Pneumonia Mortality among Children under 5 in China from 1996 to 2013: An Analysis from National Surveillance System.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We investigated the mortality rate of pneumonia (PMR) among children under 5 and its time trend from 1996 to 2013 to determine the priorities for ending preventable deaths from pneumonia in children under 5, and share China's successful experience in reducing PMR with other developing countries.

Methods

We used data from China's Under 5 Child Mortality Surveillance System (U5CMSS) to calculate the PMR and the proportion of pneumonia deaths to total deaths of children under 5. The data were grouped by urban and rural areas with Cochran-Mantel-Haensel (CMH) test and Chi-square test to examine the differences of PMR and proportion. The time trend was tested by Cochran-Armitage trend test.

Results

The overall PMR of children under 5 was reduced by 85.5% (from 1

SUBMITTER: He C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4505855 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature