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Table 2 Unintentional suffocation deaths of children less than 1 year old and children aged 1 to 4 years old

From: Healthy China 2030: how to control the rising trend of unintentional suffocation death in children under five years old

Year

Number of infant deaths

Unintentional suffocation of infants under 1 year old

Number of deaths of children aged 1 to 4 years old

Unintentional suffocation in children aged 1 to 4 years old

N

Mortality rate (per 100,000 persons)

Percentage of infant deaths (%)

N

Mortality Rate (per 100,000 persons)

Percentage of deaths among children aged 1 to 4 years old

2009

6058

605

77.5

10.0

2424

104

13.3

4.29

2010

5868

488

61.2

8.3

2768

96

12

3.47

2011

5138

501

62.2

9.8

2371

85

10.6

3.58

2012

4803

538

64.1

11.2

2540

104

12.4

4.09

2013

3851

401

48.8

10.4

1896

65

7.9

3.43

2014

3277

257

32.9

7.8

1810

59

7.6

3.26

2015

3117

333

42.6

10.7

1674

71

9.1

4.24

2016

2825

329

41.4

11.6

1610

76

9.6

4.72

2017

2592

303

36.3

11.7

1492

76

9.1

5.09

2018

2367

354

50.2

15.0

1399

88

12.5

6.29

Total

39,896

4109

51.7

10.3

19,984

824

10.4

4.12