Table 6

Infant, Neonatal, and Postneonatal Rates per 1,000 live births among residents of the Mogilev region of Belarus, the United States, and the Russian Federation, 1980–2000, by gender and time interval.

Time interval

1980–1985

1986–1991

1992–2000

Rate Mogilev

United States

Russian Federation

Rate Mogilev

United States

Russian Federation

Rate Mogilev

United States

Russian Federation

RR* (95% CI)**

RR* (95% CI)**

RR* (95% CI)**

RR* (95% CI)**

RR* (95% CI)**

RR* (95% CI)**

Infant (<1 Year)

All

16.08

1.41 (1.35–1.47)

0.75 (0.72–0.78)

11.29

1.16 (1.10–1.22)

0.64 (0.61–0.68)

11.99

1.60 (1.52–1.69)

0.64 (0.61–0.67)

Male

19.08

1.51 (1.43–1.69)

***

12.95

1.20 (1.19–1.29)

***

13.77

1.67 (1.56–1.79)

***

Female

12.94

1.28 (1.19–1.37)

***

9.54

1.11 (1.03–1.21)

***

10.08

1.54 (1.42–1.67)

***

Neonatal (0 to 28 days)

All

7.31

0.96 (0.90–1.03)

0.72 (0.67–0.77)

6.03

0.98 (0.91–1.05)

0.55 (0.52–0.59)

6.94

1.41 (1.32–1.51)

0.41 (0.38–0.44)

Male

8.97

1.08 (1.00–1.17)

***

7.02

1.04 (0.95–1.14)

***

8.10

1.51 (1.38–1.65)

***

Female

5.56

0.82 (0.74–0.91)

***

5.01

0.91 (0.81–1.02)

***

5.70

1.27 (1.14–1.42)

***

Postneonatal (29–364 days)

All

8.78

2.27 (2.09–2.47)

0.69 (0.65–0.73)

5.25

1.51 (1.35–1.68)

0.78 (0.72–0.84)

5.05

1.99 (1.77–2.23)

0.71 (0.65–0.77)

Male

10.11

2.34 (2.17–2.62)

***

5.94

1.52 (1.38–1.69)

***

5.68

1.98 (1.78–2.20)

***

Female

7.38

2.18 (1.99–2.39)

***

4.54

1.49 (1.32–1.68)

***

4.39

2.09 (1.96–21.24)

***

*RR = Rate Ratio relative to Mogilev mortality rate for time period. **95% Confidence Interval. ***Gender specific mortality figures not available for Russian Federation

Zichittella et al. BMC Pediatrics 2004 4:3   doi:10.1186/1471-2431-4-3