Table 4. Trends in infant mortality rate of selective causes of Shenyang during 1997–2014.

Selective causes of death	1997		2014		PC† (%)	APC† (%)	95% CI
	Case	Rate*	Case	Rate*
Pneumonia	41	0.84	24	0.30	−64.34	−5.45	−8.21, −2.60
Congenital heart disease	71	1.46	32	0.40	−72.54	−5.45	−7.43, −3.42
Neural tube defects	22	0.45	2	0.03	−94.46	−16.47	−19.94, −12.86
Preterm birth and low birth weight	77	1.58	73	0.91	−42.25	−2.18	−4.02, −0.29
Birth asphyxia	89	1.83	20	0.25	−86.31	−10.95	−11.89, −10.00
Intracranial hemorrhage of the newborn	28	0.58	4	0.05	−91.30	−10.33	−12.58, −8.02

APC, annual percent change; CI, confidence interval; 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.