Characteristics of the cohort by survival.

<p>* Interquartile range;</p><p>† Wilcoxon rank-sum;</p><p>‡ <i>χ</i>² test;</p><p>§ Refers to any of World Heart Federation criteria definite [<a href="http://www.plosntds.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004033#pntd.0004033.ref041" target="_blank">41</a>], moderate or severe mitral regurgitation (MR), or mild MR with two or more morphological features at mitral valve;</p><p>∣∣ During follow-up;</p><p>¶ Before or during follow.</p><p>Characteristics of the cohort by survival.</p

Flow diagram of ascertainment.

<p>Flow diagram of ascertainment.</p

Estimated RHD-attributable death rates at ages 5–69 in Fiji, 2008–2012.

<p>A: Death rate, B: YLL rate. Both are plotted at mid-point of age group. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) project estimates for 2010 for all developing countries and for Fiji are plotted for comparison.</p

Reported and estimated RHD-attributable deaths by age in Fiji, 2011–2012.

<p>Reported counts are derived from ICD10 coding of underlying cause-of-death classifications in vital registration data. Estimated counts are based on excess deaths in the cohort.</p