Table 3. Trends in infant mortality rate of Shenyang by urban and rural areas during 1997–2014.
| Cause of death | Urban areas | Rural areas | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2014 | PC† (%) | APC† (%) | 95% CI | 1997 | 2014 | PC† (%) | APC† (%) | 95% CI | |||||
| Case | Rate* | Case | Rate* | Case | Rate* | Case | Rate* | |||||||
| Overall | 255 | 8.49 | 146 | 2.39 | −71.82 | −7.41 | −8.39, −6.42 | 207 | 11.13 | 105 | 5.58 | −49.87 | −3.92 | −5.34, −2.48 |
| Congenital anomalies | 110 | 3.66 | 20 | 0.33 | −91.05 | −10.77 | −12.83, −8.67 | 56 | 3.01 | 25 | 1.33 | −55.88 | −4.21 | −6.22, −2.16 |
| Asphyxia-related conditions | 52 | 1.73 | 19 | 0.31 | −82.02 | −9.52 | −11.04, −7.97 | 49 | 2.63 | 11 | 0.58 | −77.81 | −9.15 | −10.68, −7.60 |
| Immaturity-related conditions | 51 | 1.70 | 58 | 0.95 | −44.03 | −4.11 | −6.12, −2.06 | 61 | 3.28 | 39 | 2.07 | −36.81 | −2.37 | −4.22, −0.49 |
| Infectious | 1 | 0.03 | 10 | 0.16 | 392.15 | −2.96 | −9.90, 4.52 | 2 | 0.11 | 3 | 0.16 | 48.25 | 0.50 | −4.28, 5.52 |
| Nervous system and sense organs | 3 | 0.10 | 2 | 0.03 | −67.19 | −10.15 | −14.97, −5.06 | 6 | 0.32 | 4 | 0.21 | −34.11 | −2.18 | −7.23, 3.15 |
| Respiratory system | 22 | 0.73 | 18 | 0.30 | −59.73 | −7.32 | −10.60, −3.92 | 21 | 1.13 | 10 | 0.53 | −52.93 | −4.78 | −7.57, −1.91 |
| Digestive system | 1 | 0.03 | 8 | 0.13 | 293.72 | 1.92 | −3.55, 7.69 | 1 | 0.05 | 4 | 0.21 | 295.35 | 1.11 | −5.32, 7.97 |
APC, annual percent change; CI, confidence interval; N/A, not available; PC, percent change.
*Infant mortality rates were expressed as per 1000 live births.
†Percent change and annual percent change between 1997 and 2014 was calculated by the infant mortality rate.