Table 5.
Mortality among Children under 5 Years of Age associated with Key Indicators of Malnutrition.
| Total Estimated Attributable Death | ||
|---|---|---|
| Death | % Risk Group/Age | |
| Neonatal | ||
| Mother’s Nutrition Status | 307 | 4% |
| Mother’s NTD due to folate deficiency | 540 | 8% |
| Sub Optimal Breast Feeding | 527 | 7% |
| Total | 1374 | 19% |
| Infant: 1–5 Months | ||
| Mother’s Nutrition Status | 74 | 3% |
| Sub-Optimal Breastfeeding | 779 | 33% |
| Total | 853 | 36% |
| Infant: 6–59 Months | ||
| Partial breastfeeding (6–24 mouths) | 193 | 4% |
| Wasting (WHZ < −2 z-score) | 515 | 12% |
| Underweight (WAZ < −2 z-score) | 859 | 20% |
| Vitamin A deficiency | 91 | 2% |
| Zinc deficiency | 570 | 13% |
| Total | 2227 | 51% |
| Total <5 years | 4454 | |
Note: number of death adjusted for multiple risks: Based on the individual PAR of mortality calculated for each indicator, the algorithm develops a “hybrid” PAR, statistically adjusting for multiple risks [31]. WHZ (weight for height z-score); WAZ (weight for age z-score).