Demographic and Health Surveys Methodology - Measure DHS

Statistics: Neonatal Mortality Rate, Post-Neonatal Mortality Rate, Infant Mortality Rate,Child Mortality Rate (Ages 1–4) and Under-five Mortality RateDefinitionA. Coverage:1. Population base: Live births to respondents.2. Time period: Five-year periods of time preceding the survey3. Live birth: The complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception,irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy, which, after such separation, breathes or showsany other evidence of life, such as beating of heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definitemovement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or theplacenta is attached. (WHO, 1950 and 1992).B. Numerators: Number of deaths to live-born children during specified age range and specifiedtime period.1. Neonatal mortality—Deaths at age 0–30 days (also includes deaths reported at age zeromonth)2. Post neonatal mortality—Deaths at ages 1 to 11 months (also includes deaths reported as age31 to 59 days)3. Infant mortality—Deaths at ages 0 to 11 months (also includes deaths reported as age zeroyears)4. Child mortality—Deaths at age 1–4 years (also includes deaths reported as age 12–59 months)5. Under-five mortality—Deaths at age 0–4 years (also includes deaths reported as age 0–59 months and 0–59 days).C. Denominators: Number of surviving children at beginning of specified age range during thespecified time period.Guide to DHS Statistics 92 Updated October 2012