Afghanistan Mortality Survey 2010 - Measure DHS

Figure 6.5 Age Distribution of Deaths at Ages 15-59 Reportedin the Household Questionnaire and in the Verbal Autopsy,Afghanistan 2010120100HH deathsVA deathsNumber of deaths80604020015 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55Age at death in yearsAMS 2010Figure 6.6 Age Distribution of Deaths at Ages 15-59 Reportedin the Household Questionnaire and in the Verbal Autopsy,Afghanistan 2010 Excluding South Zone908070HH deathsVA deathsNumber of deaths605040302010015 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55Age at death in yearsAMS 2010The denominators for the household-based mortality rates are amounts of exposure derived fromthe household members’ age distributions. They have been shown above to be subject to digit preferenceas well, especially in the adult ages.Figure 6.7 indicates that there may have been some transference of the date at death in order toavoid the detailed questioning in the Verbal Autopsy Questionnaire. This transference is suspectedbecause the number of deaths for year 2006 (1385 in the Afghan calendar) is substantially higher than thatin year 2007 (1386 in the Afghan calendar), the beginning year when the details about the deaths areobtained. Note, however, that such transference does not affect the level of mortality calculated for theperiod 0-4 years prior to the survey. The low number for year 2010 (1389 in Afghan calendar) is due tothe fact that it is not a complete year since the interviews took place then.Adult Mortality | 119