Ethiopia: Top 10 leading Causes of Admission for Infants

 

Diagnosis

%

1

All types of Malaria

18.1

2

Bronchopneumonia

17.0

3

Gastro-enteritis and colitis (age 4 weeks to 2 years)

12.3

4

Observation without need for further medical care

7.6

5

Primary atypical, other, and unspecified pneumonia

7.4

6

Dysentery

6.3

7

Lobar pneumonia

2.7

8

All types of TB

2.3
9 Acute upper respiratory infections
2.0
10 All other infective and parasitic diseases
1.4
  All Top 10 causes
77.2
  All diseases
100.0

Source: MOH 2003, Health and Health Related Indicators-1995

 


Last Updated: March 18, 2005