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Table 7 Derivation of Probability of Dying, Mortality Levels and Reference Period, Southern Nigeria, NDHS 2008

From: Survival probability and predictors for woman experience childhood death in Nigeria: “analysis of north–south differentials”

Age

x

FP(i)

CEB(i)

CA(i)

CD(i)

P(i)

D(i)

K(i)

qx(i)

l x(i)

ML

Ref. P

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

15-19

1

3300

299

276

23

0.0906

0.0769

1.0536

0.0769

0.9231

16.55

2007.7

20-24

2

2964

2057

1839

218

0.6940

0.1060

1.0447

0.1060

0.8940

15.74

2006.7

25-29

3

3109

5662

5045

617

1.8212

0.1090

0.9974

0.1090

0.8910

16.36

2005.2

30-34

5

2273

6904

6140

764

3.0374

0.1107

1.0287

0.1107

0.8893

17.17

2003.4

35-39

10

1965

8537

7413

1124

4.3445

0.1317

1.0891

0.1317

0.8683

16.98

2001.3

40-44

15

1412

7335

6385

950

5.1948

0.1295

1.0712

0.1295

0.8705

17.56

1998.9

45-49

20

1332

7944

6624

1320

5.9640

0.1662

1.0465

0.1662

0.8338

16.51

1996.1

  1. FP(i): Female population; CEB(i): Children ever born; CA(i): Children alive; CD(i): Children dead; P(i): Average parity; D(i): Proportion of children dead; K(i): Multiplier; qx(i): Probability of dying; lx(i): Probability of surviving; ML: Mortality level; Ref. P: Reference period.