Analysis on mortality rate of children under-5 years of age from 2006 to 2013 in Cixi City
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-0815.2014.04.013
- VernacularTitle:慈溪市2006至2013年5岁以下儿童死亡趋势分析
- Author:
Yangnu LUO
;
Dan LUO
;
Jian XU
;
Guohua CHEN
;
Xiaoli MA
;
Xu MA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Child;
Infant;
newborn;
Child mortality
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Management
2014;8(4):268-270
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To ascertain the mortality situation and main causes of deaths among children under five years of age from 2006 to 2013 in Cixi City.Methods The data of children under 5 years of age who died mortality cases in Cixi City from 2006 to 2013 were analyzed according to the international classification of disease (ICD-10).Results From 2006 to 2013,the mortality rate of chiildren under 5 years of age was 6.99‰-3.61‰ in Cixi City,while the mortality rate of infant was 1.97‰-5.18‰ and newborn infants was 0.90‰-3.38‰.The top 5 causes of death were accidental death,congenital heart disease,other congenital malformations,preterm birth weight and birth asphyxia,which accounted for 73.3％ (195/266),while in newborns mainly with low birth weight (30.0％,33/110),and infants with congenital heart disease (21.6％,38/176).The neonatal deaths accounted for 62.5％ of infant deaths,and the infant deaths accounted for 66.2％ of under 5 mortality rate.Conclusion Under 5 mortality rate in Cixi City from 2006 to 2013 fluctuated,but overall there was a downward trend.Using various measures to reduce accidental deaths among children and infants should be the main strategy for reducing mortality in children under 5 years of age in Cixi City.
