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2000 FSM Census of Chuuk StateChapter 5. Mortalitygroups were also disregarded because their poor recollection resulted in an underestimate of the morality rates. Themost accurate information applied to women aged 20 to 34 years. These calculations could be done separately formales and females; however, in order to have an adequate number of cases the data here are presented for both sexes.Table 5.3: Indirect Estimates of Early Age Mortality CEB/CS, Chuuk State: 1973 to 2000Children Probability of Infant ChildAge GroupsEver Children Proportion Age dying by Reference Mortality Mortality LifeBorn (CEB) Surviving Dead (x) age (x) Date Rate Rate expectancy197320 to 24 years 1.475 1.355 0.081 2 0.088 Aug. 1971 0.075 0.032 59.125 to 29 years 3.525 3.204 0.091 3 0.093 Nov. 1969 0.073 0.030 59.530 to 34 years 5.281 4.773 0.096 5 0.098 Aug. 1967 0.071 0.029 59.9198020 to 24 years 1.088 1.021 0.062 2 0.066 Jul. 1978 0.057 0.021 62.925 to 29 years 2.643 2.474 0.064 3 0.065 Oct. 1976 0.053 0.019 63.930 to 34 years 4.465 4.182 0.063 5 0.065 Sep. 1974 0.049 0.017 64.7198920 to 24 years 0.862 0.834 0.032 2 0.036 Oct. 1987 0.032 0.008 68.925 to 29 years 2.200 2.104 0.044 3 0.045 Jan. 1986 0.038 0.011 67.530 to 34 years 3.773 3.608 0.044 5 0.045 Nov. 1983 0.036 0.010 68.1199420 to 24 years 0.651 0.614 0.057 2 0.063 Jul. 1992 0.054 0.019 63.625 to 29 years 2.042 1.922 0.059 3 0.062 Apr. 1991 0.051 0.017 64.430 to 34 years 3.664 3.417 0.067 5 0.072 Sep. 1989 0.054 0.019 63.7200020 to 24 years 0.630 0.600 0.048 2 0.052 Mar. 1998 0.046 0.015 65.525 to 29 years 1.586 1.508 0.049 3 0.050 Jul. 1996 0.042 0.013 66.530 to 34 years 3.072 2.914 0.051 5 0.053 Jun. 1994 0.042 0.012 66.7Source: 1973 & 1980 TTPI Censuses, unpublished data; 1989 Chuuk State Census; 1994 & 2000 FSM Censuses, unpublished data.The estimates provide mortality indices for years prior to the census (see the reference dates in Table 5.3). Theaverages of the three age groups 20 to 24, 25 to 29, and 30 to 34 give the most accurate data and apply to an averagereference date of about 4 years before each census.Table 5.4 presents the average of these age groups and summarized the indicators. The 2000 data provide estimatesthat refer to 1996, the data from 1994 refer to 1990, the data from 1989 refer to 1986, the data from 1980 refer to 1976,and the 1973 data refer to 1969.Mortality indicators improved during both time intervals. The ratio of infant deaths to births in a year decreased fromabout 73 per 1,000 persons to 43 per 1,000 between 1969 and 1996. The probability of dying between ages 1 and 5decreased from 30 per 1,000 in 1969 to 13 in 1996. The average length of life that a person could expect to liveincreased by 6.7 years between 1969 and 1996.Table 5.4: Summary Indicators from Indirect Estimation of Early Age Mortality, Chuuk State: 1969 to 1996Reference dateInfant Mortality Child Mortality Liferate (per '000) rate (per '000) Expectancy1996 43 13 66.21990 53 18 63.91986 35 10 68.21976 53 19 63.81969 73 30 59.5Source: Preceding Table 5.3Note: These rates are calculated using the Coale-Demeny life table model West 20.The trend observed in infant mortality and life expectancy at birth could have been slightly distorted by the quality ofthe mortality data in earlier censuses. As was the case in many developing countries, the quality of data collection isimproving over time (better educated enumerators and respondents, improved computer technology, more organizedcensus administration and management systems, etc.). In this respect, the higher life expectancy and lower infantmortality rate observed in 1976 could be partly due to suspected underreporting on mortality data in 1980 census.Nevertheless, given the results of the 2000 Census alone, the high level of infant mortality rate should be a real worryfor Chuuk state policy makers, especially in the health sector.Table 5.5 compares the mortality rates of Chuuk and the overall FSM to other neighboring Pacific Islands nations.Chuuk’s infant mortality rate of 43 only trailed Kiribati, which had the highest infant mortality rate.Chuuk Branch Statistics Office, Division of Statistics, FSM Department of Economic Affairs 45