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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 5 Adult mortality estimates derived from sibling histories (45q15) by country and sex

From: Adult mortality in sub-Saharan Africa using 2001—2009 census data: does estimation method matter?

 

Females

Males

 

1990

1995

2000

2005

1990

1995

2000

2005

Mali

0.241

0.250

0.259

0.270

0.250

0.277

0.308

0.342

Cameroon

0.223

0.277

0.322

0.302

0.370

0.426

Kenya

0.182

0.268

0.347

0.223

0.316

0.397

Uganda

0.371

0.418

0.422

0.382

0.481

0.539

0.550

0.512

Tanzania

0.221

0.278

0.329

0.316

0.376

0.424

South Africa

0.103

0.171

0.286

0.369

  1. Source: Reniers, G, B. Masquelier & P. Gerland.2011 in R. Rogers & E.M. Crimmins (eds), International Handbook of Adult Mortality