Table 4 Cox proportional hazards model for child mortality by age group

Birth order (Continuous)

1.13^c

[1.11, 1.15]

1.10^c

[1.07, 1.13]

 Burkina Faso

1.78^c

[1.60, 1.98]

2.58^c

[2.05, 3.23]

 Cameroon

1.34^c

[1.18, 1.51]

2.52^c

[1.98, 3.19]

 Cote d’Ivoire

1.18^a

[1.02, 1.36]

2.32^c

[1.80, 2.99]

 Egypt (reference)

1.00

-

1.00

-

 Ghana

1.13

[0.99, 1.29]

1.95^c

[1.52, 2.51]

 Kenya

0.59^c

[0.51, 0.68]

1.11

[0.85, 1.45]

 Madagascar

1.22^b

[1.07, 1.38]

2.46^c

[1.94, 3.13]

 Malawi

1.67^c

[1.50, 1.86]

2.12^c

[1.68, 2.68]

 Mali

1.68^c

[1.49, 1.89]

2.55^c

[2.01, 3.24]

 Namibia

0.54^c

[0.46, 0.63]

1.25

[0.95, 1.66]

 Niger

2.50^c

[2.23, 2.80]

3.71^c

[2.95, 4.68]

 Nigeria

2.08^c

[1.84, 2.34]

2.70^c

[2.15, 3.41]

 Rwanda

1.54^c

[1.37, 1.73]

4.85^c

[3.83, 6.12]

 Senegal

2.06^c

[1.84, 2.32]

3.19^c

[2.49, 4.08]

 Tanzania

1.04

[0.92, 1.18]

1.44^b

[1.13, 1.85]

 Uganda

1.12

[0.99, 1.26]

2.00^c

[1.58, 2.55]

 Zambia

1.43^c

[1.28, 1.61]

1.89^c

[1.50, 2.39]

 Zimbabwe

0.62^c

[0.53, 0.72]

1.23

[0.94, 1.61]

 Child Date of Birth (years since 1900)

0.98^c

[0.98, 0.98]

0.98^c

[0.98, 0.98]

 Child Gender (1 = male)

1.03

[0.99, 1.07]

1.08^a

[1.00, 1.17]

 Age at Child’s Birth (continuous)

0.95^c

[0.94, 0.95]

0.97^c

[0.96, 0.99]

 No Formal Education

1.48^c

[1.41, 1.56]

1.29^c

[1.16, 1.43]

 Not Married or Cohabiting

0.89^b

[0.83, 0.96]

1.02

[0.91, 1.15]

 Ideal Number of Children (continuous)

0.99

[0.98, 1.00]

0.99

[0.98, 1.01]

 Number of Household Members (continuous)

0.95^c

[0.95, 0.96]

0.96^b

[0.94, 0.99]

 Rural Resident

1.19^c

[1.12, 1.27]

1.23^c

[1.10, 1.37]

 Natural (Unmodified) Flooring

1.39^c

[1.30, 1.48]

1.17^b

[1.05, 1.31]

 No Flushable Toilet

1.59^c

[1.44, 1.75]

1.55^c

[1.28, 1.86]