Table 1 Age and cause specific mortality rates (per 1,000 live births) for infant deaths documented in Nunavut by region (n=117; July 1 1999-June 30 2011) and in Canada † (1998–2007)
From: Causes and risk factors for infant mortality in Nunavut, Canada 1999–2011
Nunavut IMR (95% CI)* | Canada† IMR (95% CI) | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Qikiqtani | Kivalliq | Kitikmeot | Nunavut | |||
Live births | 4,859 | 2,817 | 1,539 | 9,215 | 1,065,647 | |
Mortality Rates | ||||||
Infant death | 10.91 (8.18-14.24) | 13.13 (9.26-18.06) | 16.89 (11.06-24.66) | 12.70 (10.51-15.20) | 5.15 (5.01-5.28) | 2.47 (2.04-2.98) |
Postneonatal death | 8.23 (5.89-11.19) | 10.65 (7.20-15.17) | 11.70 (6.95-18.42) | 9.66 (7.76-11.87) | 1.39 (1.31-1.46) | 6.96 (5.56-8.64) |
Cause of Death | ||||||
SIDS and SUDI | 5.76 (3.83-8.32) | 5.68 (3.25-9.21) | 7.80 (4.04-13.58) | 6.08 (4.59-7.88) | 0.51 (0.47-0.55) | 11.97 (8.92-15.79) |
Infection | 2.06 (0.99-3.78) | 3.19 (1.46-6.06) | 3.25 (1.06-7.57) | 2.71 (1.76-4.00) | 0.31 (0.28-0.34) | 8.79 (5.60-13.21) |
Respiratory | 0.82 (0.22-2.11) | 0.71 (0.09-2.56) | 1.95 (0.40-5.69) | 1.63 (0.91-2.68) | - | - |
H influenza | 0.41 (0.05-1.49) | 0.36 (0.01-1.98) | 1.30 (0.16-4.69) | 0.65 (0.24-1.42) | - | - |
Other | 0.82 (0.22-2.11) | 0.00 (0.00-1.31) | 0.00 (0.00-2.39) | 0.43 (0.12-1.11) | - | - |
Congenital anomalies | 0.41 (0.05-1.49) | 0.36 (0.01-1.98) | 1.30 (0.16-4.69) | 0.54 (0.18-1.27) | 1.19 (1.13-1.26) | 0.46 (0.15-1.07) |