Ethiopia: Top 10 leading Causes of Outpatient Visits for Children under five

 

Diagnosis

%

1

All types of Malaria

14.1

2

Acute upper respiratory infections

8.5

3

Dysentery

7.7

4

Helminths

6.8

5

Bronchopneumonia

6.3

6

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

5.3

7

Hypertrophy of tonsils and adenoids

4.1

8

Primary atypical, other, and unspecified pneumonia

4.0
9 Infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue
3.7
10 Influenza
3.0
  All Top 10 causes
63.5
  All diseases
100.0

Source: MOH 2003, Unpublished

 


Last Updated: March 18, 2005