Table 2

All-cause mortality rates from Burkina Faso for children under five from surveys and censuses




Mortality per 1,000 2





Study type
 N1
 Survey/census
 Year(s) of study
 IMR
 CMR
 U5MR
 Reference
Burkina Faso Population census
 1160003
 Census
 1975
 182.2
 32.8
 62.2
 [55]

14760003
1985
 143.6
 24.9
 48.4

19750003
1996
 113.2
 19.5
 38.2








Survey on mortality in Sahel(EMIS)
 13421
 Survey
 1986
 92.1

[56]



1987
 133.3










Demographic and Health Surveys
 5828
 Survey
 1992–93
 98.3
 28.7
 45.6
 [57]

5953
1998–99
 111.2
 33.9
 49.2

10645
2003
 84.9
 29.5
 40.5








UNICEF based studies including multiple Indicator cluster surveys (MICs)
 -4
 Survey
 1960
 199.0
74.8
 [12]



1970
 177.5
67.8



1980
 150.5
56.4



1990
 125.4
46.9



1995
 116.4
46.2



2000
 113.0
46.2








World Bank Surveys plus other National surveys
 -4
 Survey
 2000
 105.3
43.5
 [54]



2004
 101.7
42.5

1 Number of children below five years.

2 IMR = Infant Mortality Rate(0–1), CMR = Child Mortality Rate(1–4 years), U5MR = Under-five Mortality Rate(0–4) IMR is rate per 1,000 live births, CMR and U5MR are rates per 1000 person-years.

3 Estimate of children under five year from census population.

4Results based on combination of many surveys.

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