Table 1

The incidence of unexplained ENSUD and ‘abandoned’ deaths, by quinquennium, per 10 000 live births

ENSUDAbandoned
PeriodsLive birthsNumbersRate (per 10 000 LB)numbersRate (per 10 000 LB)
1189 933130.6870.38
2190 58930.1670.37
3172 17770.4110.06
4150 68440.2720.13
5125 26530.2420.16
Overall828 648300.35190.23
χ2 For trendp=0.07p=0.12