Episodes of mass coral bleaching have led to coral mortality, declines in coral cover and shifts in the population of other reef-dwelling organisms [1], [2], [4], [7] [11].
Total mortality declined in all districts except Karongi.
Figure 1 shows that amenable mortality declined in men and women in all income groups.
However, during the same period, mortality declined in several other European countries.
Of particular note is the finding that on one hand, HIV mortality declined in the late period for males, females, and across all age groups.
These findings are consistent with a report from Rochester, Minnesota, which showed that between 1970 and 1994 mortality declined in diabetic subjects, although this decline was smaller than the mortality decrease observed in the nondiabetic population (19).
The 2000 2003 period displays a constant and high increase in overall mortality; mortality is stable at high level during the 2004 2007 period; and mortality declined in the 2008 2011 period.
Over time, perinatal mortality declined in the intervention villages (37/1000 vs. 50/1000 in Period 2 vs. Period 1, respectively) but not the control villages, but whether this decline was statistically significant was not reported [LOE: 2+].
In the past decades, female cancer mortality declined in Switzerland and the more developed countries [ 1] mainly due to advances in the understanding of tumour biology and in early detection, as well as the introduction of targeted therapies.
In the 1990s cirrhosis mortality declined in many European countries but increased steeply in Scotland, leading to calls for action to halt the alarming trend (Leon and McCambridge, 2006).
