Disparities in child mortality trends: what is the evidence from disadvantaged states in India? the case of Orissa and Madhya Pradesh

Table 2 Estimated under-five mortality rates (with 95% confidence interval) for selected years

Equity marker	1990		1995		2000		2005/2007^*
	U5MR	95% CI	U5MR	95% CI	U5MR	95% CI	U5MR	95% CI
MP	156	(141;173)	137	(124;149)	115	(106;124)	96	(75;124)
Urban/Rural
Rural	178	(163;194)	153	(142;164)	124	(113;137)	104	(81;132)
Urban	97	(74;122)	88	(72;106)	80	(66;97)	67	(44;104)
Ethnicity
Scheduled caste	186	(161;212)	163	(145;181)	134	(118;152)	107	(75;151)
Scheduled tribe	204	(174;233)	174	(158;192)	141	(124;157)	110	(77;149)
Other	130	(115;144)	118	(105;132)	99	(89;111)	85	(64;113)
Wealth
Rural
Low	221	(190;247)	185	(164;208)	144	(125;166)	109	(89;129)
Middle	194	(190;247)	155	(133;180)	124	(104;148)	99	(80;126)
High	130	(112;151)	107	(91;125)	87	(70;109)	70	(53;95)
Orissa	138	(124;153)	124	(107;143)	114	(96;135)	87	(65;115)
Urban/Rural
Rural	150	(134;168)	127	(109;144)	120	(99;146)	92	(68;121)
Urban	98	(74;128)	87	(70;109)	79	(59;101)	68	(42;106)
Ethnicity
Scheduled caste	160	(134;189)	139	(111;174)	125	(94;167)	104	(71;145)
Scheduled tribe	167	(142;196)	157	(126;196)	141	(112;176)	119	(89;156)
Other	122	(108;138)	108	(90;130)	87	(71;107)	70	(51;95)
Wealth
Rural
Low	166	(144;190)	144	(123;168)	121	(101;145)	100	(79;125)
Middle	151	(127;177)	131	(107;159)	113	(87;145)	95	(69;131)
High	114	(92;140)	93	(73;119)	77	(57;103)	62	(42;91)

Notes:* The estimates from the more recent year are represented in the final column. For wealth groups the most recent year is 2005, for all other equity markers the year is 2007.

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