of days in time period under review It is estimated that in areas of high malaria transmission, 23% of deaths among children under 5 years are attributable to malaria and 11% in areas with medium transmission intensity based on Numerator: Number of findings from verbal autopsy study in western Uganda. The under deaths in children under 5 due 5 mortality of 159/1000 live births (DHS 1995) in to malaria in health unit(s) Uganda translates into a malaria specific mortality of 37/1000 in MALARIA - CASE (x100) high malaria endemic areas and FATALITY RATE IN Denominator: Number of 18/1000 in low endemic areas, to a total of 70,000-110,000 child CHILDREN UNDER 5 cases of diagnosed malaria deaths annually. The case fatality rate is probably more closely among children under 5 related to quality of service than the incidence rate. Even if the admitted to health number of deaths is too small for the CFR to have statistical unit(s). significance, each death should prompt an investigation regarding case management, referral, treatment failure and other related factors.
of days in time period under review MALARIA - CASE FATALITY RATE IN CHILDREN UNDER 5 Numerator: Number of deaths in children under 5 due to malaria in health unit(s) (x100) Denominator: Number of cases of diagnosed malaria among children under 5 admitted to health unit(s). It is estimated that in areas of high malaria transmission, 23% of deaths among children under 5 years are attributable to malaria and 11% in areas with medium transmission intensity based on findings from verbal autopsy study in western Uganda. The under 5 mortality of 159/1000 live births (DHS 1995) in Uganda translates into a malaria specific mortality of 37/1000 in high malaria endemic areas and 18/1000 in low endemic areas, to a total of 70,000-110,000 child deaths annually. The case fatality rate is probably more closely related to quality of service than the incidence rate. Even if the number of deaths is too small for the CFR to have statistical significance, each death should prompt an investigation regarding case management, referral, treatment failure and other related factors.