Table 1.
Under-five mortality rates and 95% confidence intervals by background characteristics [un-weighted data] (DRC-DHS, 2007)
|
Background characteristics |
U5M rates |
95% CI |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of place of residence | Low | Upper | |
| Urban |
120.4 |
112.2 |
129.2 |
| Rural |
184.1 |
176.1 |
192.5 |
|
Sex |
|
|
|
| Male |
168.2 |
159.8 |
177.1 |
| Female |
149.2 |
141.1 |
157.7 |
|
Preceding birth interval |
|
|
|
| < 24 months |
214.3 |
200.9 |
228.4 |
| ≥ 24 months |
133.5 |
126.1 |
141.2 |
|
Maternal age at birth |
|
|
|
| < 20 years |
181.6 |
166.9 |
197.4 |
| 20–34 |
148.0 |
141.1 |
155.2 |
| ≥ 35 |
183.4 |
167.0 |
201.1 |
|
Household wealth index |
|
|
|
| Low income household |
191.4 |
180.5 |
202.9 |
| Intermediate income household |
167.3 |
157.1 |
178.2 |
| High income household |
116.4 |
107.6 |
125.9 |
|
Maternal education |
|
|
|
| None |
194.9 |
182.4 |
208.1 |
| Primary |
170.8 |
161.5 |
180.5 |
| Secondary & higher |
113.6 |
104.8 |
123.2 |
|
Maternal marital status |
|
|
|
| Unmarried mother |
170.5 |
152.4 |
190.6 |
| Mother in union |
157.4 |
151.2 |
163.8 |
|
Province of residence |
|
|
|
| Kinshasa |
94.3 |
80.7 |
110.0 |
| Bas Congo |
172.6 |
151.2 |
196.6 |
| Bandundu |
140.3 |
122.4 |
160.6 |
| Équateur |
162.0 |
144.3 |
181.8 |
| Orientale |
184.8 |
162.5 |
209.7 |
| North Kivu |
118.4 |
101.1 |
138.4 |
| South Kivu |
183.5 |
163.3 |
205.8 |
| Maniema |
207.8 |
187.0 |
230.5 |
| Katanga |
157.4 |
139.4 |
177.6 |
| Kasaï-Oriental |
162.9 |
145.1 |
182.7 |
| Kasaï-Occidental |
173.6 |
153.4 |
196.2 |
| Overall | 158.8 | 152.9 | 164.9 |