Table 1 Number of birth and Under-5 mortality rates, by socio-demographic characteristics, during 1994-1999, all Iraq
From: Causes and differentials of childhood mortality in Iraq
Demographic variables | Mothers | Live births | Under-5 mortality rate, per 1,000 live birth | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | |||
Total | 22,489 | (100) | 46,956 | 124.5 | |
Place of residence | |||||
Urban | 19,325 | (85.9) | 28,577 | 115.7 | |
Rural | 3,164 | (14.1) | 18,379 | 138.7 | |
Region | |||||
North | 6,039 | (26.9) | 12,159 | 100.8 | |
Middle | 8,981 | (39.9) | 18,637 | 125.8 | |
Middle Euphrates | 3,894 | (17.3) | 8,224 | 136.8 | |
South | 3,575 | (15.9) | 7,936 | 144.1 | |
Level of education | |||||
No education | 7,020 | (31.2) | 15,156 | 129.3 | |
Primary | 10,718 | (47.7) | 22,690 | 129.6 | |
Intermediate | 1,865 | (8.3) | 3,634 | 107.7 | |
secondary | 1,506 | (6.7) | 2,915 | 111.8 | |
University | 1,381 | (6.1) | 2,559 | 89.6 | |
Sex of the child | |||||
Boy | 11,657 | (51.8) | 24,225 | 128.8 | |
Girl | 10,832 | (48.2) | 22,731 | 120.0 | |
Preceding birth interval | |||||
First child | 5,057 | (22.5) | 9,285 | 125.3 | |
<18 month | 3,407 | (15.2) | 10,105 | 161.2 | |
18-35 months | 8,137 | (36.2) | 18,804 | 101.1 | |
35+ months | 5,888 | (26.2) | 8,762 | 111.5 | |