Table 1. Epidemiological data relating to births and deaths in different age ranges of subjects living in the municipality of Ribeirão Preto, State of São Paulo, between 2000 and 2005.
| Year | No. of live births | No. of early neonatal deaths (deaths per 1000 live births) | No. of late neonatal deaths (deaths per 1000 live births) | No. of postneonatal deaths (deaths per 1000 live births) | No. of deaths among children younger than one year of age | Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8373 | 56 (6.7) | 15 (0.2) | 37 (4.4) | 108 | 12.9 |
| 2001 | 8011 | 50 (6.2) | 22 (2.7) | 28 (3.5) | 100 | 12.5 |
| 2002 | 7897 | 43 (5.4) | 13 (1.6) | 31 (3.9) | 87 | 11.0 |
| 2003 | 7652 | 38 (5.0) | 11 (1.4) | 28 (3.7) | 77 | 10.1 |
| 2004 | 7832 | 50 (6.4) | 11 (1.4) | 21 (2.7) | 82 | 10.5 |
| 2005 | 7591 | 49 (6.5) | 15 (2.0) | 19 (2.5) | 83 | 10.9 |
| Total | 47356 | 286 (9.8) | 87 (1.8) | 164 (3.5) | 537 (100) |