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Table 3 Mortality estimates based on HDSS and EN-INDEPTH study

From: Neonatal and child mortality data in retrospective population-based surveys compared with prospective demographic surveillance: EN-INDEPTH study

 

Mortality estimates per 1000 live births among children born to surveyed women

HDSS estimate

EN-INDEPTH estimate

Bandim

 Early neonatal

51 (4656)

34 (31–37)

 Neonatal

55 (51–60)

36 (33–40)

 0–90 days

61 (56–66)

41 (37–44)

 Infant

72 (67–77)

53 (49–58)

 Under-3

82 (77–88)

65 (61–70)

 Under-5a

88 (82–95)

67 (62–72)

Dabat

 Early neonatal

10 (7–13)

20 (17–24)

 Neonatal

17 (13–22)

26 (23–30)

 0–90 days

23 (19–28)

33 (29–37)

 Infant

30 (25–35)

40 (36–44)

 Under-3

39 (34–46)

47 (42–51)

 Under-5a

41 (35–47)

47 (43–52)

Iganga-Mayuge

 Early neonatal

22 (19–26)

25 (22–29)

 Neonatal

25 (22–30)

27 (24–30)

 0–90 days

27 (23–31)

29 (26–33)

 Infant

36 (32–41)

42 (38–46)

 Under-3

52 (47–58)

53 (48–58)

 Under-5a

57 (52–63)

56 (51–61)

Matlab

 Early neonatal

17 (15–19)

18 (17–20)

 Neonatal

20 (18–22)

22 (20–24)

 0–90 days

22 (20–24)

24 (22–26)

 Infant

25 (23–27)

27 (25–29)

 Under-3

32 (29–34)

34 (31–36)

 Under-5

35 (32–38)

35 (33–38)

Kintampo

 Early neonatal

12 (10–14)

17 (15–19)

 Neonatal

14 (12–17)

19 (17–22)

 0–90 days

17 (15–20)

22 (20–25)

 Infant

22 (20–25)

32 (29–34)

 Under-3

31 (28–34)

44 (41–47)

 Under-5

32 (29–36)

45 (42–49)

  1. Early neonatal < 7 days, neonatal < 28 days and infant < 1 year. aUnder-3 mortality added as Bandim HDSS follow children below the age of 3 more intensively, and some deaths between 3 and 5 years may not yet have been registered through the HDSS