality causes a re evaluation of priorities, and a realignment of what your goals are in life, unlike anything else.

302. Decree No. 68 94 established the National Committee on Maternal Mortality, attached to the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare, the purpose of which is to study, research, analyse, and disseminate the causes and factors associated with maternal mortality.

Mortality Mortality

The range of leading causes of death has been slightly altered in comparison to pervious years, which is most probably the consequence of poor quality mortality data.

In all situations, attention will be paid, through advocacy and analysis, to women's lack of empowerment and access to resources, as major underlying causes of child mortality.

In addition, technical guidelines were prepared for the start up of a programme for screening women for breast and cervical cancers, leading causes of morbidity and mortality.

The fight against the causes of child mortality goes through a series of intersectoral actions in the areas of nutrition, education, sanitation, habitation and access to health services.

Estimates of maternal mortality issued in 1996 indicate that around 585,000 women die each year of pregnancy related causes, 99 per cent of them in developing countries (table 2).

Among the causes of the overall mortality among women, the leading causes involve death due to circulatory disorders and respiratory disorders. Death caused by accidents, suicide, etc., has declined (27.6 per 100,000 population in 1990, 35.8 in 1993, 13.4 in 1999).

Both in the structure of morbidity and the structure of mortality for children, the main causes are infectious parasitic diseases, respiratory illnesses and conditions arising in the perinatal period.

Cultural beliefs and practices associated with causes and treatment of illness, and other lifestyle behaviors, are important determinants of women's health status, and in the prevention of morbidity and mortality.

The principal causes of mortality in this age group are generally related to malignant neoplasms, cerebrovascular diseases, myocardial infarction, accidents, suicide, homicide and other forms of violence, and diabetes mellitus.

411. Except in the first year of life, avitaminosis is one of the causes of mortality that affects primarily women 53.1 per cent, compared with 46.9 per cent for men nationwide.

(b) A very high mortality rate of 25 per 1,000 for general mortality and 200 per 1,000 for child mortality

Reducing mortality, especially maternal and child mortality

Infant mortality rate and maternal mortality rate

High mortality of men in all age groups and significant infant mortality

Deeply concerned that early childbearing, malnutrition and limited access to sexual and reproductive health as well as emergency obstetric care causes high levels of fistula and maternal mortality and morbidity,

He regrets, however, that infant and under five mortality rates remain high, largely as a result of preventable or treatable causes, such as acute respiratory infections, diarrhoea, malaria and tuberculosis.

Deeply concerned that early childbearing and limited access to sexual and reproductive health care, including in the area of emergency obstetric care, causes high levels of fistula and maternal mortality and morbidity,

Deeply concerned that early childbearing and limited access to sexual and reproductive health care, including in the area of emergency obstetric care, causes high levels of obstetric fistula and maternal mortality and morbidity,

Deeply concerned that early child bearing and limited access to sexual and reproductive health care, including in the area of emergency obstetric care, causes high levels of fistula and maternal mortality and morbidity,

It is concerned about the causes of morbidity and mortality in women, particularly the number of deaths due to illegal abortions, and about inadequate family planning services and the low rates of contraceptive use.

mortality.