Table 1 Relative and absolute inequality of child mortality between the first and fifth quintile across the world
| Â | 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 1st quintile | 5th quintile | Â | Â | Â | Â |
(live births) | (27393198) | (10376885) | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | deaths | deaths | Rate Ratio | 95% CI | Rate Difference | 95% CI |
under-5 child | 3,823,853 | 70,279 | 20.7 | 20.5–20.8 | 132.8 | 132.7–132.9 |
neonatal (< 1) | 1,108,367 | 37,414 | 11.2 | 11.1–11.4 | 36.9 | 36.8–40.0 |
pneumonia (< 1) | 84,934 | 304 | 106.0 | 94.8–118.7 | 3.0 | 2.9–3.1 |
preterm (< 1) | 320,923 | 15,571 | 7.8 | 7.7–7.9 | 10.2 | 10.1–10.3 |
intrapartum (< 1) | 330,073 | 3845 | 32.6 | 31.6–33.6 | 11.7 | 11.6–11.8 |
sepsis (< 1) | 176,629 | 1906 | 35.2 | 33.6–36.8 | 6.2 | 6.2–6.4 |
tetanus (< 1) | 51,801 | 1 | 19,661.7 | 2769.6–139,582.4 | 1.9 | 1.8–2.0 |
others (< 1) | 65,850 | 4602 | 5.4 | 5.3–5.6 | 1.9 | 1.8–2.0 |
congenital (< 1) | 66,550 | 11,182 | 2.3 | 2.2–2.4 | 1.4 | 1.3–1.5 |
diarrhea (< 1) | 11,613 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
post-neonatal (1–59) | 2,715,486 | 32,865 | 31.4 | 31.0–31.7 | 95.9 | 95.8–96.0 |
pneumonia (1–59) | 558,339 | 2012 | 105.3 | 100.8–110.0 | 20.2 | 20.1–20.3 |
preterm (1–59) | 46,371 | 2242 | 7.9 | 7.5–8.2 | 1.5 | 1.4–1.6 |
intrapartum (1–59) | 25,564 | 535 | 18.1 | 16.6–19.8 | 0.9 | 0.8–1.0 |
meningitis (1–59) | 134,133 | 998 | 51.0 | 47.9–54.3 | 4.8 | 4.7–4.9 |
others (1–59) | 290,435 | 10,429 | 10.6 | 10.4–10.8 | 9.6 | 9.5–9.7 |
congenital (1–59) | 60,801 | 9053 | 2.5 | 2.4–2.6 | 1.3 | 1.3–1.5 |
diarrhea (1–59) | 499,873 | 877 | 216.3 | 202.5–231.2 | 18.2 | 18.1–18.3 |
measles (1–59) | 289,853 | 32 | 3438.0 | 2431.3–4861.7 | 10.6 | 10.5–10.7 |
injury (1–59) | 121,673 | 6566 | 7.0 | 6.9–7.2 | 3.8 | 3.7–3.9 |
malaria (1–59) | 521,587 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
AIDS (1–59) | 139,972 | 62 | 856.9 | 668.0–1099.2 | 5.1 | 5.0–5.2 |
pertussis (1–59) | 26,880 | 51 | 200.1 | 152.0–263.3 | 1.0 | 0.9–1.1 |
| Â | 1st quintile | 5th quintile | Â | Â | Â | Â |
(live births) | (23974652) | (11065174) | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | deaths | deaths | Rate Ratio | 95% CI | Rate Difference | 95% CI |
under-5 child | 1,577,598 | 59,687 | 12.2 | 12.1–12.3 | 60.4 | 60.2–60.5 |
neonatal (< 1) | 621,951 | 32,302 | 8.9 | 8.8–9.0 | 23.0 | 22.9–23.1 |
pneumonia (< 1) | 42,664 | 222 | 88.9 | 44.9–101.4 | 1.8 | 1.7–1.8 |
preterm (< 1) | 180,824 | 13,402 | 6.2 | 6.1–6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2–6.4 |
intrapartum (< 1) | 172,700 | 3373 | 23.7 | 22.9–24.5 | 6.9 | 6.8–7.0 |
sepsis (< 1) | 115,480 | 1595 | 33.5 | 31.9–35.2 | 4.6 | 4.6–4.6 |
tetanus (< 1) | 9102 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
others (< 1) | 38,174 | 4795 | 3.7 | 3.6–3.8 | 1.2 | 1.1–1.2 |
congenital (< 1) | 59,021 | 8916 | 3.1 | 3.0–3.2 | 1.7 | 1.6–1.8 |
diarrhea (< 1) | 3986 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
post-neonatal (1–59) | 955,647 | 27,385 | 16.1 | 15.9–16.3 | 37.3 | 37.2–37.4 |
pneumonia (1–59) | 222,300 | 1735 | 59.3 | 56.5–62.1 | 9.1 | 9.0–9.2 |
preterm (1–59) | 29,556 | 1805 | 7.6 | 7.2–7.9 | 1.1 | 1.0–1.2 |
intrapartum (1–59) | 16,180 | 446 | 16.8 | 15.3–18.4 | 0.6 | 0.5–0.7 |
meningitis (1–59) | 39,757 | 435 | 42.3 | 38.5–46.5 | 1.6 | 1.5–1.7 |
others (1–59) | 185,750 | 9494 | 9.0 | 8.9–9.2 | 6.9 | 6.8–7.0 |
congenital (1–59) | 41,546 | 7198 | 2.7 | 2.6–2.8 | 1.1 | 1.0–1.2 |
diarrhea (1–59) | 142,927 | 649 | 101.9 | 94.3–110.0 | 5.9 | 5.8–6.0 |
measles (1–59) | 20,102 | 1 | 9297.2 | 1309.6–66,004.5 | 0.8 | 0.7–0.9 |
injury (1–59) | 97,074 | 5470 | 8.2 | 8.0–8.4 | 3.6 | 3.5–3.7 |
malaria (1–59) | 112,194 | 1 |  |  |  |  |
AIDS (1–59) | 30,148 | 6 | 2323.9 | 1044.0–5173.1 | 1.3 | 1.2–1.4 |
pertussis (1–59) | 18,106 | 142 | 59.0 | 50.0–70.0 | 0.7 | 0.6–0.8 |