Table 2 The cause specific neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births) by rural-urban residence in Gansu province, 2004-09
From: Rural-urban differences of neonatal mortality in a poorly developed province of China
Death cause | Urban | Rural | Rural-urban rate ratio(95%CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Neonatal death | Mortality rate(95%CI) | Proportion(%) | Neonatal death | Mortality rate(95%CI) | Proportion(%) | Â |
Birth asphyxia | 211 | 2.7(2.4-3.1) | 36 | 233 | 6.1(5.3-6.9) | 34.4 | 2.2(1.9-4.6) |
Preterm or low-birth weight | 150 | 1.9(1.6-2.2) | 25.6 | 187 | 4.9(4.2-5.6) | 27.6 | 2.5 (2.1-6.8) |
Congenital malformation | 110 | 1.4(1.2-1.7) | 18.8 | 83 | 2.2(1.7-2.6) | 12.3 | 1.5 (1.2-1.6) |
Pneumonia | 65 | 0.8(0.7-1.1) | 11.1 | 82 | 2.2(1.7-2.6) | 12.1 | 2.6(1.8-4.8) |
Others | 50 | 0.6(0.5-0.9) | 8.5 | 92 | 2.4(1.9-2.9) | 13.6 | 3.8(2.6-27.8) |
Total | 586 | 7.5(6.9-8.1) | 100 | 677 | 17.8(16.5-19.1) | 100 | 2.4 (2.1-6.2) |