Table 2 Percentage distribution of low birth weight (LBW), missing LBW and infant deaths by background characteristics, 2019-21, N = 232,920
Control variables | Total sample (N) | LBW %(n) | Missing LBW % (n) | Infant deaths (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Low birth weight | ||||
 Yes | 36,435 |  |  | 5.50 |
 No | 172,820 |  |  | 2.01 |
Sex of child | ||||
 Male | 120,665 | 14.70 (17,736) | 9.91 (11,959) | 2.86 |
 Female | 112,255 | 16.66 (18,699) | 10.43 (11,706) | 2.42 |
Preterm birth | ||||
 Yes | 29,712 | 23.62 (6889) | 11.19 (3269) | 5.76 |
 No | 203,712 | 14.50 (29,536) | 10.01 (20,396) | 2.20 |
Place of delivery | ||||
 Home | 31,609 | 9.51 (3007) | 50.44 (15,944) | 3.24 |
 Public hospital | 150,299 | 16.45 (24,730) | 3.76 (5651) | 2.70 |
 Private hospital | 51,012 | 17.05 (8698) | 4.06 (2070) | 2.42 |
Birth order | ||||
 1 | 89,139 | 17.02 (15,172) | 6.54 (5827) | 2.68 |
 2 | 76,519 | 15.30 (11,706) | 8.41 (6437) | 2.13 |
 3 & above | 67,262 | 14.21 (9557) | 16.95 (11,401) | 3.31 |
Mother’s age at birth | ||||
  < 20 | 26,445 | 17.89 (4731) | 10.06 (2661) | 3.36 |
 20-24 | 99,102 | 16.38 (16,235) | 9.25 (9170) | 2.64 |
 25-29 | 69,310 | 14.76 (10,231) | 9.82 (6804) | 2.36 |
 30 & above | 38,063 | 13.76 (5238) | 13.21 (5030) | 2.64 |
Thin mother | ||||
 Yes | 48,670 | 14.81 (27,350) | 9.95 (18,383) | 2.68 |
 No | 184,670 | 18.83 (9085) | 10.95 (5282) | 2.64 |
Mother’s education | ||||
 Illiterate | 51,210 | 15.70 (8042) | 20.07 (10,277) | 3.63 |
 Primary | 30,081 | 16.66 (5011) | 13.93 (4191) | 3.43 |
 Secondary | 119,864 | 15.89 (19,050) | 6.96 (8339) | 2.45 |
 Higher | 31,765 | 13.64 (4332) | 2.70 (858) | 1.62 |
Place of residence | ||||
 Rural | 185,721 | 15.67 (29,097) | 11.22 (20,843) | 2.85 |
 Urban | 47,199 | 15.55 (7338) | 5.98 (2822) | 2.12 |
Religion | ||||
 Hindu | 171,055 | 16.80 (28,736) | 8.49 (14,527) | 2.70 |
 Muslim | 33,522 | 14.27 (4785) | 12.30 (4122) | 2.55 |
 Others | 28,343 | 10.28 (2914) | 17.70 (5016) | 2.04 |
Wealth status | ||||
 Poor | 117,869 | 16.07 (18,940) | 15.32 (18,056) | 3.31 |
 Non-Poor | 115,051 | 15.21 (17,495) | 4.88 (5609) | 2.14 |
Sanitation facility | ||||
 Improved | 163,480 | 14.98 (21,614) | 8.40 (12,120) | 2.34 |
 Unimproved | 69,440 | 16.80 (11,669) | 13.70 (9514) | 3.26 |
Sauces of drinking water | ||||
 Improved | 201,045 | 15.68 (31,531) | 10.11 (20,326) | 2.66 |
 Unimproved | 31,875 | 15.39 (4904) | 10.48 (3339) | 2.66 |
No media exposure | ||||
 Yes | 121,777 | 15.85 (19,299) | 14,60 (17,783) | 3.07 |
 No | 111,143 | 15.42 (17,136) | 5.29 (5882) | 2.27 |
Region | ||||
 North | 43,090 | 16.91 (7286) | 7.09 (3056) | 2.31 |
 Central | 60,560 | 17.70 (10,719) | 11.47 (6945) | 3.58 |
 East | 45,227 | 14.81 (6696) | 14.71 (6652) | 2.74 |
 North-East | 34,222 | 9.93 (3397) | 16.85 (5767) | 2.38 |
 West | 20,552 | 18.48 (3798) | 3.71 (763) | 2.16 |
 South | 29,269 | 15.51 (4539) | 1.65 (482) | 1.81 |