Table 3. The ratio of NMR at 15-27 days to NMR at 4-14 days, C20th sample populations with estimated rates of neonatal tetanus of 4-15 per 1000 live births and 19th century Scottish populations.
| In the absence of neonatal tetanus the ratio would be expected to be about 1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NMR 4-14 days |
NMR 15-27 days |
Ratio 4-14/15-27days |
NMR Total |
N of births |
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| Late C20th Africa | LIBERIA | 22 | 4 | 5.5 | 67 | 4991 |
| SENEGAL | 22 | 4 | 5.5 | 45 | 4180 | |
| MALI | 21 | 4 | 5.3 | 50 | 3313 | |
| EGYPT | 17 | 4 | 4.3 | 38 | 8470 | |
| SUDAN | 16 | 3 | 5.3 | 43 | 6375 | |
| BURUNDI | 15 | 3 | 5.0 | 35 | 3764 | |
| Asia | PAKISTAN | 16 | 7 | 2.3 | 47 | 6245 |
| Late C19th Scotland | SKYE | 31 | 10 | 3.1 | 55 | 17714 |
| TORTHORWALD | 28 | 13 | 2.2 | 65 | 1120 | |
| JURA | 18 | 2 | 9.0 | 58 | 600 | |
| KILMARNOCK | 12 | 9 | 1.3 | 41 | 38158 | |
| ROTHIEMAY | 9 | 10 | 0.9 | 27 | 1646 | |
| ST KILDA | 471 | 59 | 8.0 | 529 | 51 ** | |
20th Century Figures from Boerma & Stroh (1993), based on DHS data. (Have been rounded to whole numbers).