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not at all were in general lower than in cornparable
groups in most of the other projects.
In both areas of El Salvador the death
rates from nutritional deficiency were very
high, as was shown in Chapter IX (Table
90). Also, in Recife no real difference was
TABLE 162. Infant Deaths, from Nutritional Deficiency as Underlying or Associated Cause According
to Breast Feeding, in Two Age Groups, in 13 Latin American Projects.
Breast fed Breast fed Breast fed
never weaned one month or longer less than one month Not breast fed
Project Nutritional Nutritional Nutritional Nutritional
deficiency deficiency deficiency deficiency
Deaths ________Deaths ________Deaths ________Deaths________
No. % No. % No. % No. %
28 days-5 months
Total .................... 1,405 479 34.1 2,286 1,124 49.2 2,384 1,191 50.0 1,010 080 51.5
ARGENTINA
Chaco Province ......... 196 85 43.4 174 108 62.1 69 39 59.1 91 58 03.7
San Juan Province ....... 73 24 32.0 200 130 45.5 205 97 47.3 108 58 53.7
BO.IVIA project ......... .380 141 37.1 118 48 40.7 70 30 51.3 63 32 50.8
BRAZIL
Recife .................. 30 18 50.0 161 91 50.5 499 299 59.0 213 125 55.7
Ribeirao Prato .......... 40 14 35.0 77 56 72.7 89 59 66.3 78 45 57.7
SAo Paulo .............. 51 is 35.3 315 143 45.4 489 255 52.1 315 164 48.0
CHILE project ........... 80 14 17.5 310 122 39.4 211 04 44.5 157 73 46.5
COLOMBIA
Call .................. 27 5 18.5 83 39 47.0 81 38 40.0 47 22 40.8
Cartagena .............. 70 20 28.6 04 40 62.5 14 7 50.0 23 17 73.9
Medellin ............... 34 14 41.2 06 37 50.1 62 31 50.0 55 29 52.7
EL SALVADOR project.. 107 29 27.1 207 102 49.3 421 148 35.2 310 131 41.1
JAMAICA
Kingston-St. Andrew... 74 17 23.0 103 39 37.9 51 17 33.3 60 19 31.7
MEXICO
Monterrey .............. 237 80 33.8 309 103 52.8 120 68 50.7 387 223 57.0
0-11 months
Total .................... 457 207 45.3 2,205 1,203 58.0 811 480 59.2 642 415 64.6
ARGENTINA
Chaco Province .......... 88 42 47.7 145 07 60.0 16 0 56.2 30 19 63.3
San Juan Province ....... 5 31.2 170 84 49.4 39 15 40.2 18 14 77.8
BOLIVIA project ......... 133 06 49.6 280 104 58.0 10 II 68.8 22 10 72.7
BRAZIL
Recife.................. 3 2 # 179 133 74.3 240 177 73.8 83 54 65.1
Ribeirflo Prato ........... 14 8 57.1 50 38 76.0 22 19 86.4 13 12 02.3
SAo Paulo .............. # 162 85 52.5 105 61 58.1 63 40 63.5
CIIILE project ........... 5 1 # 148 75 50.7 38 17 44.7 38 26 08.4
COI.OMBIA
Call ................... 6 2 # 128 75 58.0 37 13 35.1 24 17 70.8
Cartagena .............. 37 14 37.8 117 80 70.1 8 6 # 10 17 89.5
Medellin ................ 4 3 # 09 63 63.6 32 25 78.1 30 27 75.0
El, SALVADOR project.. 52 19 30.5 306 151 49.3 213 99 40.5 146 80 54.8
JAMAICA
Kingston-St. Andrew. 15 4 26.7 203 04 46.3 18 8 44.4 17 13 76.5
MEXICO
Monterrey .............. 76 35 40.1 218 145 66.5 27 17 03.0 133 80 00.2
* In families in which home interviews were conducted and information was provided.
# Percentages are not calculated for a base of less than 10.