Table 1 Distribution of children aged 0–59 months, infant mortality and under-five mortality by individual-, neighbourhood- and state-level factors in Nigeria.

From: Approximation of the Cox survival regression model by MCMC Bayesian Hierarchical Poisson modelling of factors associated with childhood mortality in Nigeria

Characteristics	Freq	Percent	Per 1000 livebirths
Characteristics	Freq	Percent	INMR	U5MR
Mother Age
15–19	1,449	4.3	99	165
20–24	6,631	19.6	75	144
25–29	9,516	28.1	63	117
30–39	13,129	38.7	68	125
40–49	3,199	9.4	78	139
Mother Education
No formal education	15,734	46.4	81	170
Primary	5,063	14.9	71	126
Secondary	10,331	30.5	58	85
Higher	2,796	8.2	51	63
Media Access
No	13,186	38.9	79	157
Yes	20,738	61.1	64	110
Child Sex
Female	16,641	49.1	65	122
Male	17,283	51.0	75	136
Births
Single	32,663	96.3	64	122
Multiples	1,261	3.7	234	312
Delivery Mode
Normal	32,856	97.3	69	130
Caesarean	922	2.7	95	121
Wealth Quintile
Poorest	10,763	31.7	80	169
Middle	11,133	32.8	77	139
Richest	12,029	35.5	54	78
Drinking Water
Unimproved Sources	11,379	34.0	78	152
Improved Sources	22,101	66.0	66	117
Toilet Type
Unimproved Sources	16,553	49.4	73	146
Improved Sources	16,927	50.6	68	113
House materials
Poor	17,061	51.0	80	160
Good	16,419	49.0	60	100
Ethnicity
Hausa/Fulani	15,629	46.1	83	173
Yoruba	3,720	11.0	51	74
Igbo/Ibiobio	4,722	13.9	56	83
Others	9,853	29.0	66	110
Religion
Islam	21,536	63.5	78	157
Other Christian	9,372	27.6	60	91
Catholics	2,836	8.4	51	78
Others	181	0.5	45	45
Weight At Birth
Average/Higher rage	28,742	86.1	62	121
Small	3,695	11.1	99	166
Very Small	961	2.9	149	194
Birth Orders
1	6,573	19.4	74	119
2–4	15,709	46.3	59	111
5 +	11,642	34.3	83	160
Birth Intervals
1st Birth	6,573	19.4	74	119
< 36 months	17,282	51.0	76	149
36 + months	10,002	29.5	55	99
Postnatal Care
No	17,146	79.1	59	110
Yes	4,525	20.9	29	65
Tetanus Injection
No	6,503	30.0	69	131
Yes	15,184	70.0	46	87
Who Decide healthcare access
Respondent	2985	9.3	55	96
Both	9562	29.7	60	98
Spouse	19,602	61.0	77	150
Problem accessing healthcare
Not a big problem	15,868	46.8	66	116
Big problem	18,056	53.2	74	140
Mother Employment
Employed	22,930	67.6	68	122
Unemployed	10,994	32.4	75	145
Region
North Central	4,582	13.5	65	110
North East	6,164	18.2	78	136
North West	12,459	36.7	85	187
South East	3,401	10.0	55	85
South South	2,945	8.7	51	70
South West	4,373	12.9	51	77
Neighbourhood level
Location
Urban	130,67	38.5	59	94
Rural	20,857	61.5	76	148
Community poverty rate
Low	17,246	50.8	68	121
High	16,677	49.2	78	139
Community illiteracy rate
Low	17,509	51.6	54	101
High	16,415	48.4	82	158
Community unemployment rate
Low	17,012	50.1	68	117
High	16,911	49.9	73	142
Community SES
Highest	7,739	22.8	52	77
2	6,454	19.0	62	94
3	6,241	18.4	70	124
4	6,937	20.5	86	169
Lowest	6,553	19.3	86	183
State Level
Rural population
Low	6,450	19.0	53	79
Middle	10,306	30.4	65	126
High	17,168	50.6	78	147
Total	33,924	100	70	131

INMR Infant Mortality Rate, U5MR Under-five Mortality Rate, SES socio-economic status.

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Table 1 Distribution of children aged 0–59 months, infant mortality and under-five mortality by individual-, neighbourhood- and state-level factors in Nigeria.

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