Table 4 Trends in infant mortality rate of selective causes of Shenyang during 1997–2014.

From: Different extent in decline of infant mortality by region and cause in Shenyang, China

Selective causes of death

1997

2014

PC (%)

APC (%)

95% CI

Case

Rate *

Case

Rate *

Pneumonia

41

0.84

24

0.30

−64.34

−5.45

−8.21, −2.60

Congenital heart disease

71

1.46

32

0.40

−72.54

−5.45

−7.43, −3.42

Neural tube defects

22

0.45

2

0.03

−94.46

−16.47

−19.94, −12.86

Preterm birth and low birth weight

77

1.58

73

0.91

−42.25

−2.18

−4.02, −0.29

Birth asphyxia

89

1.83

20

0.25

−86.31

−10.95

−11.89, −10.00

Intracranial hemorrhage of the newborn

28

0.58

4

0.05

−91.30

−10.33

−12.58, −8.02

  1. APC, annual percent change; CI, confidence interval; PC, percent change.
  2. *Infant mortality rates were expressed as per 1000 live births.
  3. Percent change and annual percent change between 1997 and 2014 was calculated by the infant mortality rate.