Table 2

Numbers of births, deaths from external causes, and death rates among infants in the cohort

No (%) of birthsNo (%) of deathsRate/100 000 (95% confidence interval)
Total387496 (100)195 (100)50 (44 to 58)
Sex of the infant
    Girl188626 (48.7)69 (35.4)37 (28 to 46)
    Boy198870 (51.3)126 (64.6)63 (53 to 75)
Education of mother
    Primary53656 (13.9)63 (32.3)117 (90 to 150)
    Vocational150753 (38.9)88 (45.1)58 (47 to 72)
    Secondary148722 (38.4)38 (19.5)26 (18 to 35)
    University34365 (8.9)6 (3.1)17 (6 to 38)
Nationality of mother
    Czech366422 (94.6)182 (93.3)50 (43 to 57)
    Other21074 (5.4)13 (6.7)62 (33 to 105)
Marital status of mother
    Married353565 (91.2)149 (76.4)42 (36 to 49)
    Single24165 (6.2)32 (16.4)132 (91 to 187)
    Divorced8753 (2.3)12 (6.2)137 (71 to 239)
    Widowed1013 (0.3)2 (1.0)197 (24 to 711)
Maternal age (years)
    <2055817 (14.4)41 (21.0)73 (53 to 100)
    20–24174403 (45.0)90 (46.2)52 (42 to 63)
    25–29103181 (26.6)39 (20.0)38 (27 to 52)
    30–3438399 (9.9)15 (7.7)39 (22 to 64)
    35+15696 (4.1)10 (5.1)64 (31 to 117)
Multiplicity
    1380633 (98.2)182 (93.3)48 (41 to 55)
    2+6863 (1.8)13 (6.7)189 (101 to 324)
Birth order
    1187613 (48.4)80 (41.0)43 (34 to 53)
    2142126 (36.7)68 (34.9)48 (37 to 61)
    3+57757 (14.9)47 (24.1)81 (60 to 108)
Birth weight (g)
    <250021348 (5.5)23 (11.8)108 (68 to 162)
    2500–3499223419 (57.7)120 (61.5)54 (45 to 64)
    ≥3500142729 (36.8)52 (26.7)36 (27 to 48)
Gestational age (weeks)
    <3833613 (8.7)35 (18.0)104 (73 to 145)
    ≥38353883 (91.3)160 (82.0)45 (38 to 53)