Table 5 Comparison of surveillance findings with other sources of demographic estimates
Source (years of data collection) | Mean household size | Age distribution (%) | Crude birth rate (per 1,000 per year) | Crude death rate(per 1,000 per year) | Infant mortality as percent of under-5 deaths (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DHS (1994–1995)[14] | 4.9 | <5 years: 16.7; 5 to 14 years: 30.2; 15 to 44 years: 38.9; ≥45 years: 11.1 | - | - | 61.4 |
MICS (2000)[15] | 6.6 | <5 years: 16.3 | - | - | 67.5 |
Census (2003)[11] | 4.9 | <5 years: 16.1 | 39 | 20 | 60.0 |
MICS (2006)[16] | 4.6 | <5 years: ≈17 | - | - | 60.2 |
Epicentre (2009)[4], Carnot sous-préfecture | 5.3 (rural) 5.8 (urban) | <5 years: 21.3 (rural), 22.0 (urban) | - | 27 (rural) 43 (urban) | - |
Columbia University (2009)[17], South stratum | 6.8 | <5 years: 18.3 | 61 | 90 | - |
Vinck & Pham (2009)[18], Lobaye region | 7.3 | - | - | 47 | - |
US Census Bureau projections (2010)[19] | - | <5 years: 15.6; 5 to 14 years: 25.5; 15 to 44 years: 44.9; ≥45 years: 14.0 | 37 | 15 | 67.5 |
Our surveillance system | 4.9 | <5 years: 19.9; 5 to 14 years: 28.3; 15 to 44 years: 40.4; ≥45 years: 11.4 | 62 | 35 | 53.1 |