Analysis of Death Situation of Children Under Five Years Old in Yingshan County During 2001-2005

Objective To study the death situation of the children under five years old in Yingshan County during 2001-2005. Method Death report cards of the children under the age of five from 2001 to 2005 were collected and the statistical data of annual report forms were analyzed. Result Child mortality with one years old to five years old in Yingshan County was respectively 12.99‰ from 2001 to 2005; 11.35‰ with twenty nine days old to one years old; 8.09‰ with neonate. Top five causes of death were asphyxia of newborn, accidental death, preterm low birth weight, pneumonia, congenital deformity. Conclusion In order to lower the child mortality under the age of five in Yingshan County, it is necessary to strengthen perinatal care, improve the rate of hospital deliveries, elevate prenatal screening and prenatal diagnosis, generalize the new technologies of resuscitation, reinforce awareness of safety precautions for child, prevent infectious diseases.