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Figure 3.5 Causes of under-five mortality, by province, 2008

09/01/2015

This chart shows the causes of child deaths in 31 provinces (ranked according to under-five mortality rates indicated in the bracket) in 2008 based on estimates from a statistical model. Under-five mortality rates range from fewer than five in Shanghai to more than 38 in Sichuan and Guizhou, which is about seven times higher than Shanghai. Although congenital abnormalities are leading cause of child deaths in the six wealthier provinces (Shanghai, Tianjin, Beijing, Jilin, Jiangsu, and Guangdong), the poorest provinces still have a large burden of deaths from pneumonia and birth asphyxia, and accidents.

Source: Igor Rudan, Kit Yee Chan, Jian SF Zhang, Evropi Theodoratou, Xing Lin Feng, Joshua A Salomon, Joy E Lawn, Simon Cousens, Robert E Black, Yan Guo, Harry Campbell on behalf of CHERG, ‘Causes of deaths in children younger than 5 years in China in 2008’, The Lancet, 27 March 2010, Volume 375, Issue 9720, Pages 1083–1089

Figure 3.5
This chart shows the causes of child deaths in 31 provinces (ranked according to under-five mortality rates indicated in the bracket) in 2008 based on estimates from a statistical model. Under-five mortality rates range from fewer than five in Shanghai to more than 38 in Sichuan and Guizhou, which is about seven times higher than Shanghai. Although congenital abnormalities are leading cause of child deaths in the six wealthier provinces (Shanghai, Tianjin, Beijing, Jilin, Jiangsu, and Guangdong), the poorest provinces still have a large burden of deaths from pneumonia and birth asphyxia, and accidents.

上一篇:Figure 3.4 Causes of under-five mortality, 2013
下一篇:Figure 3.6 GDP per capita and under-five mortality rate, by province, 2013

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