Mapping Neonatal Mortality in India: A Closer Look.

Godinho, Myron Anthony; Murthy, Shruti; Lakiang, Theophilus; Puranik, Amitha; Nair, Sreekumaran N

Godinho, Myron Anthony; Murthy, Shruti; Lakiang, Theophilus; Puranik, Amitha; Nair, Sreekumaran N.

Afiliação

Godinho MA; Public Health Evidence South Asia, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Murthy S; Public Health Evidence South Asia, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Lakiang T; Public Health Evidence South Asia, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Puranik A; Department of Statistics, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Nair SN; Department of Statistics/Public Health Evidence South Asia, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.

Indian J Community Med ; 42(4): 234-237, 2017.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29184326

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

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.