Table 2 The prevalence (%) of morbidity and mortality among births in past five years by desired status of children in Bangladesh
Childhood Mortality and Morbidity | Excess in Boy | Excess in Girl | Dual Excess | Excess in Parity | Total | Number | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | |||
Indicators of Child Morbidity: Most Common Disease in Childhood | ||||||||||
 Diarrhea in last two weeks | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6736 |
 Fever in last two weeks | 33.9 | 37.6 | 34.1 | 36.3 | 34.5 | 38.1 | 33.6 | 37.6 | 34.6 | 6737 |
 Cough in last two weeks | 36.6 | 38.8 | 37.5 | 35.4 | 37.0 | 37.3 | 37.0 | 37.2 | 37.0 | 6736 |
 Short, rapid breaths | 13.8 | 15.9 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 14.1 | 16.8 | 14.0 | 14.7 | 14.2 | 6736 |
 Acute Respiratory Infection | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 6736 |
Indicators of Child Morbidity: Childhood Nutritional Status | ||||||||||
 Severely Stunted | 9.1 | 10.5 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 11.7 | 8.5 | 11.8 | 9.3 | 6279 |
 Moderately Stunted | 30.6 | 35.3 | 30.7 | 34.6 | 31.2 | 38.3 | 30.2 | 35.3 | 31.5 | 6280 |
 Severely Underweight | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 6480 |
 Moderately Underweight | 20.0 | 25.1 | 20.3 | 23.6 | 20.6 | 31.9 | 19.8 | 24.5 | 21.0 | 6481 |
 Severely Wasted | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 6263 |
 Moderately Wasted | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 6263 |
 Low Birth Weight (LBW) | 15.7 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 20.9 | 15.3 | 29.3 | 14.7 | 19.5 | 15.5 | 2330 |
Indicators of Child Mortality | ||||||||||
 Early Neonatal Mortality | 2.0 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 7004 |
 Perinatal Mortality | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 7003 |
 Neonatal Mortality | 2.5 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 7003 |
 Post Neonatal Mortality | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 7003 |
 Infant Mortality | 3.2 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 7002 |
 Child Mortality | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7004 |
 Under 5 Mortality | 3.3 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 7004 |