Table 2

Mortality rates of the leading causes of death in children under 5 years old in Beijing, China, 1992–2015

YearPneumoniaBirth asphyxiaCongenital heart diseasePreterm/low birth weightOther congenital abnormalitiesOther neonatal diseases
Mortality rate (%)Rank orderMortality rate (%)Rank orderMortality rate (%)Rank orderMortality rate (%)Rank orderMortality rate (%)Rank orderMortality rate (%)Rank order
1992295.96 (19.01)1204.62 (13.15)2181.47 (11.66)3132.76 (8.53)4120.58 (7.75)576.73 (4.93)6
1993250.83 (16.79)1175.44 (11.74)2168.59 (11.28)3138.43 (9.27)4134.32 (8.99)587.72 (5.87)6
1994213.12 (16.68)1140.25 (10.98)4149.87 (11.73)2141.62 (11.09)3125.12 (9.80)582.50 (6.46)6
1995184.38 (14.90)1168.90 (13.65)2153.42 (12.40)3125.27 (10.13)5129.49 (10.47)456.30 (4.55)7
1996144.76 (12.53)2166.10 (14.38)1143.24 (12.40)3109.71 (9.50)5121.90 (10.55)492.95 (8.05)6
1997113.24 (10.25)4187.23 (16.94)1144.95 (13.11)2107.20 (9.70)5129.85 (11.75)361.91 (5.60)6
199865.51 (6.78)5131.01 (13.57)2142.24 (14.73)195.45 (9.88)4123.53 (12.79)354.28 (5.62)6
199973.41 (7.74)6116.71 (12.30)3171.30 (18.06)188.47 (9.33)4122.36 (12.90)279.06 (8.33)5
200051.36 (6.62)5117.40 (15.13)2170.60 (21.99)156.87 (7.33)495.39 (12.29)338.52 (4.96)6
200151.61 (6.63)5109.41 (14.06)2115.60 (14.85)194.96 (12.20)388.76 (11.41)447.48 (6.10)6
200252.59 (7.41)597.08 (13.68)2125.40 (17.66)186.97 (12.25)384.95 (11.97)442.47 (5.98)6
200331.25 (3.96)6109.38 (13.68)2140.63 (17.82)185.94 (10.89)370.31 (8.91)462.50 (7.92)5
200424.68 (4.51)665.06 (11.89)4103.20 (18.85)187.50 (15.98)267.31 (12.30)347.11 (8.61)5
200518.83 (3.43)778.75 (14.33)290.74 (16.51)168.48 (12.46)471.91 (13.08)351.36 (9.35)5
200642.52 (7.38)572.44 (12.57)2107.09 (18.58)158.27 (10.11)466.14 (11.48)333.07 (5.74)6
200730.90 (6.70)670.82 (15.36)284.99 (18.44)145.07 (9.78)447.64 (10.34)333.48 (7.26)5
200827.17 (6.16)656.80 (12.89)264.21 (14.57)138.28 (8.68)451.86 (11.76)334.58 (7.84)5
200926.86 (6.50)653.72 (13.01)273.86 (17.89)134.69 (8.40)436.93 (8.94)327.98 (6.78)5
201033.12 (7.96)538.64 (9.28)356.30 (13.53)261.82 (14.85)134.22 (8.22)414.35 (3.45)9
201134.54 (10.13)432.72 (9.60)541.81 (12.27)240.90 (12.00)353.62 (15.73)118.18 (5.33)6
201222.69 (6.90)555.21 (16.78)138.57 (11.72)348.40 (14.71)234.79 (10.57)419.66 (5.98)6
201322.04 (7.65)535.43 (12.30)234.64 (12.02)339.37 (13.66)133.85 (11.75)411.81 (4.10)8
201416.35 (5.66)526.81 (9.28)439.23 (13.57)254.27 (18.78)134.66 (11.99)35.23 (1.81)14
201522.90 (7.42)531.58 (10.23)338.69 (12.53)256.85 (18.41)127.64 (8.95)46.32 (2.05)13
AARR(%)−10.53−7.80−6.50−3.62−6.20−10.28
  • Mortality rates are presented as deaths per 100 000 live births per year.

  • AARR, annual average rate of reduction.