Number and percent distribution HIV positive patients registered in ART Centers and died between January 2006 and November 2012 by ICD-10 causes of death

Causes of death

Number

Percent

Death per 100 person years (LB-UB)

Tuberculosis

105

28.4

24.8 (20.5 - 30.0)

Candidiasis

4

1.1

0.9 (0.4 - 2.5)

Multiple infections

34

9.2

8.0 (5.7 - 11.2)

Malignancies

5

1.4

1.2 (0.5 - 2.8)

Encephalopathy

7

1.9

1.7 (0.8 - 3.5)

Wasting syndrome

34

9.2

8.0 (5.7 - 11.2)

Other specified condition

19

5.1

4.5 (2.9 - 7.0)

AIDS related complex

39

10.5

9.2 (6.7 - 12.6)

Non-AIDS related malignancies

3

0.8

0.7 (0.2 - 2.2)

Unspecified Symptoms

18

4.9

4.2 (2.7 - 6.7)

Suicides & Accidents

6

1.6

1.4 (0.6 - 3.2)

Organ failure

9

2.4

2.1 (1.1 - 4.1)

Cause not known

87

23.5

20.5 (16.6 - 25.3)

TOTAL

370

100.0