Table 2

Changes in population-level child mortality rates* in PIVOT initial catchment and the rest of Ifanadiana district (RoD) between 2014 and 2016

IndicatorCatchment20142016Trends
Estimate (95% CI)PIVOT versus RoDEstimate (95% CI)PIVOT versus RoDRelative change (%)Absolute change2014–2016 PIVOT versus RoD
Under-five mortality
(per 1000 live births)
PIVOT104.1 (72.6 to 135.5)84.2 (54.3 to 114.0)−19.1−19.9
RoD168.6 (128.2 to 208.9)−64.5143.5 (110.9 to 176.0)−59.3−14.9−25.15.2
Infant mortality rate
(per 1000 live births)
PIVOT66.1 (40.4 to 91.9)57.8 (37.3 to 78.3)−12.6−8.3
RoD64.3 (45.6 to 83.0)1.863.2 (46.9 to 79.4)−5.4−1.7−1.1−7.2
Neonatal mortality rate
(per 1000 live births)
PIVOT47.3 (26.9 to 67.7)30.1 (15.0 to 45.2)−36.4−17.2
RoD34.5 (18.4 to 50.6)12.835.8 (23.4 to 48.2)−5.73.81.3−18.5
  • *Estimations use data from the 5 years prior to each survey to allow for sufficient sample sizes.

  • RoD, rest of the district.