Journal of Population Sciences
 | North | Central | East | Northeast | West | South | ||||||||||||
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Rate | 95% CI | Rate | 95% CI | Rate | 95% CI | Rate | 95% CI | Rate | 95% CI | Rate | 95% CI | |||||||
Child characteristics | ||||||||||||||||||
Sex | ||||||||||||||||||
Male | 44.0 | 39.9 | 48.2 | 73.5 | 69.3 | 77.7 | 55.2 | 51.4 | 59.1 | 54.7 | 47.7 | 61.8 | 37.6 | 31.5 | 43.6 | 40.2 | 34.5 | 45.9 |
Female | 46.4 | 42.0 | 50.9 | 75.3 | 70.6 | 79.9 | 46.1 | 42.3 | 49.9 | 45.6 | 38.5 | 52.7 | 30.4 | 22.8 | 38.1 | 26.5 | 22.1 | 30.9 |
Type of birth | ||||||||||||||||||
Singleton birth | 43.0 | 40.3 | 45.8 | 69.9 | 67.2 | 72.6 | 48.1 | 46.2 | 50.0 | 47.1 | 42.5 | 51.6 | 32.5 | 26.9 | 38.2 | 32.3 | 28.4 | 36.1 |
Multiple birth | 179.1 | 141.4 | 216.8 | 318.9 | 287.4 | 350.5 | 207.8 | 168.8 | 246.9 | 251.0 | 179.9 | 322.1 | 132.7 | 89.9 | 175.5 | 119.2 | 78.9 | 159.5 |
Birth order | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | 40.4 | 35.0 | 45.8 | 72.0 | 67.0 | 77.1 | 50.5 | 45.9 | 55.1 | 52.8 | 46.4 | 59.2 | 39.7 | 31.2 | 48.1 | 35.6 | 28.9 | 42.3 |
2 | 41.0 | 35.7 | 46.3 | 60.1 | 55.5 | 64.7 | 41.6 | 36.5 | 46.6 | 39.1 | 33.9 | 44.3 | 23.8 | 16.6 | 30.9 | 28.2 | 22.1 | 34.4 |
3 to 4 | 50.9 | 44.5 | 57.2 | 74.7 | 69.7 | 79.6 | 52.7 | 47.5 | 57.9 | 48.1 | 39.1 | 57.1 | 36.0 | 22.7 | 49.2 | 40.5 | 28.6 | 52.4 |
5 and above | 72.0 | 58.3 | 85.8 | 110.5 | 101.4 | 119.6 | 75.5 | 60.6 | 90.4 | 79.3 | 59.0 | 99.6 | 56.8 | 29.4 | 84.2 | 71.4 | 30.5 | 112.2 |
Birthsize | ||||||||||||||||||
Less than average | 96.1 | 84.9 | 107.3 | 123.5 | 116.1 | 130.9 | 100.0 | 88.7 | 111.3 | 88.3 | 76.8 | 99.8 | 84.1 | 59.0 | 109.2 | 100.3 | 83.0 | 117.5 |
Average | 36.5 | 33.6 | 39.5 | 62.9 | 59.1 | 66.7 | 42.7 | 39.6 | 45.8 | 38.3 | 33.3 | 43.2 | 24.1 | 18.7 | 29.5 | 24.8 | 19.9 | 29.7 |
Above average | 47.6 | 36.5 | 58.7 | 78.6 | 70.5 | 86.7 | 41.1 | 36.3 | 45.8 | 45.1 | 36.3 | 53.9 | 34.3 | 27.3 | 41.2 | 30.5 | 22.5 | 38.5 |
Previous birth interval | ||||||||||||||||||
