Inequalities in infant mortality in Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

All the children of the world should be born equal, but this is not so: even in Italy, there are striking differences already at birth. Neonatal and infant mortality are accurate indexes to assess the demographic wellbeing and quality of life of a population. The aim of the present study is to analyze the infant (IMR) and neonatal (NMR) mortality rates of Italian and foreign children and to evaluate if there is a disparity among geographical macro-areas.

Methods

Data from 2006 to 2015 were collected by the Italian Statistics Bureau (ISTAT) and extracted from two different national databases, which considered i) underlying cause of death and ii) birth registry. Mortality rates were calculated using conventional definitions. The main analyses were made comparing Ita

SUBMITTER: Simeoni S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6330401 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature