Table 2.
Estimated numbers of child deaths and mortality rates by cause in China in 1996 and 2015
|
1996 |
2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated number of deaths | Cause-specific mortality rate (per 1000 livebirths) | Estimated number of deaths | Cause-specific mortality rate (per 1000 livebirths) | |
| Children aged 0–59 months | ||||
| Congenital abnormalities | 62 700 (50 200–69 800) | 4·5 (3·6–5·1) | 35 700 (28 400–45 200) | 2·1 (1·7–2·7) |
| Preterm birth complications | 88 800 (76 500–101 200) | 6·4 (5·5–7·3) | 30 900 (24 200–40 800) | 1·8 (1·4–2·4) |
| Injury | 126 100 (83 400–146 700) | 9·1 (6·0–10·6) | 26 600 (21 000–33 400) | 1·6 (1·3–2·0) |
| Intrapartum-related events | 97 600 (84 600–111 400) | 7·1 (6·1–8·1) | 26 100 (20 500–34 600) | 1·5 (1·2–2·0) |
| Pneumonia | 158 200 (129 800–163 000) | 11·5 (9·4–11·8) | 22 200 (15 900–28 000) | 1·3 (0·9–1·6) |
| Diarrhoea | 48 700 (32 300–49 400) | 3·5 (2·3–3·6) | 5300 (3400–6900) | 0·3 (0·2–0·4) |
| Sepsis or meningitis | 20 600 (14 200–20 800) | 1·5 (1·0–1·5) | 5000 (3800–6500) | 0·3 (0·2–0·4) |
| Other conditions | 97 900 (70 400–111 400) | 7·1 (5·1–8·1) | 29 700 (24 200–40 800) | 1·7 (1·4–2·3) |
| Neonates aged 0–27 days | ||||
| Preterm birth complications | 85 800 (73 700–97 900) | 6·2 (5·3–7·1) | 29 000 (22 600–38 800) | 1·7 (1·3–2·3) |
| Intrapartum-related events | 97 500 (84 400–111 200) | 7·1 (6·1–8·1) | 25 700 (20 000–34 100) | 1·5 (1·2–2·0) |
| Congenital abnormalities | 36 200 (29 900–42 800) | 2·6 (2·2–3·1) | 16 800 (13 100–22 700) | 1 (0·8–1·4) |
| Pneumonia | 56 600 (48 100–66 000) | 4·1 (3·5–4·8) | 5400 (4100–7200) | 0·3 (0·2–0·4) |
| Injury | 32 500 (26 200–40 100) | 2·4 (1·9–2·9) | 4600 (3600–6200) | 0·3 (0·2–0·4) |
| Sepsis or meningitis | 5600 (4000–7400) | 0·4 (0·3–0·5) | 2500 (1800–3500) | 0·1 (0·1–0·2) |
| Diarrhoea | 2700 (2100–3400) | 0·2 (0·1–0·2) | 500 (300–600) | 0 (0–0) |
| Tetanus | 6500 (4100–9100) | 0·5 (0·3–0·7) | .. | .. |
| Other conditions | 31 200 (25 800–36 600) | 2·3 (1·9–2·7) | 9000 (6900–12 200) | 0·5 (0·4–0·7) |
| Children aged 1–59 months | ||||
| Injuries | 93 600 (73 500–113 600) | 6·8 (5·3–8·2) | 22 000 (16 700–27 800) | 1·3 (1·0–1·6) |
| Congenital abnormalities | 26 600 (18 300–29 300) | 1·9 (1·3–2·1) | 19 000 (13 000–25 100) | 1·1 (0·8–1·5) |
| Pneumonia | 101 600 (75 100–104 000) | 7·4 (5·4–7·5) | 16 800 (11 100–21 700) | 1·0 (0·7–1·3) |
| Diarrhoea | 45 900 (30 000–46 600) | 3·3 (2·2–3·4) | 4800 (3100–6300) | 0·3 (0·2–0·4) |
| Meningitis | 14 600 (8 500–15 100) | 1·1 (0·6–1·1) | 2100 (1500–2800) | 0·1 (0·1–0·2) |
| Preterm birth complications | 3000 (2200–3800) | 0·2 (0·2–0·3) | 1900 (1300–2500) | 0·1 (0·1–0·1) |
| Pertussis | 2200 (0–10 200) | 0·2 (0·0–0·7) | 1400 (1300–1400) | 0·1 (0·1–0·1) |
| Measles | 2400 (1500–3100) | 0·2 (0·1–0·2) | 500 (300–900) | 0·0 (0·0–0·1) |
| Intrapartum-related events | 100 (100–200) | 0·0 (0·0–0·0) | 400 (300–600) | 0·0 (0·0–0·0) |
| HIV/AIDS | 300 (200–600) | 0·0 (0·0–0·0) | 400 (200–800) | 0·0 (0·0–0·0) |
| Malaria | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other conditions | 55 800 (36 300–64 700) | 4·0 (2·6–4·7) | 18 800 (13 700–24 400) | 1·1 (0·8–1·4) |
Data are n (95% UR) or rate (95% UR). Other conditions in children aged 1–59 months included causes originating during the perinatal period, cancer, severe malnutrition, and other specified causes. Intrapartum-related events were previously referred to as birth asphyxia. UR=uncertainty range. Blank cells indicate that less than 100 deaths were estimated for the condition.