Table 5 Additional mortality rate, by condition
Condition and explanation | Additional mortality (%), annual unless specified |
|---|---|
Skin cancer | |
No additional mortality rate assumed | – |
Hernia | |
4.5% probability of strangulation after 2 years of age [35] multiplied by a 50% mortality rate if strangulation is not treated within 48 h [36], given rural setting and lack of ambulance services | 2.25 |
Cataract | |
No additional mortality rate assumed | – |
Heart conditions | |
Atrial septal defect mortality rate per decade used to construct life expectancy table for untreated condition [37] | 0.6–7.5 |
Aortic stenosis mortality rate 26% annually [38] | 26 |
Moderate heart failure 1-year mortality rate of 24.5% in South American meta-analysis [39] | 24.5 |
Epilepsy | |
Mortality rate from uncontrolled epilepsy in rural Bolivia 0.97% annually, with similar mortality rates in other rural Latin American settings [40, 41] | 0.97 |
Gall bladder conditions | |
2.017% annual additional rate, from 36.3% disease-specific cumulative mortality after 18 years [42] | 2.017 |
Hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism | |
No additional mortality rate assumed | – |
Kidney stones | |
No additional mortality rate assumed | – |
Breast cancer | |
Untreated median survival of 2.3 years [43] | 2.3 years |
Cryptorchidism | |
No additional mortality rate assumed | – |