Table 1.

Trends in under-five mortality rates in Bangladesh and annual average rates of reduction

	Mortality rates (per 1,000 livebirths)
Survey>	BDHS 1993–1994	BDHS 1996–1997	BDHS 1999–2000	BDHS 2004	BDHS 2007
Appropriate reference period>	1989–1993	1992–1996	1995–1999	1999–2003	2002–2006
Mid-year>	1991	1994	1997	2001	2004
Under-5 mortality	133	116	94	88	65
Postneonatal mortality [1-11 month(s)]	35	34	24	24	24
Neonatal mortality	52	48	42	41	37
	Annual average rate (%) of reduction in mortality
	1991–1994	1994–1997	1997–2001	2001–2004	1991–2004
Under-5 mortality	-4.5	-6.8	-1.6	-9.6	-5.4
Child mortality [1-4 year(s)]	-9.5	-6.8	-5.4	-16.4	-9.3
Postneonatal mortality [1-11 month(s)]	-1.0	-11.0	-0.0	-14.5	-6.3
Neonatal mortality	-2.6	-4.6	-0.6	-3.4	-2.6

BDHS=Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey