Region (number of countries)
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Short Interval
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Reference Interval
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Long Interval
|
---|
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< 18 months OR (95% CI)
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< 24 months OR (95% CI)
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24-<60 months
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≥60 months OR (95% CI)
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≥72 months OR (95% CI)
|
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Outcome: Neonatal Mortality
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Africa (n=28)
|
1.79 (1.54, 2.09)
|
1.66 (1.55, 1.78)
|
Ref
|
0.81 (0.59, 1.11)
|
0.75 (0.54, 1.05)
|
Asia (n=8)
|
1.74 (1.62, 1.87)
|
1.55 (1.47, 1.63)
|
Ref
|
0.73 (0.59, 0.92)
|
0.83 (0.62, 1.11)
|
Americas n = 5)
|
2.15 (1.80, 2.57)
|
1.82 (1.57, 2.12)
|
Ref
|
0.77 (0.47, 1.29)
|
0.89 (0.42, 1.86)
|
Other (n = 6)
|
1.76 (1.01, 3.05)
|
1.32 (0.77, 2.27)
|
Ref
|
1.81 (0.77, 4.26)
|
1.46 (0.63, 3.42)*
|
All (n=47)
|
1.82 (1.70, 1.95)
|
1.61 (1.52, 1.70)
|
Ref
|
0.80 (0.67, 0.95)
|
0.85 (0.69, 1.04)
|
Outcome: Under-5 Mortality
|
Africa (n=28)
|
1.55 (1.44, 1.67)
|
1.40 (1.32, 1.50)
|
Ref
|
0.55 (0.47, 0.65)
|
0.55 (0.45, 0.68)
|
Asia (n=8)
|
1.70 (1.44, 2.01)
|
1.53 (1.38, 1.69)
|
Ref
|
0.60 (0.45, 0.79)
|
0.54 (0.41, 0.73)
|
Americas n = 5)
|
1.90 (1.71, 2.12)
|
1.70 (1.55, 1.85)
|
Ref
|
0.69 (0.48, 0.98)
|
0.73 (0.54, 0.99)
|
Other (n = 6)
|
1.88 (1.26, 2.82)
|
1.55 (1.11, 2.17)
|
Ref
|
0.89 (0.62, 1.28)
|
0.73 (0.27, 1.94)
|
All (n=47)
|
1.66 (1.55, 1.79)
|
1.48 (1.40, 1.56)
|
Ref
|
0.59 (0.52, 0.67)
|
0.58 (0.49, 0.67)
|
- Reference birth interval: 24-<60 months