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Table 1 Causes of deaths from non-communicable diseases among 250 analyzed deaths in women of reproductive age

From: Care-seeking patterns for fatal non-communicable diseases among women of reproductive age in rural northwest Bangladesh

Cause of Death

Number

Percentage (out of 250)

Cardio-vascular disease

99

39.6%

  Cerebro-vascular accident

55

22.0%

  Heart attack or heart failure

44

17.6%

Cancer

75

30.0%

Hepatic Failure

18

7.2%

Diabetes

16

6.4%

Anaemia

13

5.2%

Renal failure

8

3.2%

Tuberculosis

7

2.8%

Gastric ulcer

6

2.4%

Hepatitis

3

1.2%

Malnutrition

3

1.2%

Epilepsy

1

0.4%

Lupus

1

0.4%