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 - 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 -
