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Table 2 Under-5 deaths by cause and deaths averted by cause, 2000–2004

From: Regional disparities in child mortality within China 1996–2004: epidemiological profile and health care coverage

Cause

Percent total U5 deaths

Percentage of deaths averted

Diarrhea

4

75.0

Pneumonia

9

56.0

Measles

0

100.0

Malaria

0

 

HIV/AIDS

0

 

Injuries

8

0

NN-total

61

41.0

NN-asphyxia

18

38.0

NN-prematurity

18

61.0

NN-sepsis

9

66.0

NN-tetanus

0

92.0

NN-congenital

8

5.0

NN-diarrhoea

0

41.0

NN-other

6

0

Other

18

0

Total U5MR

 

34.0

  1. NN neonatal, U5MR under-5 mortality rate, HIV/AIDS human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome