title: Sex differences in mortality among young children in the Sahel.
abstract: "This article studied sex differences in mortality among children aged 1-23 months in the cities of Bamako [Mali] and Bobo-Dioulasso [Burkina Faso] and in a rural area of Senegal. No significant differences between male and female mortality risks were found in any of the areas for the full age span of 1-23 months. For smaller age groups, patterns of excess female and male child mortality are evident. Excess female mortality, statistically significant in standard tests, exists among children aged 1-8 months in the Senegalese area and 6-15 months in the combined urban areas of Bamako and Bobo-Dioulasso. Excess male mortality occurs for ages 16-23 months in the city of Bamako."
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000352:Africa, Northern; D000354:Africa, Western; D000367:Age Factors; D002050:Burkina Faso; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D007226:Infant Mortality; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008302:Mali; D009026:Mortality; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012424:Rural Population; D012675:Senegal; D012737:Sex Factors; D014505:Urban Population
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Burkina Faso; Causes Of Death; Child; Child Mortality; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Differential Mortality; Excess Mortality; French Speaking Africa; Infant Mortality; Longitudinal Studies; Mali; Mortality; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Research Report; Rural Population; Senegal; Sex Factors; Studies; Urban Population; Western Africa; Youth