Estimating the pattern of causes of death in Papua New Guinea

BMC Public Health

Table 3 Estimated CSMFs for both sexes (%), under-five mortality (per 1000 live births) by sex, life expectancy (years) by sex and composite index (%) by province and sex, PNG, 2011^a

Province	Endemic Infections	Emerging Infections	Endemic NCDs	Emerging NCDs	Injuries	Under 5 mortality per 1000		Life expectancy in years		Composite index (%)
Province	Both sexes (%)					Male	Female	Male	Female	Composite index (%)
PNG	32.7	11.7	28.1	15.6	10.8	68	58	62.0	64.3	50
National Capital District	25.2	12.8	30.0	23.0	9.4	34	23	67.0	70.3	95
East New Britain	34.9	10.4	27.6	16.9	9.6	65	56	62.2	63.9	75
New Ireland	33.9	8.7	31.1	16.0	9.3	62	48	63.8	65.9	60
Bougainville	35.8	9.8	27.4	14.4	11.5	54	43	62.4	67.2	60
Eastern Highlands	28.4	11.9	30.6	15.6	14.1	53	45	64.9	64.4	59
Morobe	36.9	13.9	26.6	13.0	10.1	84	71	59.7	61.0	59
Western Highlands/Jiwaka^b	23.6	10.6	35.2	18.6	12.4	40	33	65.9	68.7	58
Simbu	25.0	15.4	31.0	17.0	11.0	40	35	67.2	64.2	57
West New Britain	37.3	12.3	22.6	14.0	13.3	54	45	63.4	65.2	56
Milne Bay	40.4	8.8	28.0	14.0	8.7	78	64	61.5	65.4	51
Manus	35.5	6.8	31.5	17.5	8.1	83	75	62.6	64.4	50
East Sepik	38.3	9.8	25.4	13.0	13.9	100	79	58.8	62.6	49
Madang	37.2	13.3	25.6	12.7	10.8	78	69	60.2	62.4	48
Central	28.8	8.3	29.0	17.1	16.8	55	44	62.4	63.8	45
Oro	35.7	11.9	29.7	14.6	8.7	69	64	62.0	64.6	43
Western	36.2	9.4	29.4	13.6	11.3	64	57	61.8	67.2	41
Sandaun^c	43.4	12.4	23.5	10.1	10.7	131	119	54.4	56.8	29
Southern Highlands /Hela^b	34.8	12.4	28.6	13.0	10.9	70	59	59.6	65.4	28
Gulf	41.4	13.5	22.5	10.0	12.1	109	97	56.2	57.4	27
Enga	25.0	13.6	29.1	14.8	17.4	69	66	60.7	62.0	25

^aThis table has been sorted by the composite index ranking (%), from the highest rank in level of socioeconomic development and health access (National Capital District) to the lowest rank (Enga Province). ^b These provinces were still united at the time of data collection. ^c Sandaun Province is also known as West Sepik Province

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