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

Table 4 Heaping index for deaths reported at 7 days and 12 months, EN-INDEPTH survey versus HDSS

	Bandim (Guinea-Bissau)		Dabat (Ethiopia)		IgangaMayuge (Uganda)		Matlab (Bangladesh)		Kintampo (Ghana)
	Survey	HDSS	Survey	HDSS	Survey	HDSS	Survey	HDSS	Survey	HDSS
Deaths, day 7	29	10	10	1	21	4	14	16	19	7
Deaths, days 5–9	68	32	28	7	28	18	70	62	35	16
Heaping index day 7^a	2.1	1.6	1.8	0.7	3.8	1.1	1.0	1.3	2.7	2.2
Deaths, 12 months	22	12	9	2	25	6	5	2	40	10
Deaths, 10–14 months	53	43	18	18	37	32	28	21	73	42
Heaping index 12 months^b	2.1	1.4	2.5	0.6	3.4	0.9	0.9	0.5	2.7	1.2

^aHeaping index estimated as number of death day 7/average number of deaths day between 5 and 9 days, i.e. deaths day 7/(deaths day 5–9/5)
^bHeaping index estimated as number of death at 12 months/average number of deaths per month between 10 and 14 months, i.e. deaths 12 months/(deaths 10–14 months/5)

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