Bangladesh 1993-1994 Demographic and Health ... - Measure DHS
Bangladesh 1993-1994 Demographic and Health ... - Measure DHS
Bangladesh 1993-1994 Demographic and Health ... - Measure DHS
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Matlab area of <strong>Bangladesh</strong>. Infant mortality rates in the comparison area declined from about 106 deathsper 1,000 births in the period 1984-88 to 97 for 1989-93, a less rapid decline than implied by the B<strong>DHS</strong>rates of 112 <strong>and</strong> 87, respectively (ICDDR,B, <strong>1994</strong>:5). However, the decline in under-five mortality forthe comparison area of Matlab was steeper than the rates recorded in the B<strong>DHS</strong>; the former show adecline from about 182 to 132 deaths per 1,000 births for the period 1984-88 to 1989-93, compared to164 to 133 for the B<strong>DHS</strong>.7.3 Socioeconomic Differentials in Infant <strong>and</strong> Child MortalityDifferentials in the various mortality rates by selected background characteristics are presented inTable 7.3. The table focuses on basic socioeconomic characteristics, including urban-rural residence,division, <strong>and</strong> mother's educational level. A ten-year period is used to calculate the mortality estimatesin order to have a sufficient number of cases in each category.Table 7.3 Infant <strong>and</strong> child mortality by background characteristicsInfant <strong>and</strong> child mortality rates for the ten-year period preceding the survey, by selectedbackground characteristics, <strong>Bangladesh</strong> <strong>1993</strong>-94Neonatal Postneonatal Infant Child Under-fiveBackground mortality mortality mortality mortality mortalitycharacteristic (NN) (PNN) (lq0) (4qt) (sqa)ResidenceUrban 43.7 37.2 80.9 36.3 114.3Rural 65.5 37.1 102.6 56.4 153.2DivisionBarisal 63.2 38.8 102.0 49.6 146.5Cbittagong 65.2 37.9 103.2 70.8 166.7Dhaka 62.2 43.4 105.6 57.6 157.1Khuhaa 59.3 30.0 89.3 24.7 l 11.8Rajshahi 64.6 30.2 94.8 44.0 134.7EducationNo education 70.9 42.4 113.3 64.4 170.4Primary incomplete 56.0 36.6 92.6 45.5 133.9Primary complete 55.0 26.7 81.7 25.8 105.4Second~xy/Higher 40.9 16.7 57.5 34.7 90.2Total 63.4 37.1 100 5 54.4 149.5Children in the urban areas of <strong>Bangladesh</strong> experience a 25 percent lower risk of dying before agefive than rural children (114 vs. 153 per 1,000 births, respectively--see Figure 7.3). The urban-ruraldifferential in mortality exists at every age group except for posmeonatal mortality, lnlant mortality ratesare 81 per 1,000 births in urban areas <strong>and</strong> 103 in rural areas.Differences in mortality by division are also quite marked, especially for child <strong>and</strong> under-fivemortality. Interestingly, there are only minimal differences in neonatal mortality by division <strong>and</strong>differences in postneonatal <strong>and</strong> infant mortality are relatively small. Child mortality is considerably higherin Chittagong Division than in the other divisions <strong>and</strong> under-five mortality in Chittagong <strong>and</strong> DhakaDivisions (167 <strong>and</strong> 157 per 1,000, respectively) is higher than in Khulna <strong>and</strong> Rajshahi Divisions (112 <strong>and</strong>135 per 1,000). Mortality rates in Khulna Division are lower in each age group than rates in the otherdivisions.94