Table 4. Alternative Estimates of Average Infant mortality rate Change for Selected Periods, and Projected Infant mortality rate for 1980 and 2009.
| Data & Study | Period | Constant | Rate of Change | R-squared | Projected IMR for 1980 | Projected IMR for 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANE | 1985-2009 | 57.545 | -0.0271 | 0.638 | 44.83 | 20.40 | |
| Census | 1981-2004 | 94.337 | -0.0455 | 0.827 | 69.90 | 18.68 | |
| Profamilia | 1982-2010 | 68.871 | -0.0329 | 0.898 | 41.06 | 16.04 | |
| Vital Statistics (reported) | 1985-1997 | 60.161 | -0.0287 | 0.213 | 23.26 | 12.22 | |
| 1998-2008 | 70.131 | -0.0335 | 0.879 | 44.75 | 16.94 | ||