Table 1 Child survival by socio-demographic characteristics

Age of mother

χ² = 0.6859; p = 0.710

 15–19 years

573 (88.15)

77 (11.85)

650 (100)

 20–39 years

5776 (87.8)

804 (12.2)

6580 (100)

 40–49 years

407 (86.6)

63 (13.4)

470 (100)

Education

χ² = 35.3001; p < 0.001

 No formal education

2962 (85.8)

492 (14.2)

3454 (100)

 Completed/some primary education

1007 (86.6)

156 (13.4)

1163 (100)

 Completed/some secondary education

2273 (90.1)

249 (9.9)

2522 (100)

 Higher education

514 (91.6)

47 (8.4)

561 (100)

Wealth

χ² = 37.4980; p < 0.001

 Lowest quintile

1506 (85.4)

257 (14.6)

1763 (100)

 Second quintile

1586 (86.2)

254 (13.8)

1840 (100)

 Third quintile

1441 (87.2)

212 (12.8)

1653 (100)

 Fourth quintile

1279 (90.5)

134 (9.5)

1413 (100)

 Highest quintile

944 (91.6)

87 (8.4)

1031 (100)

Region

χ² = 47.0126; p < 0.001

 North Central

1198 (88.8)

151 (11.2)

1349 (100)

 Northeast

1407 (86.5)

220 (13.5)

1627 (100)

 Northwest

2074 (84.9)

369 (15.1)

2443 (100)

 Southeast

753 (90.0)

84 (10.0)

837 (100)

 South South

648 (91.8)

58 (8.2)

706 (100)

 Southwest

676 (91.6)

62 (8.4)

738 (100)

Place of residence

χ² = 18.7750; p < 0.001

 Urban

2289 (90.1)

253 (9.95)

2542 (100)

 Rural

4467 (86.6)

691 (13.4)

5158 (100)

Sex of child

χ² = 2.3971; p = 0.122

 Male

3411 (87.2)

502 (12.8)

3913 (100)

 Female

3345 (88.3)

442 (11.7)

3787 (100)

Duration of pregnancy

χ² = 213.5547; p < 0.001

 Pre-term

44 (41.5)

62 (58.5)

106 (100)

 Full term

6712 (88.4)

882 (11.6)

7594 (100)

Place of delivery

χ² = 9.0915; P = 0.003

 Home and others

4041 (86.8

613 (13.2)

4654 (100)

 Health facility

2715 (89.1)

331 (10.9)

3046 (100)

 Total

6756 (87.7)

944 (12.3)

7700 (100)