Estimation of cause-specific mortality in Rakai, Uganda, using verbal autopsy 1999-2019

Figures & data

Figure 1. RCCS cohort composition for the cause of death analysis.

Source: Rakai Community Cohort Study, 1999 to 2019

Table 1. Characteristics of the study population, and death rates (per 1000 pyo) at different periods (RCCS) - Rakai Community, Uganda (1999 to 2019).

	Individuals	Person-Years	Deaths	1999–2004 Rate (95%-CI)	2005–2009 Rate (95%-CI)	2010–2014 Rate (95%-CI)	2015–2019 Rate (95%-CI)
All		295137	1656	11.41(10.61–12.28)	5.55(5.01–6.13)	3.58(3.19–4.01)	3.27(2.89–3.68)
Males
15–24	17173	55690	93	2.65(1.89–3.71)	1.71(1.13–2.60)	1.11(0.69–1.79)	1.35(0.87–2.09)
25–34	7475	39850	268	11.60(9.59–14.03)	7.39(5.88–9.31)	4.43(3.35–5.87)	4.08(2.99–5.57)
35–44	3134	28468	283	23.72(19.78–28.46)	10.75(8.46–13.66)	6.59(5.09–8.55)	4.94(3.66–6.66)
45–49	749	8483	94	23.53(16.54–33.45)	12.97(8.46–1989)	8.78(5.78–13.34)	6.58(4.24–10.19)
50–59	642	8389	126	27.52(19.67–38.52)	12.93(8.59–19.46)	10.79(7.34–15.84)	14.50(10.76–19.55)
All males	29173	140880	864	10.92(9.79–12.18)	6.37(5.56–7.30)	4.29(3.69–4.98)	4.22(3.63–4.92)
Females
15–24	22441	62408	130	3.52(2.68–4.62)	2.59(1.88–3.56)	1.54(1.05–2.26)	0.87(0.52–1.48)
25–34	7453	44379	323	20.63(17.89–23.81)	6.21(4.91–7.87)	3.09(2.27–4.22)	2.31(1.58–3.39)
35–44	2561	26934	196	19.91(16.35–24.25)	7.84(5.77–10.65)	3.52(2.42–5.14)	3.19(2.22–4.59)
45–49	604	8311	49	14.94(10.09–22.11)	3.41(1.62–7.15)	3.75(1.87–7.49)	3.68(1.91–7.06)
50–59	836	12224	94	11.06(7.73–15.82)	6.16(3.83–9.91)	7.33(4.95–10.85)	6.58(4.33–9.99)
All females	33895	154257	792	11.85(10.74–13.08)	4.80(4.14–5.58)	2.93(2.46–3.48)	2.37(1.95–2.89)
HIV status
15–59
Negative	19693	118535	290	2.44(1.89–3.14)	2.72(2.17–3.41)	2.12(1.68–2.67)	2.56(2.06–3.17)
Positive	2935	15459	384	61.07(53.47–69.77)	23.52(18.92–29.25)	11.86(9.01–15.59)	8.41(6.04–11.71)
Unknown	40440	161142	982	12.70(11.56–13.95)	5.97(5.24–6.81)	3.89(3.36–4.52)	3.30(2.81–3.88)

Source: Rakai Community Cohort Study, 1999 to 2019.

Figure 2. Mortality rates: Age-specific probability of dying between age 15 and 60 - Rakai Community, Uganda (1999 to 2019).

Source: Rakai Community Cohort Study, 1999 to 2019

Table 2. Cause-Specific Mortality Rates (per 1000 pyo) in the RCCS – Rakai Community, Uganda (1999 to 2019).

Years	HIV/AIDS/TB	Other Communicable	Non Communicable	External causes	Other causes	Undetermined
Males
1999–2004	3.81	3.44	1.43	0.78	0.14	1.33
2005–2009	2.16	1.64	0.96	1.08	0.15	0.37
2010–2014	1.43	0.73	0.93	0.7	0.3	0.2
2015–2019	0.81	0.18	0.92	1.07	1.14	0.1
	HIV/AIDS/TB	Other Communicable	Non Communicable	External causes	Other causes	Maternal causes	Undetermined
Females
1999–2004	4.72	4	0.9	0.18	0.21	0.3	1.53
2005–2009	1.51	1.48	0.61	0.2	0.08	0.31	0.61
2010–2014	1	0.51	0.47	0.23	0.21	0.37	0.14
2015–2019	0.43	0.19	0.78	0.12	0.55	0.26	0.05

Table 3. Average number of years lived in adulthood (RCCS) - Rakai Community, Uganda (1999 to 2019).

	Male				Female
Period	Whole Population	Positive	Negative	Unknown	Whole Population	Positive	Negative	Unknown
2000	31.5	28.5	38.8	29.7	31	17.4	39.8	29.5
2019	37.9	33.5	37.9	38.9	37.7	39.4	39.3	39.3
diff	6.4	5	−0.9	9.2	6.7	22	−0.5	9.8

Source: Rakai Community Cohort Study, 1999 to 2019.

Figure 3. Decomposition of average number of years lived in adulthood, in the entire population (figure 3a) and stratified by HIV status (figure 3b) and by ART establishment periods (figure 3c and figure 3d) - Rakai Community, Uganda (1999 to 2019).

Source: Rakai Community Cohort Study, 1999 to 2019

Figure 3. (continued).