Table 2.
Proportion of births, neonatal and postneonatal mortality rates, and ranking of provinces on the basis of wealth index in rural regions of Iran
| Provinces | 1998–2001 | 2002–2005 | 2006–2009 | 2010–2013 | Wealth Rank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion of births | NMR | PNMR | Proportion of births | NMR | PNMR | Proportion of births | NMR | PNMR | Proportion of births | NMR | PNMR | ||
| Alborz | 0.56 | 12.92 | 5.71 | 0.68 | 9.36 | 4.4 | 0.49 | 8.72 | 5.18 | 0.32 | 6.74 | 2.11 | 1 |
| Tehran | 1.34 | 10.53 | 4.38 | 1.54 | 7.05 | 3.38 | 1.99 | 4.43 | 2.63 | 1.06 | 3.79 | 2.84 | 2 |
| Yazd | 1.09 | 14.24 | 6.24 | 0.96 | 12.97 | 6.13 | 0.77 | 10.06 | 5.42 | 0.76 | 9.57 | 3.63 | 3 |
| Mazandaran | 5.32 | 13.63 | 4.67 | 5.33 | 10.87 | 3.66 | 4.79 | 8.91 | 3.46 | 4.77 | 7.09 | 2.71 | 4 |
| Isfahan | 4.36 | 17.63 | 6.19 | 3.43 | 15.18 | 5.32 | 2.83 | 11.36 | 4.94 | 2.55 | 8.93 | 3.44 | 5 |
| Semnan | 0.61 | 17.01 | 8.26 | 0.56 | 17.04 | 7.01 | 0.49 | 13.2 | 6.53 | 0.49 | 14.2 | 6.07 | 6 |
| Bushehr | 1.77 | 20.14 | 6.23 | 1.61 | 18.77 | 4.83 | 1.63 | 14.23 | 4.58 | 1.63 | 11.27 | 4.4 | 7 |
| Qom | 0.3 | 17.73 | 5.32 | 0.22 | 11.15 | 5.23 | 0.2 | 12.3 | 4.21 | 0.24 | 6.09 | 3.32 | 8 |
| Qazvin | 1.42 | 15.52 | 7.55 | 1.44 | 16.32 | 5.95 | 1.4 | 12.91 | 4.32 | 1.42 | 9.35 | 4.39 | 9 |
| Golestan | 4.08 | 18.16 | 9.59 | 4.38 | 17.49 | 7.02 | 5.43 | 11.64 | 5.54 | 5.37 | 9.62 | 4.52 | 10 |
| Markazi | 1.88 | 17.05 | 4.89 | 1.62 | 13.02 | 5.42 | 1.71 | 9.24 | 4.25 | 1.35 | 8.74 | 2.83 | 11 |
| Fars | 7.46 | 17.56 | 6.68 | 7.69 | 14.6 | 5.75 | 8.03 | 10.79 | 4.57 | 7.36 | 10.06 | 3.97 | 12 |
| Gilan | 5.09 | 16.18 | 4.35 | 4.37 | 15.72 | 3.7 | 3.07 | 12.69 | 3.47 | 2.8 | 10.48 | 2.46 | 13 |
| Zanjan | 1.7 | 18.23 | 8.29 | 2.28 | 16.71 | 5.99 | 1.97 | 15.11 | 5.26 | 1.97 | 9.46 | 4.01 | 14 |
| Khuzestan | 7.06 | 16.49 | 9.86 | 7.24 | 16.3 | 7.84 | 7.61 | 13.76 | 5.57 | 6.83 | 12.14 | 5.44 | 15 |
| East Azarbaijan | 5.67 | 17.71 | 7.59 | 5.7 | 13.77 | 6.63 | 5.19 | 10.44 | 5.2 | 5.45 | 6.96 | 4.62 | 16 |
| Hamedan | 3.77 | 17.61 | 8.04 | 3.61 | 17.02 | 6.1 | 3.28 | 12.1 | 4.65 | 3.42 | 12.26 | 3.93 | 17 |
| West Azarbaijan | 6.05 | 17.07 | 9.82 | 6.27 | 16.08 | 7.12 | 5.67 | 13.04 | 5.34 | 6.21 | 10.08 | 3.64 | 18 |
| Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari | 2.3 | 18.23 | 7.49 | 2.23 | 15.96 | 5.59 | 2.49 | 13.1 | 4.95 | 2.52 | 10.58 | 3.69 | 19 |
| Ardebil | 2.34 | 20.38 | 8.82 | 2.4 | 16.86 | 6.53 | 2.1 | 13.29 | 6.57 | 2.14 | 9.71 | 3.7 | 20 |
| Ilam | 0.86 | 17.87 | 6.69 | 0.94 | 12.93 | 5.45 | 1.12 | 12.1 | 4.78 | 0.82 | 11.48 | 4.35 | 21 |
| Hormozgan | 3.56 | 17.85 | 9.78 | 3.76 | 17.91 | 7.15 | 3.83 | 13.96 | 6.24 | 4.25 | 13.4 | 5.62 | 22 |
| Razavi Khorasan | 8.8 | 18.3 | 11.76 | 8.34 | 16.46 | 7.98 | 8.76 | 14.12 | 6.06 | 9.4 | 10.92 | 5.24 | 23 |
| Kermanshah | 2.63 | 22.41 | 8.03 | 2.68 | 17.51 | 5.73 | 2.42 | 15.06 | 5.07 | 2.46 | 13.85 | 4.79 | 24 |
| North Khorasan | 1.73 | 22.55 | 17.44 | 1.46 | 19.52 | 11.81 | 2.04 | 15.57 | 9.88 | 1.94 | 11.22 | 7.88 | 25 |
| Kurdistan | 2.91 | 27.15 | 9.16 | 2.94 | 22.62 | 5.55 | 2.63 | 16.07 | 4.76 | 2.54 | 11.84 | 4.03 | 26 |
| Kerman | 3.91 | 15.82 | 9.47 | 3.57 | 13.91 | 8.31 | 4.34 | 12.13 | 5.75 | 4.89 | 10.9 | 5.25 | 27 |
| Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad | 1.87 | 18.74 | 11.45 | 1.88 | 16.94 | 7.57 | 1.86 | 11.82 | 5.96 | 1.57 | 10.13 | 4.55 | 28 |
| South Khorasan | 1.45 | 21.91 | 15.24 | 1.2 | 20.49 | 10.79 | 1.17 | 17.74 | 8.76 | 1.35 | 14.45 | 7.08 | 29 |
| Lorestan | 2.99 | 21.09 | 7.78 | 3.23 | 20.47 | 6.3 | 3.17 | 12.84 | 5.22 | 3.44 | 10.51 | 4.07 | 30 |
| Sistan & Baluchestan | 5.12 | 18.61 | 19.14 | 6.45 | 18.47 | 13.62 | 7.53 | 15.09 | 10.52 | 8.69 | 12.79 | 8.27 | 31 |
Proportions of births are shown as percentages, whereas neonatal (NMR) and postneonatal (PNMR) mortality rates are presented as numbers of deaths per 1,000 live births. Wealth indices were used to sort the provinces on the basis of their wealth status