Table 2 Frequency distribution of cause of death early ED mortality from March 2018 to 2020 TASTH Addis Ababa; Ethiopia

Traumatic cause of death

Road traffic accident

8

2.9

8

3.4

16

3.2

Assault

1

0.4

4

1.7

5

1

Fall injuries

6

2.2

2

0.9

8

1.6

Gunshot

0

0

1

0.4

1

0.2

Stab

1

0.4

1

0.4

2

0.4

Suicide

3

1.1

2

0.9

5

1

Burn

0

0

1

0.4

1

0.2

Sites of injury

Head injury

8

2.9

11

4.7

19

3.8

Chest

2

0.7

1

0.4

3

0.6

Spinal cord

6

2.2

4

1.7

10

2

Polytrauma

1

0.4

1

0.4

2

0.4

Others

2

0.7

1

0.4

3

0.6

Non-traumatic /medical cause of death

Respiratory disease

91

33.2

61

26.3

152

30

Cardiovascular disease

50

18.2

34

14.7

84

16.6

Renal disease

27

9.9

42

18.1

69

13.6

Neurologic disease

42

15.3

38

16.4

80

15.8

Liver disease

11

4

15

6.5

26

5.1

DM and its complications

2

0.7

6

2.6

8

1.6

Sepsis

46

16.8

39

16.8

85

16.8

Septic shock

50

18.2

35

15.1

85

16.8

Other types of shock

55

20.1

46

19.8

101

20

Upper GI bleeding

20

7.3

13

5.6

33

6.5

Hematologic malignancy

29

10.6

43

18.5

72

14.2

Bleeding disorder

9

3.3

13

5.6

22

4.3

Others

21

7.7

29

12.5

50

9.9

Co-morbid disease

Cancer

96

35

80

34.5

176

34.8

Cardiac disease

40

14.6

30

12.9

70

13.8

Hypertension

25

9.1

16

6.9

41

8.1

Hematologic malignancy

14

5.1

5

2.2

19

3.8

Diabetes Mellitus

10

3.6

7

3

17

3.4

HIV/AIDS

8

2.9

18

7.8

26

5.1

Asthma

3

1.1

7

3

10

2

Others

17

6.2

37

15.9

54

10.7

Immediate cause

of death

Respiratory failure

59

21.5

55

23.7

114

22.5

Cardiac failure

42

15.3

38

16.4

80

15.8

Multi-organ failure

45

16.4

46

19.8

91

18

Cardio respiratory arrest

115

42

74

31.9

189

37.4

Others

12

4.4

20

8.6

32

6.3