Table 1 Trends in the prevalence of infant mortality rates (deaths per 1000 live births) by different inequality dimensions in Sierra Leone, 2008–2019
From: Socio-economic and geographical inequalities in infant mortality rates in Sierra Leone, 2008–2019
2008(111.1/1,000 live births) | 2013 (109.9/1,000 live births) | 2019 (77.4/1,000 live births) | ||||||||||
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Dimension | Sample | IMR | Lower Bound | Upper Bound | Sample | IMR | Lower Bound | Upper Bound | Sample | IMR | Lower Bound | Upper Bound |
Age | ||||||||||||
15–19 years | 2216 | 125.4 | 108.3 | 142.4 | 4412 | 125.9 | 112.5 | 139.4 | 3666 | 89.4 | 78.4 | 100.3 |
20–49 years | 9486 | 105.2 | 93.6 | 116.8 | 20,055 | 105.2 | 98.2 | 112.2 | 16,054 | 74.7 | 68.0 | 81.3 |
Economic status | ||||||||||||
Quintile 1 (poorest) | 2712 | 147.9 | 124.5 | 171.3 | 5806 | 115.6 | 104.3 | 126.8 | 4716 | 90.7 | 77.7 | 103.7 |
Quintile 2 | 2590 | 101.0 | 81.0 | 121.1 | 5426 | 109.9 | 97.3 | 122.5 | 4458 | 78.2 | 67.1 | 89.2 |
Quintile 3 | 2641 | 105.4 | 89.0 | 121.7 | 5343 | 116.9 | 105.2 | 128.6 | 4048 | 77.3 | 67.1 | 87.5 |
Quintile 4 | 2286 | 99.2 | 82.5 | 115.8 | 4692 | 102.5 | 91.8 | 113.2 | 3519 | 73.3 | 62.1 | 84.5 |
Quintile 5 (richest) | 1701 | 92.9 | 72.9 | 113.0 | 3595 | 100.1 | 83.7 | 116.4 | 2978 | 60.2 | 46.9 | 73.6 |
Education | ||||||||||||
No education | 9369 | 114.0 | 101.0 | 126.9 | 18,460 | 112.0 | 104.7 | 119.3 | 11,940 | 78.9 | 71.6 | 86.2 |
Primary education | 1353 | 113.7 | 89.9 | 137.4 | 3137 | 104.4 | 90.7 | 118.1 | 2787 | 85.1 | 70.7 | 99.4 |
Secondary or higher education | 1209 | 85.0 | 67.1 | 103.0 | 3266 | 102.4 | 88.9 | 115.8 | 4992 | 69.1 | 59.5 | 78.7 |
Place of residence | ||||||||||||
Rural | 8767 | 113.1 | 100.0 | 126.1 | 18,639 | 111.7 | 104.2 | 119.2 | 12,970 | 82.1 | 74.0 | 90.3 |
Urban | 3165 | 105.6 | 86.2 | 124.9 | 6224 | 104.6 | 91.6 | 117.6 | 6750 | 68.3 | 59.4 | 77.1 |
Sex of child | ||||||||||||
Female | 5964 | 104.6 | 93.1 | 116.2 | 12,231 | 102.4 | 95.2 | 109.7 | 9718 | 68.8 | 61.9 | 75.7 |
Male | 5968 | 117.5 | 104.3 | 130.7 | 12,632 | 117.2 | 108.6 | 125.8 | 10,002 | 85.8 | 78.1 | 93.5 |
Province | ||||||||||||
Eastern | 2288 | 95.2 | 81.4 | 109.1 | 6083 | 127.0 | 112.7 | 141.3 | 4299 | 85.4 | 73.7 | 97.1 |
Northern | 5521 | 113.2 | 93.4 | 132.9 | 9824 | 95.5 | 86.0 | 105.0 | 4012 | 53.9 | 44.0 | 63.9 |
Northwestern | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3747 | 101.0 | 85.7 | 116.4 |
Southern | 2528 | 122.2 | 102.4 | 142.0 | 5881 | 117.9 | 106.5 | 129.4 | 4163 | 79.5 | 65.3 | 93.8 |
Western | 1593 | 108.6 | 84.3 | 132.9 | 3075 | 106.7 | 87.0 | 126.5 | 3499 | 67.0 | 53.1 | 80.9 |