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Fia. 92. Infant Mortality from Diarrheal Disease and Nutritional Deficiency by Three-Month Age
Groups in 10 Projects.
2000 -CIFE CHACO SAO PAULO MONTERREY CALI
PROVINCE
1500
-\-.
500 ...... ..
0
1500
0 OLIVIA PROJECT MEDELLIN CARTAGENA CHILE PROJECT KINGSTON.
~ST.
ANDREW
Soo
1000
Z
0O 1 1 1 I I I I I
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0.2 3.5 6.1 9.11 0.2 2.5 6.8 9.11 0.2 3.5 6.8 9.11 0.2 2.5 6.8 9-11 0.2 3.5 6.8 9.11
AGE IN MONTHS
DIARRHEAL ......... DISEASE
- NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY
nutritional states were probably the result ticed and was continued longer than in the
of low birth weight, among other determin- Brazilian projects. The pattern for nutriing
factors.
tional deficiency was also different in these
In five of the other projects shown in projects, showing only small variations. In
Figure 92 (Cali, Bolivia, Medellin, Carta- the project in Chile the patterns for both
gena, and Kingston-St. Andrew), different diarrheal disease and nutritional deficiency
patterns were found. Excessive rates from were similar to those in Recife and Silo
diarrheal disease were not noted in the first Paulo, though the rates were much lo;,'er.
three months of life. In these projects Two projects--El Salvador and San Juan
breast feeding was more commonly prac- Province-had sufficient data to illustrate
Fia. 93. Infant Mortality from Diarrheal Disease and Nutritional Deficiency by Three-Month Age
Groups in Specific Areas of Three Projects.
, 20010 ELSALVADOR PROJECT SAN JUAN PROVINCE RIBEIRAOPRITO
1000_
/ %\ RURAL
- % . RANCA CITY
I UR€AN.A
~~ 00RALURBAN
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0.2" 3.5 68 9.11 0.2 3.5 6.8 9.11 0.2 3.5 6.8 9.11 0.2 3.5 6.1 9.11 0.2 3.5 6.8 9.11 0.2 3.5 6.8 9.11
AGE IN MONTHS
-**,*-*DIA2EHEAL DISEASE - NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY