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. 2019 May 14;8(2):e12664. doi: 10.2196/12664

Table 2.

Deaths by cause and sex of children under 5 years of age (2000-2015): statistics for Pakistan.

Year 2000 2005 2010 2015

Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Population (thousands) 10,399 9703 10,441 9610 11,609 10,791 12,792 11,871
All causes 264.1 233.2 234.7 201 253.5 216.7 233.2 195.7
  Communicable, maternal, perinatal, and nutritional conditions 229.7 205.9 200.1 174.9 210.8 184.2 189.8 162.2
    Infectious and parasitic diseases 62.8 64.5 47.3 47.2 42.6 44.6 33.6 35.3
    Respiratory infections 43 50.9 40.5 44.3 37 41 31.1 32.8
    Maternal conditions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Neonatal conditions 122.5 89.4 111.3 82.4 129.6 97.2 123.2 92.6
    Nutritional deficiencies 1.3 1.1 1.1 1 1.6 1.4 1.8 1.4
  Noncommunicable diseases 21.1 15.8 20.6 14.7 26.5 19.6 27.7 20.4
    Malignant neoplasm 0.9 0.5 1 0.6 1.3 0.8 1.6 1
    Other neoplasm 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3
    Diabetes mellitus 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2
    Endocrine, blood, and immune disorders 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.6
    Mental and substance use disorders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Neurological conditions 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.9 1
    Sense organ diseases 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Cardiovascular diseases 0.9 0.2 1 0.2 1.3 0.3 1.4 0.3
    Respiratory diseases 4.7 2 5.2 2.1 6.4 2.7 6.6 2.8
    Digestive diseases 1.1 0.6 1 0.5 1.5 0.8 1.4 0.9
    Genitourinary diseases 0.7 0.3 0.8 0.3 1.1 0.5 1.2 0.5
    Skin diseases 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.8 0.2 1
    Musculoskeletal diseases 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Congenital anomalies 10.8 9.9 9.9 8.7 11.5 10.3 11.7 10.2
    Oral conditions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Sudden infant death syndrome 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8
  Injuries 13.4 11.5 13.3 10.8 16.2 12.9 15.7 13.2
    Unintentional injuries 12.8 11 12.9 10.4 15.3 12 14.7 12.1
    Intentional injuries 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.9 1 1