Table 1 Rate ratio -based comparison of communicable disease-specific IMRs between different rural regions in China
From: Communicable disease mortality trends and characteristics of infants in rural China, 1996–2015
Rural regions and time period | Rate ratio of communicable disease-specific IMRs between different regions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All diseases | ARI | Diarrhea | Septicemia | Meningitis | |
Central vs. Eastern | |||||
1996–2000 | 2.1 (1.9, 2.4) | 2.2 (1.9, 2.6) | 1.9 (1.3, 2.9) | 1.0 (0.6, 1.5) | 4.2 (2.0, 8.9) |
2001–2005 | 3.1 (2.5, 3.8) | 3.3 (2.6, 4.2) | 7.8 (3.4, 17.9) | 1.5 (0.9, 2.7) | 2.1 (0.7, 6.2) |
2006–2010 | 1.8 (1.5, 2.1) | 1.9 (1.5, 2.3) | 1.7 (1.0, 2.7) | 1.8 (1.1, 3.1) | 1.6 (0.9, 2.9) |
2011–2015 | 1.7 (1.5, 2.0) | 1.7 (1.4, 2.1) | 1.3 (0.8, 2.1) | 1.9 (1.3, 2.7) | 2.1 (1.1, 4.2) |
Western vs. Eastern | |||||
1996–2000 | 4.4 (3.9, 5.0) | 4.3 (3.7,5.0) | 9.5 (6.6, 13.8) | 1.2 (0.7, 1.8) | 2.3 (1.0, 5.1) |
2001–2005 | 9.8 (8.1, 12.0) | 10.2 (8.1, 12.9) | 34.6 (15.4, 77.8) | 2.2 (1.2, 3.9) | 4.4 (1.5, 12.8) |
2006–2010 | 4.8 (4.1, 5.6) | 5.1 (4.2, 6.2) | 7.9 (5.0, 12.2) | 2.1 (1.2, 3.5) | 2.0 (1.1, 3.6) |
2011–2015 | 5.2 (4.5, 6.0) | 5.6 (4.7, 6.7) | 9.4 (6.2, 14.2) | 1.5 (1.0, 2.2) | 3.7 (1.9, 7.2) |