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Table 2 Neonatal, post-neonatal and child mortality rates 1970-2005, León municipality, Nicaragua

From: Tracking progress towards equitable child survival in a Nicaraguan community: neonatal mortality challenges to meet the MDG 4

Period

Live births

Neonatal mortality (< 28 d)

Post-neonatal mortality (28 d -11.9 m)

Child mortality (1-4.9 y)

  

Deaths

Rate*

Deaths

Rate*

Deaths

Rate*

1970-72

1605

74

46.1

70

43.6

21

13.1

1973-75

2425

108

44.5

116

47.8

50

20.6

1976-78

3142

123

39.1

167

53.2

53

16.9

1979-81

4405

145

32.9

156

35.4

69

15.7

1982-84

4873

111

22.8

78

16.0

31

6.4

1985-87

5235

137

26.2

103

19.7

34

6.5

1988-90

6039

141

23.3

148

24.5

57

9.4

1991-93

6406

115

18.0

99

15.5

45

7.0

1994-96

3982

52

13.1

28

7.0

27

6.8

1997-99

3987

43

10.8

36

9.0

13

3.3

2000-02

4326

75

17.3

33

7.6

15

3.5

2003-05

3547

67

18.9

11

3.1

2

0.6

  1. * Rate: Deaths per 1 000 live births