Infant-years of follow-up | 23 800 | 24 097 |
Total postneonatal deaths | 662 | 681 |
Infection |
Infection-specific deaths (n) | 479 | 503 |
Infection-specific deaths/1000 child-years | 20.13 | 20.87 |
Adjusted HR* (95% CI) | 1.00 | 1.04 (0.90 to 1.19) |
p Value | – | 0.61 |
Pneumonia |
Pneumonia-specific deaths (n) | 152 | 146 |
Pneumonia-specific deaths/1000 child-years | 6.39 | 6.06 |
Adjusted HR* (95% CI) | 1.00 | 0.95 (0.75 to 1.21) |
p Value | – | 0.67 |
Malaria |
Malaria-specific deaths (n) | 115 | 113 |
Malaria-specific deaths/1000 child-years | 4.83 | 4.69 |
Adjusted HR* (95% CI) | 1.00 | 0.97 (0.74 to 1.27) |
p Value | – | 0.83 |
Diarrhoea |
Diarrhoea-specific deaths (n) | 60 | 70 |
Diarrhoea-specific deaths/1000 child-years | 2.52 | 2.90 |
Adjusted HR* (95% CI) | 1.00 | 1.15 (0.82 to 1.62) |
p Value | – | 0.42 |
Measles |
Measles-specific deaths (n) | 4 | 2 |
Measles-specific deaths/1000 child-years | 0.17 | 0.08 |
Adjusted HR* (95% CI) | 1.00 | 0.49 (0.09 to 2.69) |
p Value | – | 0.41 |
Other infection† |
Other infection deaths (n) | 148 | 172 |
Other infection-specific deaths/1000 child-years | 6.22 | 7.14 |
Adjusted HR* (95% CI) | 1.00 | 1.15 (0.91 to 1.45) |
p Value | – | 0.24 |
Other deaths‡ |
Other deaths (n) | 42 | 29 |
Other deaths/1000 child-years | 1.76 | 1.20 |
Adjusted HR* (95% CI) | 1.00 | 0.68 (0.42 to 1.10) |
p Value | – | 0.12 |
Unexplained |
Unexplained deaths (n) | 106 | 103 |
Unexplained deaths/1000 child years | 4.45 | 4.27 |
Adjusted HR* (95% CI) | 1.00 | 0.96 (0.72 to 1.27) |
p Value | – | 0.78 |
Cause of death not ascertained |
Unascertained deaths (n) | 35 | 46 |
Unascertained deaths/1000 child years | 1.47 | 1.91 |
Adjusted HR* (95% CI) | 1.00 | 1.30 (0.84 to 2.00) |
p Value | – | 0.24 |