Table 2.
Infant, neonatal and post-neonatal mortality rates by 5-year intervals and geographical areas in Italy, years 1991–2009
| Geographical area |
Infant mortality |
Neonatal mortality |
Post-neonatal mortality |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate | RR | 95% CI | Rate | RR | 95% CI | Rate | RR | 95% CI | |
| |
1991–1995 |
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| North |
5.78 |
1 |
|
4.08 |
1 |
|
1.69 |
1 |
|
| Center |
7.19 |
1.24 |
1.19–1.3 |
5.46 |
1.34 |
1.27–1.40 |
1.73 |
1.02 |
0.94–1.11 |
| South |
8.40 |
1.45 |
1.41–1.5 |
6.59 |
1.61 |
1.56–1.68 |
1.81 |
1.07 |
1.00–1.14 |
| |
1996–2000 |
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| North |
4.31 |
1 |
|
3.06 |
1 |
|
1.25 |
1 |
|
| Center |
5.55 |
1.29 |
1.23–1.35 |
4.15 |
1.36 |
1.28–1.43 |
1.40 |
1.12 |
1.02–1.23 |
| South |
6.32 |
1.46 |
1.41–1.52 |
4.85 |
1.59 |
1.52–1.66 |
1.46 |
1.17 |
1.09–1.26 |
| |
2001–2005 |
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| North |
3.54 |
1 |
|
2.50 |
1 |
|
1.04 |
1 |
|
| Center |
4.15 |
1.17 |
1.11–1.24 |
2.98 |
1.19 |
1.12–1.27 |
1.17 |
1.13 |
1.02–1.24 |
| South |
4.84 |
1.37 |
1.31–1.42 |
3.64 |
1.46 |
1.38–1.53 |
1.20 |
1.15 |
1.07–1.25 |
| |
2006–2009 |
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| North |
3.15 |
1 |
|
2.28 |
1 |
|
0.87 |
1 |
|
| Center |
3.73 |
1.18 |
1.11–1.25 |
2.62 |
1.15 |
1.07–1.23 |
1.10 |
1.26 |
1.14–1.42 |
| South | 4.01 | 1.27 | 1.21–1.33 | 2.90 | 1.27 | 1.20–1.34 | 1.11 | 1.28 | 1.16–1.40 |
RR, relative risk.
Source: ISTAT. Health for All-Italia. Year 2012. (http:// http://www.istat.it/sanita/Health/ ).