Table 1 Cause-specific proportions of neonatal (0–27 days) and child (1–59 months) deaths in the study countries

Tetanus

1.2 (0.2, 3.8)

0.0 (−,^± −)

1.4 (0.5, 3.1)

0.0 (−, −)

4.0 (2.2, 6.5)

0.4 (0.1, 1.3)

1.2 (0.6, 2.2)

0.4 (0.1, 0.9)

Congenital

3.0 (1.1, 6.5)

0.0 (−, −)

0.3 (0.0, 1.3)

0.0 (−, −)

2.7 (1.3, 4.7)

0.2 (0.0, 0.9)

0.9 (0.3, 2.2)

1.1 (0.2, 3.4)

BA/BI

37.2 (30.6, 44.1)

26.2 (20.0, 33.1)

15.2 (11.3, 19.7)

16.1 (12.2, 20.7)

19.9 (15.6, 24.8)

20.2 (16.0, 24.9)

22.3 (18.7, 26.2)

20.3 (16.8, 24.1)

Meningitis

1.2 (0.2, 3.8)

7.3 (4.1, 11.7)

0.9 (0.2, 2.8)

3.5 (1.8, 6.1)

4.2 (2.4, 6.7)

6.7 (4.4, 9.5)

1.2 (0.4, 2.6)

4.0 (2.6, 5.8)

Diarrhea

0.6 (0.0, 2.7)

0.6 (0.0, 2.7)

1.7 (0.6, 3.7)

0.3 (0.0, 1.5)

5.7 (3.7, 8.3)

0.5 (0.1, 1.6)

2.9 (1.7, 4.4)

2.3 (1.3, 3.7)

Pneumonia

18.9 (13.4, 25.4)

16.5 (11.7, 22.2)

30.9 (25.5, 36.6)

41.3 (35.6, 47.1)

11.6 (8.5, 15.2)

18.5 (13.9, 23.9)

19.9 (16.8, 23.2)

30.1 (26.5, 33.8)

Sepsis

25.0 (18.9, 31.8)

17.7 (12.1, 24.4)

23.3 (18.7, 28.2)

13.6 (10.0, 17.8)

37.4 (32.5, 42.5)

39.2 (33.8, 44.8)

31.5 (27.6, 35.6)

17.9 (14.9, 21.3)

Other

1.2 (0.2, 3.7)

3.7 (1.5, 7.1)

2.9 (1.4, 5.3)

0.0 (−, −)

2.6 (1.4, 4.5)

6.1 (4.2, 8.5)

4.8 (3.3, 6.5)

8.2 (6.1, 10.7)

Preterm

5.5 (2.7, 9.6)

17.1 (11.8, 23.4)

7.5 (4.8, 11.0)

17.6 (13.5, 22.2)

2.7 (0.6, 7.4)

2.2 (1.1, 3.9)

1.9 (1.0, 3.3)

3.8 (2.5, 5.6)

Unspecified

6.1 (3.1, 10.4)

11.0 (6.7, 16.6)

15.8 (11.9, 20.4)

7.6 (4.8, 11.1)

9.2 (6.7, 12.1)

6.0 (4.0, 8.3)

13.4 (10.5, 16.7)

11.9 (9.4, 14.7)

Injury

4.1 (2.6, 6.1)

3.6 (2.3, 5.4)

2.7 (1.3, 4.7)

2.7 (1.3, 4.7)

0.9 (0.4, 1.8)

0.8 (0.3, 1.6)

2.8 (2.1, 3.7)

2.8 (2.1, 3.7)

AIDS

3.3 (2.2, 4.7)

6.0 (4.0, 8.5)

0.6 (0.2, 1.2)

13.0 (10.5, 15.8)

2.8 (1.7, 4.3)

0.2 (0.0, 0.8)

0.6 (0.4, 1.1)

0.1 (0.0, 0.3)

Malnutrition

2.7 (1.6, 4.1)

8.0 (6.0, 10.5)

1.6 (0.8, 2.8)

7.8 (5.9, 10.1)

2.3 (0.7, 5.3)

0.4 (0.1, 1.2)

0.6 (0.3, 1.0)

4.1 (3.2, 5.1)

Measles

0.3 (0.1, 1.0)

0.8 (0.3, 1.7)

1.3 (0.6, 2.4)

0.8 (0.3, 1.7)

1.4 (0.6, 2.6)

3.0 (1.6, 5.0)

2.0 (1.4, 2.8)

4.4 (3.3, 5.7)

Meningitis

16.5 (13.9, 19.5)

16.4 (13.6, 19.5)

10.3 (8.2, 12.8)

4.3 (3.0, 6.1)

18.3 (15.1, 21.8)

34.1 (29.6, 38.7)

5.7 (4.6, 6.9)

9.0 (7.5, 10.6)

Dysentery

4.3 (2.8, 6.1)

3.6 (2.3, 5.4)

3.2 (2.1, 4.7)

2.7 (1.6, 4.1)

6.3 (4.5, 8.5)

0.1 (0.0, 0.5)

3.7 (2.9, 4.7)

3.4 (2.7, 4.4)

Diarrhea

21.9 (19.2, 24.7)

6.6 (4.8, 8.8)

18.4 (15.6, 21.5)

12.4 (9.9, 15.2)

19.5 (15.9, 23.4)

2.2 (1.2, 3.6)

22.3 (20.2, 24.5)

23.1 (20.9, 25.4)

Pertussis

1.3 (0.5, 2.4)

6.5 (4.6, 8.7)

1.0 (0.4, 2.0)

1.5 (0.7, 2.6)

0.3 (0.0, 1.4)

8.4 (5.7, 11.9)

0.6 (0.3, 1.0)

5.0 (3.9, 6.2)

Pneumonia

20.8 (17.5, 24.3)

16.9 (13.9, 20.1)

25.5 (22.3, 28.9)

29.2 (25.7, 32.9)

11.8 (8.9, 15.1)

16.1 (13.0, 19.6)

16.4 (14.6, 18.4)

19.6 (17.6, 21.8)

Malaria

19.1 (16.3, 22.1)

22.5 (19.3, 26.0)

24.7 (21.4, 28.2)

18.7 (15.8, 21.8)

28.9 (25.2, 32.9)

30.4 (26.1, 34.9)

36.3 (33.9, 38.8)

23.7 (21.4, 26.1)

Other

1.1 (0.5, 2.1)

5.8 (4.2, 7.9)

1.6 (0.8, 2.9)

1.9 (1.0, 3.1)

3.0 (1.6, 5.0)

1.9 (0.4, 5.0)

3.0 (2.2, 3.9)

2.2 (1.5, 3.1)

Unspecified

4.7 (3.3, 6.5)

3.3 (2.2, 4.8)

9.1 (7.0, 11.6)

5.0 (3.5, 6.9)

4.5 (3.0, 6.4)

2.4 (1.4, 3.9)

5.9 (4.8, 7.1)

2.6 (1.9, 3.4)