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306 Patternsof Mortalityin Childhood
TABLE 180. Place of Death and Duration of Hospitalization of Children Under 5 Years, by Age
Group, in 13 Latin American and Two Northern American Projects.
13 Latin American projects Two Northern American projects
Hospital
Hospltal
TT ota 48oLrs thoanOhe stated children Total
hours 48 than Less Home Other
chirurn 48 eNot
or 48
oor t48
more hours
more hours
Number of deaths
Under 5 years .... 33,820 19,967 8,975 10,992 11,941
Neonatal ...... 11,875 0,608 3.714 5,894 1,034
Potneonatal.. 14,633 7,207 3,888 3,379 0,439
1-4years...... 7,318 3,092 1,373 1,710 3,568
1,150 702 1,269 1.014 341 673 221 34
160 173 799 779 199 580 20 ­
596 331 295 131 85 46 159 5
400 258 175 104 57 47 42 29
Per cent­
Under 5 years.... 100.0 00.4 27.1 33.2 30.1
Neonatal ...... 100.0 82.1 31.7 50.4 16.5
Postneonatal... 100.0 50.8 27.2 23.6 45.0
1-4 years ...... 100.0 43.8 19.4 24.3 50.5
3.5 1100.0 79.9 20.9 53.0 174 2.7
1.4 100.0 07.5 24.9 72.6 2.5 ­
4.2 100.0 44.4 28.8 15.0 53.9 1.7
5.7 100.0 59.4 32.6 26.9 24.0 16.6
* Based on deaths with place of death specified.
eurred in Latin American projects the mortality
was principally due to other causes.
In Table 181, the data on place of death
are given for 24 areas of the 15 projects in
Fia. 154. Placc of Death of Children Under5
Years by Age Group, in 13 Latin American and
Two N4orthern American Projects.
100 tATINAMEICAN NORTHEN AMERICAN
so
60 s
40 ­
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20 [jIIin
NI• NAAI POs|.. - 1.4II 1101Ai POST- 1.t Tl.S
NIO.11,
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DIEDIN HOSPITAt,
=411O HOURS mos C t ISS THAN =DIED O AT =OTH9l2
,T.HNOURs
the two age groups, neonatal and 28 days­
4 years. In the neonatal period more than
80 per cent of the deaths occurred in hospitals
in the 15 projects combined. Place
of death usually was the same as place of
birth for those dying in the first day of life.
In the Sherbrooke and California projects
more than 90 per cent of all neonatal deaths
occurred among infants who remained in
hospital from birth until death, and more
than 70 per cent died within the first 48
hours after admission.
Since mortality in the Latin American
projects was not concentrated in the first
day or first few days of life, the duration of
hospitalization differed markedly from that
the Northern American areas, and there
were distinct differences also among projcts.
For example, in San Juan Province, in
both the suburban departments and the city
of San Juan more than 90 per cent of neonatal
deaths occurred in hospitals but only