Ethiopia: Top 10 leading Causes of Outpatient Visits for Infants

 

Diagnosis

%

1

All types of Malaria

10.8

2

Acute upper respiratory infections

9.3

3

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

8.1

4

Dysentery

7.5

5

Bronchopneumonia

7.3

6

Influenza

5.8

7

Primary atypical, other, and unspecified pneumonia

4.8

8

Helminths

4.6
9 Hypertrophy of tonsils and adenoids
4.1
10 Infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue
3.2
  All Top 10 causes
65.5
  All diseases
100.0

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

 


Last Updated: March 17, 2005