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

Table 3 Estimated neonatal mortality rates (with 95% confidence interval) for selected years

Equity marker	1990		1995		2000		2005/2007^*
	NMR	95% CI	NMR	95% CI	NMR	95% CI	NMR	95% CI
MP	72	(61;84)	64	(55;74)	56	(46;64)	54	(39;80)
Urban/Rural
Rural	81	(69;92)	69	(59;79)	59	(51;69)	58	(41;88)
Urban	53	(35;74)	50	(32;74)	45	(30;67)	42	(19;93)
Ethnicity
Scheduled caste	85	(62;119)	75	(61;92)	65	(48;89)	58	(27;124)
Scheduled tribe	85	(66;105)	70	(53;90)	62	(50;78)	60	(33;109)
Other	66	(54;80)	59	(48;71)	53	(42;66)	51	(33;83)
Wealth
Rural
Low	89	(75;105)	75	(62;90)	63	(50;78)	52	(39;67)
Middle	89	(69;114)	75	(59;94)	62	(46;81)	51	(36;71)
High	67	(54;83)	56	(43;73)	51	(35;73)	45	(29;71)
Orissa	69	(59;82)	67	(56;81)	56	(45;75)	48	(27;84)
Urban/Rural
Rural	77	(65;91)	67	(51;86)	59	(45;80)	52	(28;87)
Urban	48	(28;84)	48	(24;97)	47	(10;199)	43	(12;143)
Ethnicity
Scheduled caste	83	(59;114)	72	(40;129)	66	(38;113)	56	(19;149)
Scheduled tribe	74	(53;102)	66	(43;102)	63	(35;104)	51	(23;105)
Other	64	(54;79)	64	(48;89)	51	(32;77)	48	(23;95)
Wealth
Rural
Low	80	(65;99)	69	(54;88)	57	(43;75)	45	(32;63)
Middle	78	(61;104)	69	(69;93)	60	(42;85)	51	(32;77)
High	67	(50;90)	55	(40;76)	45	(31;66)	37	(23;58)

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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