Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the under-5 deaths
| Characteristics | Sampled deaths | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neonatal deaths | 1–59 months deaths | Total deaths | ||
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | ||
| Age | ||||
| Median age | 1 day | 19 months | 2881 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 44.4 (335) | 48.5 (1031) | 47.4 (1366) | |
| Male | 55.6 (419) | 51.5 (1096) | 52.6 (1515) | |
| Zones (States) | ||||
| North West | (Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara) | 39.3 (296) | 49.0 (1042) | 46.4 (1338) |
| North East | (Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, Yobe) | 25.5 (192) | 22.5 (479) | 23.3 (671) |
| North Central | (FCT, Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau) | 15.4 (116) | 14.3 (303) | 14.5 (419) |
| South West | (Ekiti, Ondo, Lagos, Osun, Oyo, Ogun) | 5.0 (38) | 3.1 (65) | 3.6 (103) |
| South East | (Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo) | 8.0 (60) | 6.5 (138) | 6.9 (198) |
| South South | (Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Rivers) | 6.9 (52) | 4.7 (100) | 5.3 (152) |