Afghanistan Mortality Survey 2010 - Measure DHS

The estimated infant mortality rate for both sexes is 55 deaths per 1,000 births for allAfghanistan, 64 for Afghanistan excluding the South zone, and 36 for the South zone. The under-5mortality rates for the three areas are 71, 83, and 50. The rates for the South zone are very low incomparison with the rates for Afghanistan excluding the South. Even allowing for the bias toward urbanand more secure rural areas, the comparison suggests that there may have been substantial omissions inthe reporting of child deaths in the pregnancy histories obtained from South zone respondents.Table D.1 Female and male infant, child and under-5 mortality rates (pregnancy history 0-4 years prior to survey)Probability of dying under age five for 0-4 years prior to survey, from pregnancy history, Afghanistan 2010Age groupSurvivorsatbeginningof agegroupFEMALESProbabilityNumber of dyingof deaths (nqx)Number ofsurvivors(lx)Survivors atbeginningof agegroupNumberofdeathsAfghanistanMALESProbabilityof dying(nqx)Numberofsurvivors(lx)BOTHSEXESProbabilityof dying(nqx)Survivorsatbeginningof agegroupSex ratiosNumberofdeathsProbabilityof dying(nqx)