Table 1

Characteristics of reported deaths at Bach Mai and Viet Duc Hospitals (May 2013 to March 2015)

Deaths recordedBach Mai
Frequency (%)
Viet Duc
Frequency (%)
Total
Frequency (%)
Gender
 Male1577 (67)1248 (77)2825 (71)
 Female763 (33)368 (23)1131 (29)
Age
 Under 28 days47 (2)1 (<1)48 (1)
 Under 5 years36 (2)20 (1)56 (1)
 5–14 years9 (<1)33 (2)42 (1)
 15–34 years233 (10)562 (35)795 (20)
 35–59 years918 (39)649 (40)1567 (40)
 60–74636 (27)210 (13)846 (21)
 75–89416 (18)116 (7)532 (13)
 90+41 (2)17 (1)58 (1)
 Unknown12 (1)8 (<1)20 (1)
Location of death
 Prehospital222 (9)41 (3)263 (7)
 In-hospital963 (41)66 (4)1029 (26)
 Discharged home1153 (49)1486 (92)2639 (67)
 Unknown2 (<1)23 (1)25 (1)
Department
 Emergency1610 (69)1065 (66)2675 (68)
 Intensive care132 (6)300 (19)432 (11)
 Cardiology239 (10)1 (<1)240 (6)
 NeurosurgeryNA174 (11)174 (4)
 Poison control127 (5)NA127 (3)
 Paediatrics94 (4)NA94 (2)
 Infectious diseases69 (3)2 (<1)71 (2)
 Other65 (3)70 (4)135 (3)
 Unknown4 (<1)4 (<1)8 (<1)
Death related to an external injury
 Yes133 (6)1181 (73)1314 (33)
 No2203 (94)407 (25)2610 (66)
 Unknown4 (<1)28 (2)32 (<1)
Operation in last 4 weeks
 Yes45 (2)479 (30)524 (13)
 No2293 (98)1137 (70)3430 (87)
 Unknown2 (<1)0 (0)2 (<1)
Total2340 (100)1616 (100)3956 (100)
  • NA, not applicable.