Table 1 Distribution of births and deaths by survival determinants
Variable | N (%) | Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Mother’s education level | Children ever born | ||
Illiterate Mothers | 4493 (7.7) | One child | 601 (3.3) |
Mother completed primary | 1868 (6.4) | Two children | 1146 (7.1) |
Secondary and higher | 331 (4.2) | Three children | 1020 (6.6) |
Partner’s level of education | Four and more | 3925 (7.9) | |
Illiterate Father | 3446 (7.7) | Birth order number | |
Father completed primary | 2457 (6.9) | First child | 1249 (7.6) |
Secondary and higher | 789 (5.2) | Second to Third child | 2091 (5.6) |
Birth status | 4th-6th child | 2098 (7.1) | |
Singleton births | 6479 (6.7) | 7-th + child | 1254 (9.2) |
Multiple births (Twins) | 213 (21.5) | Religion | |
Sex of the child | Catholics | 2939 (7.4) | |
Males | 3325 (7.8) | Muslims | 921 (7.5) |
Females | 3367 (6.3) | Other Christians | 2758 (6.8) |
Type of place of residence | Others | 74 (5.4) | |
Urban | 1389 (5.8) | Type of toilet facility | |
Rural | 5303 (7.5) | Flush toilet | 121 (4.1) |
Wealth index | Pit latrine | 5407 (6.9) | |
Poorest | 1754 (7.5) | No-facility | 1164 (8.2) |
Poorer | 1317 (8.5) | ||
Middle | 1195 (7.2) | ||
Richer | 1041 (6.9) | ||
Richest | 1385 (5.5) |