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Table 1 Mortality in under-five in Meheba Refugee camp, Zambia, 2008–2014

From: Under-five mortality among displaced populations in Meheba refugee camp, Zambia, 2008–2014

Variable

Category

Findings

Time/Population/deaths

Age

Ethnicity

Angolan

Congolese

Rwandan

Burudian

77 % of deaths among Angolan refugees

2008 - 3,242 (10 deaths)

2009 – 2,983 (19 deaths)

2010 – 3,572 (7 deaths)

2011 – 3,378 (12 deaths)

2012 – 2, 439 (3 deaths)

2013 – 2,788 (23 deaths)

2014 – 2,198 (6 deaths)

<1 year- 60 deaths (75 %) reported in this age group

1-U5years- 20 deaths (25 %) reported in this age group

Attendance

Average number of visits to the health facility

Average 4 visits per child (63 % of visits occurred in 1-U5age group)