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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 3 Characteristics of deaths reported in the 2013 census in the Dakar region according to their registration (n = 12,973)

From: Motivations and barriers to death registration in Dakar, Senegal

 

Death registered

Death not registered

Unknown

p value

Sex of the deceased

       

 Male

6031

(83%)

793

(11%)

416

(6%)

0.038

 Female

4786

(83%)

670

(12%)

277

(5%)

Age group of the deceased

       

 0–4

1210

(71%)

400

(23%)

95

(6%)

 < 2e−16‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

 5–14

492

(75%)

126

(19%)

41

(6%)

 15–59

4396

(84%)

511

(10%)

308

(6%)

 60 + 

4719

(87%)

426

(8%)

249

(5%)

Age group of the HH head

       

 10–29

369

(76%)

82

(17%)

36

(7%)

 < 2e−16

 30–59

6993

(82%)

1,035

(12%)

477

(6%)

 60 + 

3455

(87%)

346

(9%)

180

(5%)

Education of the HH head

       

 Never attended school

3003

(78%)

559

(15%)

266

(7%)

 < 2e−16

 Attended school

7814

(85%)

904

(10%)

427

(5%)

 Birth registration of HH head

       

 Birth certificate

8885

(85%)

1,077

(10%)

511

(5%)

 < 2e−16

 Decree in lieu of birth certificate

1519

(80%)

282

(15%)

109

(6%)

 None

157

(71%)

48

(22%)

17

(8%)

 DK

256

(70%)

56

(15%)

56

(15%)

Wealth quintiles

       

 Richest

1608

(90%)

110

(6%)

71

(4%)

 < 2e−16

 Richer

1713

(88%)

159

(8%)

77

(4%)

 Middle

2133

(86%)

232

(9%)

122

(5%)

 Poorer

2542

(82%)

402

(13%)

163

(5%)

 Poorest

2752

(77%)

554

(16%)

257

(7%)

Department

       

 Dakar

3728

(88%)

322

(8%)

178

(4%)

 < 2e−16

 Guediawaye

1332

(87%)

131

(9%)

70

(5%)

 Pikine

4305

(81%)

658

(12%)

326

(6%)

 Rufisque

1452

(76%)

352

(18%)

119

(6%)