TABLE 2—
Numbers of Births and Deaths by Age Group and Mortality Rates for the HAS Primary Health Care Service Area and for Haiti: 1971–1999.
| Period | Geographic Area | Births | Infant Deaths During Period | Deaths Among Children 1–4 Years | Deaths Among Children Younger Than 5 Years | Infant Mortality Rate (95% CI)a | 1–4 year Mortality Rate (95% CI)b | Under-5 Mortality Rate (95% CI)c | Data Source |
| 1971–1973 | Haiti | 134 900d | 20 242d | 12 805d | 33 047d | 150.0 (148.1, 151.9) | 87.9 (86.3, 89.5) | 224.7 (220.2, 229.2) | Allman17 |
| 1985–1989 | HAS | 1507 | 59 | 35 | 94 | 39.2 (29.9, 50.2) | 24.0 (16.9, 33.5) | 62.3 (50.1, 75.1) | HAS birth history survey, 2000 |
| 1990–1994 | HAS | 2120 | 92 | 40 | 132 | 42.4 (34.3,51.9) | 25.1 (18.8,32.9) | 66.4 (56.3,78.0) | HAS birth history survey, 2000 |
| 1990–1994 | Haiti | NA | NA | NA | NA | 73.9 (63.2,84.7) | 61.2 (50.0,72.5) | 130.6 (115.6,145.7) | Cayemittes18 |
| 1990–1999 | Haiti (rural) | 8813d | 802d | 495d | 1297d | 91.0 (85.1,97.2) | 64.8 (59.5,70.4) | 149.4 (142.1,157.1) | Cayemittes12 |
| 1995–1999 | Haiti | 8132d | 653d | 312 | 964d | 80.3 (68.7,92.0) | 41.7 (32.1,51.2) | 118.6 (101.7,135.6) | Cayemittes12 |
| 1995–1999 | HAS | 2393 | 113 | 36 | 149 | 47.3 (39.1,56.5) | 15.7 (11.1,21.8) | 62.3 (52.9,72.7) | HAS birth history survey, 2000 |
Note: CI = confidence interval; HAS = Hôpital Albert Schweitzer; NA = not available.
aEstimate of the probability of death between birth and the first birthday (1q0) multiplied by 1000. See the “Methods” section for further details.
bEstimate of the probability of death between 1 and the fifth birthday (4q1) multiplied by 1000. The 1–4 year mortality rate used is the average risk of death over a 4-year period, which was present for the period of time indicated in column 1. See the “Methods” section for further details.
cEstimate of the probability of death between birth and 5 years of age [5q0 = 1 − (1 − 1q0)(1 − 4q1)]. See the “Methods” section for further details.
dEstimated from available data.