Table 2. Specific average of mortality rate per 1,000 live births. Aracaju, SE, Northeastern Brazil, 2001 to 2005 and 2006 to 2010.

Causes of death	2001-2005	2006-2010	Difference (%)
Perinatal problems (ICD-10: P00-P96)	18.11	12.30	-32.1
Acute respiratory infections (ICD-10: J00-J39)	0.77	0.53	-31.2
Diarrheal diseases (ICD-10: A00- A09)	0.99	0.15	-84.8
Other infectious and parasitic diseases (ICD-10: A15-B99)	0.45	0.37	-17.8
Congenital malformations (ICD-10: Q00-Q99)	2.77	2.85	+2.9
Neoplasms (ICD-10: C00-C97)	0.02	0.02	0
External causes (ICD-10: V01- Y98)	0.26	0.32	+23.1
Other causes (other codes ICD-10)	1.42	0.89	-37.3

ICD-10: tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases