TY - JOUR
T1 - Mapping neonatal mortality in India
T2 - A closer look
AU - Godinho, Myron Anthony
AU - Murthy, Shruti
AU - Lakiang, Theophilus
AU - Puranik, Amitha
AU - Nair, Sreekumaran N.
N1 - Funding Information:
This article constitutes some of the preliminary work for a project which is supported by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the INCLEN Trust International and their subgrant to Manipal University. We would like to acknowledge Ram et al. for permitting us to use their estimates to generate maps for this paper. We also acknowledge Manipal University for providing us with the necessary institutional and infrastructural support. However, the views expressed through this project do not necessarily represent the views of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, INCLEN Trust International, or Manipal University.
Funding Information:
This project is supported by a grant from the INCLEN Trust International (INC2015GNT004). The primary funder for this project was the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The University at Manipal provided the institutional and infrastructural support for the views expressed through this project do not necessarily represent the views of Trust International, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, or Manipal University.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Indian Journal of Community Medicine.
PY - 2017/10/1
Y1 - 2017/10/1
N2 - Introduction: Fifty-three percent of Indian under-5 deaths occur during the neonatal age group. Recognizing that there is a lack of illustrated district-level data on neonatal mortality in India, we mapped this to visually highlight districts where neonatal health issues require the most attention. Methods: District-level estimates of 596 Indian districts were used to generate maps and to illustrate neonatal mortality rates (NMRs), absolute numbers of neonatal deaths; the best and worst performing districts (positive and negative deviants) in each Indian state; the neonatal female/male death ratio; and district lag in NMR reductions. Results: The NMR ranged from 4.3 (Kannur, Kerala) to 65.1 (Datia, Madhya Pradesh), with the mean NMR being 29.8. Almost two-thirds of the districts (n = 380, 63.7%) had NMRs between 20 and 40. The top third of neonatal deaths could be accounted for by just 71 districts of a total of 596. Conclusion: There is an urgent need for up-to-date data on district-level neonatal mortality in India.
AB - Introduction: Fifty-three percent of Indian under-5 deaths occur during the neonatal age group. Recognizing that there is a lack of illustrated district-level data on neonatal mortality in India, we mapped this to visually highlight districts where neonatal health issues require the most attention. Methods: District-level estimates of 596 Indian districts were used to generate maps and to illustrate neonatal mortality rates (NMRs), absolute numbers of neonatal deaths; the best and worst performing districts (positive and negative deviants) in each Indian state; the neonatal female/male death ratio; and district lag in NMR reductions. Results: The NMR ranged from 4.3 (Kannur, Kerala) to 65.1 (Datia, Madhya Pradesh), with the mean NMR being 29.8. Almost two-thirds of the districts (n = 380, 63.7%) had NMRs between 20 and 40. The top third of neonatal deaths could be accounted for by just 71 districts of a total of 596. Conclusion: There is an urgent need for up-to-date data on district-level neonatal mortality in India.
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U2 - 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_327_16
DO - 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_327_16
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85032924764
SN - 0970-0218
VL - 42
SP - 234
EP - 237
JO - Indian Journal of Community Medicine
JF - Indian Journal of Community Medicine
IS - 4
ER -
