Rip M R, Bourne D E, Woods D L
Department of Community Health, University of Cape Town.
S Afr Med J. 1988 Feb 20;73(4):227-9.
Secular trends in white and coloured neonatal, post-neonatal and infant mortality rates are presented for the period 1929-1983. More detailed information is given for deaths in the first month of life. During this 54-year period the infant mortality rate for whites has declined from 64.2/1,000 to 13.5/1,000, whereas the rate for coloureds fell from 158.8 (1938) to 55.0/1,000. The greater part of the latter decline occurred after 1970. Since 1945 the neonatal mortality rate (NMR) for whites has exceeded the post-neonatal mortality rate (PNMR) but among coloureds the PNMR still exceeds the NMR.
呈现了1929年至1983年期间白人及有色人种新生儿、新生儿后期及婴儿死亡率的长期趋势。针对出生后第一个月内的死亡情况提供了更详细的信息。在这54年期间，白人婴儿死亡率从每1000人64.2例降至每1000人13.5例，而有色人种的死亡率则从158.8（1938年）降至每1000人55.0例。后者下降的较大部分发生在1970年之后。自1945年以来，白人的新生儿死亡率（NMR）超过了新生儿后期死亡率（PNMR），但在有色人种中，PNMR仍然超过NMR。
