Y P Wang1, L Miao, L Dai, G X Zhou, C H He, X H Li, Q Li, M R Li, J Zhu, J Liang. 1. National Office for Maternal and Child Health Surveillance of China, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To study the change in mortality rate for children under 5 years of age in China over the past decade, and to evaluate China's progress in achieving Millennium Development Goal 4. STUDY DESIGN: Population-based descriptive study. METHODS: A population-based survey was conducted through a nationwide multi-level surveillance network. The mortality rate and the leading causes of death for children under 5 years of age were analysed. RESULTS: The mortality rate for children under 5 years of age in China dropped by 54.2% between 1996 and 2006 (from 45.0 per 1000 livebirths to 20.6). During this period, deaths due to pneumonia and diarrhoea dropped by 69.4% and 69.7%, respectively. The proportion of deaths due to pneumonia dropped from 23.4% in 1996 to 15.6% in 2006, and the proportion of deaths due to diarrhoea dropped from 5.6% in 1996 to 3.7% in 2006. CONCLUSION: The mortality rate for children under 5 years of age in China dropped remarkably from 1996 to 2006. This reduction was mainly due to a significant decrease in deaths due to pneumonia and diarrhoea. Based on the survey results, China should be able to achieve Millennium Development Goal 4.
OBJECTIVES: To study the change in mortality rate for children under 5 years of age in China over the past decade, and to evaluate China's progress in achieving Millennium Development Goal 4. STUDY DESIGN: Population-based descriptive study. METHODS: A population-based survey was conducted through a nationwide multi-level surveillance network. The mortality rate and the leading causes of death for children under 5 years of age were analysed. RESULTS: The mortality rate for children under 5 years of age in China dropped by 54.2% between 1996 and 2006 (from 45.0 per 1000 livebirths to 20.6). During this period, deaths due to pneumonia and diarrhoea dropped by 69.4% and 69.7%, respectively. The proportion of deaths due to pneumonia dropped from 23.4% in 1996 to 15.6% in 2006, and the proportion of deaths due to diarrhoea dropped from 5.6% in 1996 to 3.7% in 2006. CONCLUSION: The mortality rate for children under 5 years of age in China dropped remarkably from 1996 to 2006. This reduction was mainly due to a significant decrease in deaths due to pneumonia and diarrhoea. Based on the survey results, China should be able to achieve Millennium Development Goal 4.
Authors: Yanping Wang; Xiaohong Li; Maigeng Zhou; Shusheng Luo; Juan Liang; Chelsea A Liddell; Matthew M Coates; Yanqiu Gao; Linhong Wang; Chunhua He; Chuyun Kang; Shiwei Liu; Li Dai; Austin E Schumacher; Maya S Fraser; Timothy M Wolock; Amanda Pain; Carly E Levitz; Lavanya Singh; Megan Coggeshall; Margaret Lind; Yichong Li; Qi Li; Kui Deng; Yi Mu; Changfei Deng; Ling Yi; Zheng Liu; Xia Ma; Hongtian Li; Dezhi Mu; Jun Zhu; Christopher J L Murray; Haidong Wang Journal: Lancet Date: 2015-10-26 Impact factor: 79.321