First-order birth | 41.8 | 36.4 | 47.1 | 73.8 | 68.1 | 79.5 | 51.7 | 47.5 | 55.9 | 54.3 | 47.7 | 60.9 | 40.9 | 31.6 | 50.2 | 36.6 | 30.1 | 43.1 |
Less than 12Â months | 158.5 | 121.3 | 195.8 | 205.5 | 175.9 | 235.0 | 154.4 | 117.6 | 191.2 | 124.8 | 50.6 | 199.0 | 137.6 | 41.3 | 233.8 | 128.0 | 71.4 | 184.6 |
12 to 23Â months | 63.2 | 55.4 | 71.1 | 100.0 | 92.6 | 107.5 | 69.9 | 59.6 | 80.2 | 78.4 | 60.6 | 96.3 | 37.3 | 26.0 | 48.5 | 30.3 | 21.9 | 38.6 |
24 to 35Â months | 44.0 | 36.9 | 51.2 | 67.4 | 60.9 | 74.0 | 41.3 | 36.6 | 46.0 | 38.0 | 30.0 | 45.9 | 21.2 | 9.6 | 32.8 | 29.1 | 21.6 | 36.5 |
36 to 47Â months | 35.6 | 24.2 | 47.1 | 45.5 | 39.2 | 51.9 | 44.2 | 34.3 | 54.2 | 38.9 | 29.2 | 48.6 | 21.1 | 11.6 | 30.7 | 20.6 | 13.1 | 28.0 |
48 to 59Â months | 23.8 | 15.5 | 32.2 | 52.2 | 43.8 | 60.7 | 32.6 | 25.1 | 40.1 | 35.7 | 24.3 | 47.1 | 26.1 | 3.5 | 48.7 | 29.4 | 10.4 | 48.4 |
60 to 85Â months | 29.4 | 22.2 | 36.6 | 60.2 | 49.6 | 70.9 | 32.3 | 22.9 | 41.8 | 34.2 | 23.0 | 45.4 | 23.3 | 11.2 | 35.3 | 26.5 | 9.3 | 43.7 |
86Â months and above | 53.3 | 32.0 | 74.5 | 87.7 | 69.2 | 106.3 | 60.5 | 40.5 | 80.6 | 67.5 | 30.0 | 104.9 | 48.0 | 21.7 | 74.3 | 63.5 | 29.8 | 97.2 |
Mode of delivery | ||||||||||||||||||
Non-Caesarean | 47.0 | 44.1 | 49.9 | 75.4 | 72.4 | 78.4 | 53.4 | 50.5 | 56.3 | 53.5 | 48.8 | 58.2 | 37.1 | 31.5 | 42.6 | 36.9 | 31.8 | 42.0 |
Caesarean | 33.3 | 26.3 | 40.3 | 62.1 | 55.2 | 68.9 | 31.2 | 24.4 | 37.9 | 28.0 | 19.4 | 36.7 | 20.4 | 13.6 | 27.2 | 27.8 | 22.0 | 33.6 |
Assistance during delivery | ||||||||||||||||||
Skilled personnel | 41.4 | 38.2 | 44.6 | 67.4 | 64.7 | 70.2 | 43.6 | 40.7 | 46.5 | 44.3 | 39.0 | 49.6 | 30.9 | 26.2 | 35.6 | 31.7 | 27.8 | 35.6 |
Unskilled personnel | 64.9 | 55.3 | 74.6 | 90.9 | 84.0 | 97.7 | 71.2 | 64.2 | 78.1 | 64.8 | 57.8 | 71.8 | 58.0 | 39.9 | 76.0 | 74.4 | 53.4 | 95.5 |
History of sibling's death | ||||||||||||||||||
No | 39.0 | 35.8 | 42.2 | 61.5 | 58.1 | 65.0 | 43.8 | 40.6 | 46.9 | 42.4 | 37.7 | 47.1 | 30.0 | 25.2 | 34.8 | 29.2 | 25.4 | 32.9 |
Yes | 101.8 | 91.1 | 112.6 | 133.5 | 122.6 | 144.3 | 103.7 | 94.1 | 113.2 | 121.7 | 105.2 | 138.1 | 94.5 | 72.4 | 116.6 | 116.1 | 86.7 | 145.6 |