Table 1 Sample characteristics of under-five deaths in India by demographic and socioeconomic variables, (2019–21)
From: An update on explaining the rural-urban gap in under-five mortality in India
Variables | Sample Size(N) | Percent of under-five death |
|---|---|---|
Demographic variables | ||
Sex of Child | ||
Male | 2,69,535 | 4.62 |
Female | 2,46,422 | 4.2 |
Birth Interval | ||
First Birth | 1,84,472 | 4.22 |
2nd order birth & BI< 24 months | 47,088 | 5.67 |
2nd order birth & BI> = 24 months | 1,10,601 | 2.77 |
3rd or more order birth and BI< 24 months | 53,674 | 8.73 |
3rd or more order birth and BI> = 24 months | 1,20,122 | 3.84 |
Mother’s age at first birth | ||
Less than 20 years | 2,82,613 | 4.92 |
20–29 years | 2,20,492 | 3.84 |
More than29 years | 12,852 | 3.49 |
Socio-economic Variables | ||
Place of Residence | ||
Urban | 1,08,727 | 3.28 |
Rural | 4,07,230 | 4.72 |
Maternal Education | ||
No Education | 1,84,441 | 5.65 |
Primary Education | 83,944 | 4.93 |
Secondary Education | 2,12,042 | 3.52 |
Higher Education | 35,530 | 2.23 |
Mass Media Exposure | ||
No Exposed | 1,64,476 | 5.62 |
Partially exposed | 3,46,198 | 3.89 |
Exposed | 5283 | 1.76 |
Religion | ||
Hindu | 3,79,214 | 4.74 |
Muslim | 72,679 | 3.68 |
Christian | 41,251 | 3.34 |
Other | 22,813 | 3.42 |
Caste | ||
SC | 1,02,090 | 5.27 |
ST | 1,05,626 | 4.35 |
OBC | 1,95,533 | 4.52 |
Other | 1,12,708 | 3.54 |
Wealth Index | ||
Poorest | 1,46,738 | 5.9 |
Poorer | 1,23,025 | 4.74 |
Middle | 99,493 | 3.99 |
Richer | 81,939 | 3.29 |
Richest | 64,762 | 2.54 |
Other | ||
Region | ||
East India | 96,119 | 5.59 |
South India | 64,947 | 3.17 |
North East India | 78,328 | 3.32 |
Central India | 1,31,187 | 5.78 |
North India | 98,449 | 3.64 |
West India | 46,927 | 3.44 |
Total | 5,15,957 | 4.19 |