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Table 1 Under-five mortality rates per 1000 live births and mortality rate ratios by year of surveys and various social determinants

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in under-five mortality in rural Bangladesh: evidence from seven national surveys spreading over 20 years

Social Determinants

Year

All

1994

1997

2000

2004

2007

2011

2014

Sex

 Male

131.9

120.8

89.8

80.7

74.3

59.6

48.5

87.5

 Female

123.9

113.5

81.6

76.7

70.7

44.6

48.1

80.7

 Rate Ratio (Female/ Male)

0.939

0.940

0.909

0.950

0.952

0.748

0.992

0.922

 P value*

0.138

0.444

0.393

0.609

0.404

0.011

0.986

0.009

Mother’s education in years of schooling

 None

143.2

132.9

99.3

99.6

83.6

57.1

61.4

109.5

 1–5

106.3

102.8

70.8

67.0

74.7

56.3

47.8

74.8

 6+

102.9

73.0

73.9

62.0

62.7

47.1

44.5

58.2

 Rate Ratio (None/6+)

1.392

1.821

1.344

1.607

1.333

1.212

1.380

1.881

P value*

0.002

0.007

0.042

0.000

0.006

0.221

0.107

0.000

Asset Score

 Low

146.7

105.6

98.0

90.8

72.4

57.7

56.4

84.4

 Medium

134.0

125.9

98.1

82.6

71.4

54.4

54.5

96.0

 High

110.1

105.1

61.7

63.0

75.8

43.8

32.8

72.1

 Rate Ratio (Low/High)

1.332

1.005

1.588

1.441

0.955

1.317

1.720

1.171

P value*

0.002

0.047

0.016

0.034

0.559

0.069

0.001

0.000

All

128.0

117.1

85.8

78.8

72.5

52.3

48.3

84.2

P value*

0.000

 
  1. * Based on Wilcoxon Gehan statistic