Table 6.
All-cause mortality among children under five per 1,000 live births in Senegal 2005–2010
| Characteristics | DHS 2005 | DHS 2010 | Variation (%) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths per 1,000 live births (95% CI) | N | Deaths per 1,000 live births (95% CI) | N | |||
| Total | 121.2 (113.32–129.14) | 19,052 | 71.6 (65.8–77.34) | 19,992 | 40.1 | < 0.001 |
| Age band | ||||||
| 6–11 months | 13.7 (11.9–15.3) | 17,983 | 7.4 (6.2–8.7) | 19,116 | 46.0 | 0.001 |
| 12–23 months | 18.6 (16.7–20.8) | 17,770 | 8.1 (6.4–9.5) | 18,977 | 56.5 | 0.001 |
| 24–59 months | 30.0 (27.5–32.7) | 17,844 | 12.2 (10.7–14.7) | 18,823 | 59.3 | 0.001 |
| Neonatal (0–28 days) | 34.6 (30.4–39.5) | 19,052 | 29.2 (25.48–33.4) | 19,992 | 15.6 | 0.220 |
| Post–neonatal (1–12 months) | 26.4 (23.8–30.8) | 18,295 | 17.5 (15.1–21.0) | 19,357 | 33.7 | 0.001 |
| Infant (0–12 months) | 61.0 (55.4–66.6) | 19,052 | 46.7 (41.9–51.5) | 19,992 | 23.4 | 0.001 |
| Epidemiologic zone | ||||||
| Dakar | 79 (69.9–88.1) | 3,374 | 55.0 (47.7–62.3) | 3,770 | 30.4 | 0.001 |
| North | 100 (93.4–106.5) | 8,021 | 68.0 (62.6–73.4) | 8,442 | 32.0 | 0.001 |
| Center | 123 (113.2–132.7) | 4,338 | 68.0 (60.6–75.3) | 4,500 | 44.7 | 0.001 |
| South | 165 (152.4–177.6) | 3,320 | 96.0 (85.9–52.8) | 3,280 | 41.8 | 0.001 |
| Socioeconomic quintile | ||||||
| Poorest | 162.3 (145.5–178.7) | 4,501 | 96.2 (84.4–100.7) | 4,829 | 40.7 | 0.001 |
| Fourth | 144.0 (129.4–158.3) | 4,328 | 74.2 (63.7–84.7) | 4,448 | 48.4 | 0.001 |
| Middle | 117.2 (99.5–134.5) | 3,963 | 68.7 (56.0–81.3) | 3,868 | 41.3 | 0.001 |
| Second | 89.9 (69.7–109.6) | 3,473 | 64.4 (46.0–82.4) | 3,802 | 28.3 | 0.084 |
| Richest | 68.8 (48.0–91.0) | 2,788 | 43.2 (24.8–61.2) | 3,006 | 37.2 | 0.062 |
Source: DHS 2005, 2010. N = number of children.