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Indicator description
Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate (5 year periods)
Measure: Rate
Definition: Probability of dying in the first month of life (in the five years preceding the survey) per 1,000 live births
Denominator: Per thousand children exposed in period in age group
Group: Early childhood mortality rates (5 year)
Universe: Children
Type: Indicator
Decimals: 0
Indicator ID: CM_ECMT_C_NNR
Indicator description
Indicator: Postneonatal mortality (5 year periods)
Measure: Rate
Definition: Probability of dying after the first month of life and before the first birthday (in the five years preceding the survey) per 1,000 children surviving the first month of life, computed as the difference between the infant and neonatal mortality rates
Denominator: Per thousand children exposed in period in age group
Group: Early childhood mortality rates (5 year)
Universe: Children
Type: Indicator
Decimals: 0
Indicator ID: CM_ECMT_C_PNR
Indicator description
Indicator: Infant mortality rate (5 year periods)
Measure: Rate
Definition: Probability of dying before the first birthday (in the five years preceding the survey) per 1,000 live births
Denominator: Per thousand children exposed in period in age group
Group: Early childhood mortality rates (5 year)
Universe: Children
Type: Indicator
Decimals: 0
Indicator ID: CM_ECMT_C_IMR
Indicator description
Indicator: Child mortality (5 year periods)
Measure: Rate
Definition: Probability of dying between the first birthday and the fifth birthday (in the five years preceding the survey) per 1,000 children surviving to their first birthday
Denominator: Per thousand children exposed in period in age group
Group: Early childhood mortality rates (5 year)
Universe: Children
Type: Indicator
Decimals: 0
Indicator ID: CM_ECMT_C_CMR
Indicator description
Indicator: Under-five mortality rate (5 year periods)
Measure: Rate
Definition: Probability of dying before the fifth birthday (in the five years preceding the survey) per 1,000 live births
Denominator: Per thousand children exposed in period in age group
Group: Early childhood mortality rates (5 year)
Universe: Children
Type: Indicator
Decimals: 0
Indicator ID: CM_ECMT_C_U5M
DHS Quickstats Indicators

  Indicator Name Indicator Definition Indicator Denominator  
Neonatal mortality rate (5 year periods) Probability of dying in the first month of life (in the five years preceding the survey) per 1,000 live births Per thousand children exposed in period in age group (C)
Postneonatal mortality (5 year periods) Probability of dying after the first month of life and before the first birthday (in the five years preceding the survey) per 1,000 children surviving the first month of life, computed as the difference between the infant and neonatal mortality rates Per thousand children exposed in period in age group (C)
Infant mortality rate (5 year periods) Probability of dying before the first birthday (in the five years preceding the survey) per 1,000 live births Per thousand children exposed in period in age group (C)
Child mortality (5 year periods) Probability of dying between the first birthday and the fifth birthday (in the five years preceding the survey) per 1,000 children surviving to their first birthday Per thousand children exposed in period in age group (C)
Under-five mortality rate (5 year periods) Probability of dying before the fifth birthday (in the five years preceding the survey) per 1,000 live births Per thousand children exposed in period in age group (C)