Adult mortality trends in Matlab, Bangladesh: an analysis of cause-specific risks.

Objective: With socioeconomic development, improvement in preventing and curing infectious diseases, and increased exposure to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) risk factors (eg, overweight/obesity, sedentary lifestyle), the majority of adult deaths in Bangladesh in recent years are due to NCDs. This study examines trends in cause-specific mortality risks using data from the Matlab Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS).

Design, Settings And Participants: We conducted a follow-up study from 2003 to 2017 using data from Matlab HDSS, which covers a rural population of 0.