Chan L S, Portnoy B
Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California School of Medicine.
Am J Prev Med. 1986 Jan-Feb;2(1):42-8.
This paper examines the maternal mortality and the age-specific mortality rates for the under 25 year olds in six border regions on the U.S. side of the U.S.-Mexico border and compares them with those of adjoining regions in Mexico. On the U.S. side of the border, the improvement in the general mortality status of maternal and child health from 1970 to 1980 was equal to or better than that of the nation as a whole. Despite this improvement, in 1980 five of the six border regions showed higher mortality rates due to external causes for the 1-4 age-group. On the Mexican side, maternal and child mortality was lower in the border region than in other parts of Mexico but much higher than in the United States. The 1-4 year olds in Mexico had the highest mortality rates among the three age-groups over 1 year of age.
本文研究了美国-墨西哥边境美国一侧六个边境地区的孕产妇死亡率以及25岁以下人群的年龄别死亡率，并将其与墨西哥毗邻地区的死亡率进行了比较。在边境的美国一侧，1970年至1980年期间母婴健康总体死亡率状况的改善与全国整体情况相当或更好。尽管有这种改善，但在1980年，六个边境地区中有五个地区1-4岁年龄组因外部原因导致的死亡率较高。在墨西哥一侧，边境地区的母婴死亡率低于墨西哥其他地区，但远高于美国。墨西哥1-4岁儿童在一岁以上的三个年龄组中死亡率最高。
