MATERNAL AND CHILD MORTALITY IN HANOI CITY, VIET NAM

Abstract

A cross-sectional survey-based for maternal, newborn and child mortality was performed for all 233 communes, and then identified eligible communes for both completeness and accuracy in the Hanoi city. Mortality rates were 1.29 per 1,000 live births for newborn and 4.38 per 100,000 live births during 2005-2010 for maternal mortality, U3MR 0.67 per 1,000 live births; and U5MR 0.44 per 1,000 live births. Rural districts had significantly increased risk of newborn and infant mortality. A decreased time trend of newborn and infant mortality has been detected between 2005-2006 and 2009-2010 in Hanoi city.