Patterns of mortality rates in Darfur conflict

Several mortality estimates for the Darfur conflict have been reported since 2004, but few accounted for conflict dynamics such as changing displacement and causes of deaths. We analyse changes over time for crude and cause-specific mortality rates, and assess the effect of displacement on mortality rates.Retrospective mortality surveys were gathered from an online database. Quasi-Poisson models were used to assess mortality rates with place and...