Table 2. Unadjusted ORs for maternal age groups by region with neonatal mortality, early neonatal mortality and late neonatal mortality as outcome variable.
| Total neonatal mortality | Mother's age at child birth (R.C.: 20–29) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Region | <16 | 16/17 | 18/19 |
| East Africa | 1.90 (1.46–2.46)*** | 1.62 (1.38–1.89)*** | 1.36 (1.19–1.56)*** |
| West Africa | 2.06 (1.76–2.40)*** | 1.68 (1.52–1.86)*** | 1.25 (1.14–1.39)*** |
| Middle Africa | 1.15 (0.71–1.85) | 1.06 (0.76–1.47) | 1.35 (1.00–1.83)* |
| Southern Africa | 1.37 (0.55–3.42) | 1.23 (0.761.99) | 1.01 (0.591.73) |
| South Asia | 1.93 (1.49–2.49)*** | 1.73 (1.48–2.03)*** | 1.44 (1.27–1.64)*** |
| Southeast Asia | 5.54 (2.27–13.53)*** | 1.85 (1.24–2.77)*** | 1.60 (1.15–2.22)*** |
| South / Central America | 1.72 (1.13–2.61)* | 1.12 (0.83–1.53) | 1.04 (0.80–1.35) |
| Caribbean | 1.43 (0.65–3.15) | 1.14 (0.71–1.82) | 0.79 (0.52–1.19) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.91 (1.69–2.17)*** | 1.58 (1.46–1.72)*** | 1.29 (1.19–1.39)*** |
| South &Southeast Asia | 2.26 (1.77–2.89)*** | 1.86 (1.61–2.16)*** | 1.52 (1.35–1.71)*** |
| Latin American & Caribbean | 1.57 (1.08–2.29)* | 1.10 (0.85–1.43) | 0.93 (0.75–1.16) |
| Early neonatal mortality | <16 | 16/17 | 18/19 |
| East Africa | 2.11 (1.60–2.78)*** | 1.71 (1.45–2.03)*** | 1.44 (1.25–1.67)*** |
| West Africa | 2.03 (1.72–2.39)*** | 1.67 (1.50–1.87)*** | 1.18 (1.05–1.32)*** |
| Middle Africa | 1.02 (0.60–1.74) | 0.92 (0.66–1.29) | 1.39 (1.00–1.92)* |
| Southern Africa | 1.57 (0.63–3.96) | 1.22 (0.72–2.05) | 1.07 (0.60–1.90) |
| South Asia | 1.98 (1.50–2.62)*** | 1.76 (1.48–2.09)*** | 1.49 (1.30–1.71)*** |
| Southeast Asia | 6.03 (2.41–15.09)*** | 1.68 (1.07–2.65)* | 1.48 (1.05–2.10)* |
| South / Central America | 1.70 (1.07–2.70)* | 0.99 (0.70–1.40) | 0.96 (0.72–128) |
| Caribbean | 1.92 (0.87–4.25) | 0.87 (0.52–1.46) | 0.84 (0.52–1.34) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.93 (1.69–2.21)*** | 1.59 (1.46–1.74)*** | 1.28 (1.18–1.40)*** |
| South & Southeast Asia | 2.32 (1.77–3.02)*** | 1.85 (1.57–2.18)*** | 1.54 (1.36–1.75)*** |
| Latin American & Caribbean | 1.68 (1.12–2.51)* | 0.95 (0.72–1.26) | 0.94 (0.74–1.19) |
| Late neonatal mortality | <16 | 16/17 | 18/19 |
| East Africa | 1.0 (0.46–2.18) | 1.15 (.77–1.72) | 0.92 (0.65–1.31) |
| West Africa | 2.16 (1.52–3.10)*** | 1.68 (1.31–2.17)*** | 1.61 (1.29–2.01)*** |
| Middle Africa | 1.94 (0.87–4.33) | 1.91 (0.84–4.36) | 1.11 (0.61–2.03) |
| Southern Africa | omitted | 1.31 (0.43–4.01) | 0.77 (0.24–2.47) |
| South Asia | 1.59 (0.87–2.91) | 1.55 (1.12–2.16)** | 1.23 (0.94–1.62) |
| Southeast Asia | 1.55 (0.21–11.41) | 3.01 (1.30–6.97)* | 2.38 (.98–5.71) |
| South / Central America | 1.67 (0.63–4.3) | 1.63 (0.87–3.07) | 1.35 (0.79–2.30) |
| Caribbean | omitted | 1.94 (0.81–4.65) | 0.64 (0.29–1.45) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.81 (1.34–2.43)*** | 1.52 (1.24–1.88)*** | 1.29 (1.08–1.54)** |
| South &Southeast America | 1.87 (1.04–3.38)* | 1.80 (1.07–1.81)*** | 1.39 (1.07–1.81)* |
| Latin American & Caribbean | 0.92 (0.35–2.38) | 1.71 (0.99–2.91) | 0.63–1.57) |
Significance level:
*p≤0.05;
**p≤0.01;
***p≤0.005