Table 5.
Comparison of surveillance findings with other sources of demographic estimates
| Source (years of data collection) | Mean household size | Age distribution (%) | Crude birth rate (per 1,000 per year) | Crude death rate(per 1,000 per year) | Infant mortality as percent of under-5 deaths (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHS (1994–1995)
[14] |
4.9 |
<5 years: 16.7; 5 to 14 years: 30.2; 15 to 44 years: 38.9; ≥45 years: 11.1 |
- |
- |
61.4 |
| MICS (2000)
[15] |
6.6 |
<5 years: 16.3 |
- |
- |
67.5 |
| Census (2003)
[11] |
4.9 |
<5 years: 16.1 |
39 |
20 |
60.0 |
| MICS (2006)
[16] |
4.6 |
<5 years: ≈17 |
- |
- |
60.2 |
| Epicentre (2009)
[4], Carnot sous-préfecture |
5.3 (rural) 5.8 (urban) |
<5 years: 21.3 (rural), 22.0 (urban) |
- |
27 (rural) 43 (urban) |
- |
| Columbia University (2009)
[17], South stratum |
6.8 |
<5 years: 18.3 |
61 |
90 |
- |
| Vinck & Pham (2009)
[18], Lobaye region |
7.3 |
- |
- |
47 |
- |
| US Census Bureau projections (2010)
[19] |
- |
<5 years: 15.6; 5 to 14 years: 25.5; 15 to 44 years: 44.9; ≥45 years: 14.0 |
37 |
15 |
67.5 |
| Our surveillance system | 4.9 | <5 years: 19.9; 5 to 14 years: 28.3; 15 to 44 years: 40.4; ≥45 years: 11.4 | 62 | 35 | 53.1 |