Table 3

Distribution of respiratory-related proportionate mortality in relation to sociodemographic characteristics of the deceased in Alicho-Weriro district, southern Ethiopia from January 2020 to December 2021

VariablesRespiratory-
related death (No (%))
Non-respiratory deaths (No (%))
Sex
 Male46 (20.8)175 (79.2)
 Female59 (29.5)141 (70.5)
Age
 <51 (3.4)28 (96.6)
 5–144 (8.5)43 (91.5)
 15–4927 (24.5)83 (75.5)
 50–6434 (29.8)80 (70.2)
 ≥6539 (32.2)82 (67.8)
Occupation
 Farmer87 (25.5)254 (74.5)
 Government/NGO employer7 (35.0)13 (65.0)
 Other11 (18.3)49 (81.7)
Education
 Unable to read and write76 (27.1)204 (72.9)
 Primary school22 (23.4)72 (76.6)
 Secondary school and above7 (14.9)40 (85.1)
Marital status
 Married78 (26.5)216 (73.5)
 Single22 (19.8)89 (80.2)
 Other5 (31.2)11 (68.8)
  • NGO, non-governmental organization.