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Table 1 Neonatal mortality rate (NMR) in 2011 (reference [7]) and 2016 in the Indian state of Bihar by age at death, sex, and place of residence

From: Distinct mortality patterns at 0–2 days versus the remaining neonatal period: results from population-based assessment in the Indian state of Bihar

 

Mortality rate per 1000 live births (95% confidence interval)

Percent change in mortality rate from 2011 to 2016 (95% confidence interval)

2011

2016

NMR by age at death

 0–2 days

20.4 (16.9 to 23.9)

13.2 (11.1 to 15.7)

− 35.3 (− 52.2 to − 18.4)

 3–7 days

6.7 (4.7 to 8.7)

5.8 (4.4 to 7.5)

− 13.4 (− 39.9 to 13.0)

 8–27 days

5.0 (3.0 to 6.9)

5.8 (4.5 to 7.5)

16.0 (− 17.0 to 49.0)

 0–7 days

27.0 (23.2 to 30.9)

18.9 (16.4 to 21.8)

− 30.0 (− 44.9 to − 15.1)

 3–27 days

11.6 (8.4 to 14.9)

11.6 (9.6 to 14.0)

0.0 (− 22.7 to 22.7)

 0–27 days

32.2 (27.6 to 36.8)

24.7 (21.8 to 28.0)

− 23.3 (− 37.3 to − 9.2)

NMR by sex

 Boy

32.9 (27.2 to 39.8)

26.3 (22.7 to 30.6)

− 20.1 (− 42.0 to 1.9)

 Girl

21.5 (17.4 to 26.7)

23.0 (18.7 to 28.2)

7.0 (− 20.9 to 34.8)

NMR by place of residence

 Rural

32.3 (27.4 to 37.2)

25.3 (22.2 to 28.8)

− 21.7 (− 37.5 to − 5.9)

 Urban

25.5 (16.5 to 34.5)

16.0 (9.2 to 27.4)

− 37.3 (− 70.0 to − 4.5)