Reported causes of death in included early mortality studies by region.

TB = Tuberculosis; CM = Cryptococcal Meningitis; KS = Kaposi's Sarcoma; FUO = Fever of Unknown Origin; PCP = Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia; CMV = Cytomegalovirus; 1a: Clinical record; b: Verbal autopsy; c: Active ascertainment but unspecified; NS: not specified; 2Advanced HIV and wasting were reported together; 3Information available in 71 deaths; 4Probable KS; 5Deaths were only recorded as due to AIDS or unknown. All deaths with known causes (n = 5616) were due to AIDS.