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Table 1 Trends and differentials of infant mortality rate, Indonesia, 1987-2007

From: Priorities and realities: addressing the rich-poor gaps in health status and service access in Indonesia

 

Survey

 

1987

1991

1994

1997

2002/3

2007

Total

75.2

74.2

66.4

52.2

43.0

39.0

Mother education

      

   No education

98.8

89.0

90.5

77.5

67.1

72.9

   Primary

71.3*

81.1

70.4

58.8

50.8

46.3

   Secondary/higher

33.9

34.6

39.5

28.0

29.0

28.8

Region

      

   Java-Bali

70.3

78.8

66.5

46.8

39.8

33.5

   Non Java-Bali I

83.7

69.2

66.8

58.3

46.6

46.2

   Non Java-Bali II

75.5

65.9

65.3

60.7

49.0

44.6

Residence

      

   Urban

50.9

57.2

43.1

35.7

31.9

30.6

   Rural

84.1

81.0

75.2

58.0

52.4

44.8

Wealth quintile**

      

   Lowest

-

-

-

78.1

60.6

55.8

   Second

-

-

-

57.3

50.3

47.3

   Middle

-

-

-

51.4

44.0

32.5

   Fourth

-

-

-

39.4

36.4

28.8

   Highest

-

-

-

23.3

17.1

26.0

  1. Source: Reports of the Indonesia Demographic and Health Surveys (IDHS) 1987 to 2007 Infant mortality rates were directly estimated from dates of birth, death, and survey of births born during the last 10 years preceding the survey
  2. *Averages of IMR between two mother education categories: some primary (82.5) and primary completed (60.1)
  3. **Based on household assets.
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