study of morbidity and mortality of children under 5 years of age in behbahan city, iran

in a survey of the population of behbahan city, carried out in years 1990-91, the mean age was approximated up to 15.2 and 17.5 in the villages and the city, respectively. furthermore, about 27.4% and 27.9% of the corresponding populations were under 5 years of age. the birth rate in the urban and rural areas was about 31.2 and 33.3 per thousand live births. mortality rate related to the immaturity and low-birth weight were two times more in villages than in the city. there is a meaningful relationship between intent’s body weight and imr in the villages but both in the city.