Risks of cause-specific infant mortality in the three regions in rural China
| Cause-specific mortality (per 100 000 live births) | RR (95% CI) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of dewath | Coastal | Inland | Remote | Coastal | Inland | Remote |
| Pneumonia | ||||||
| 1996–2000 | 334.3 | 751.0 | 1383.6 | 1 | 2.2 (1.9 to 2.6) | 4.1 (3.5 to 4.8) |
| 2001–2005 | 116.3 | 343.9 | 922.6 | 1 | 3.0 (2.3 to 3.8) | 7.9 (6.2 to 10.1) |
| 2006–2008 | 91.8* | 201.6* | 487.4* | 1 | 2.2 (1.6 to 3.1) | 5.3 (3.8 to 7.3) |
| Birth asphyxia | ||||||
| 1996–2000 | 332.5 | 708.2 | 839.3 | 1 | 2.1 (1.8 to 2.5) | 2.5 (2.1 to 3.0) |
| 2001–2005 | 188.1 | 421.4 | 706.6 | 1 | 2.2 (1.8 to 2.7) | 3.8 (3.1 to 4.6) |
| 2006–2008 | 96.0* | 255.9* | 468.2* | 1 | 2.7 (1.9 to 3.7) | 4.9 (3.6 to 6.7) |
| Prematurity/LBW | ||||||
| 1996–2000 | 429.8 | 618.5 | 751.9 | 1 | 1.4 (1.2 to 1.7) | 1.7 (1.5 to 2.0) |
| 2001–2005 | 302.8 | 440.3 | 673.9 | 1 | 1.5 (1.2 to 1.7) | 2.2 (1.9 to 2.6) |
| 2006–2008 | 198.2* | 300.6* | 470.3* | 1 | 1.5 (1.2 to 1.9) | 2.4 (1.9 to 3.0) |
| Injuries | ||||||
| 1996–2000 | 122.0 | 328.6 | 415.2 | 1 | 2.7 (2.1 to 3.5) | 3.4 (2.6 to 4.4) |
| 2001–2005 | 84.5 | 196.5 | 209.0 | 1 | 2.3 (1.7 to 3.1) | 2.5 (1.8 to 3.4) |
| 2006–2008 | 68.8* | 134.0* | 146.8* | 1 | 1.9 (1.3 to 2.9) | 2.1 (1.4 to 3.2) |
| Diarrhoea | ||||||
| 1996–2000 | 46.0 | 88.7 | 358.3 | 1 | 1.9 (1.2 to 3.0) | 7.8 (5.2- to 11.6) |
| 2001–2005 | 9.6 | 57.6 | 231.7 | 1 | 6.0 (2.6 to 13.9) | 24.2 (10.7 to 54.7) |
| 2006–2008 | 14.6 | 32.6* | 159.6* | 1 | 2.2 (1.0 to 5.1) | 10.9 (5.0 to 23.7) |
| Congenital anomalies | ||||||
| 1996–2000 | 392.7 | 354.6 | 308.9 | 1 | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) | 0.8 (0.7 to 0.9) |
| 2001–2005 | 293.3 | 327.8 | 321.3 | 1 | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.3) | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.3) |
| 2006–2008 | 219.0* | 294.6* | 278.8 | 1 | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.7) | 1.3 (1.0 to 1.6) |
↵* p<0.05 time trend from 1996–2000 to 2006–2008.
LBW, low birth weight.