Table 1.

Age distribution of deceased children (n = 588).

Age groups	Boys		Girls		Total
	N	%	N	%	n	%
0–11 months	144	49.5	124	41.8	268	45.5
1–4 years	104	35.7	128	43.1	232	39.5
5–9 years	23	7.9	25	8.4	48	8.2
10–14 years	20	6.9	20	6.7	40	6.8
Total	291	100.0	297	100.0	588	100.0