Annual report 2009-2010, NT Child Deaths Review and Prevention Committee
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Page 32 Figure 6: NT Child Deaths by Gender 20062009 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male 2006 2007 2008 2009 N u m b er o f D ea th s <1 year 1 - 4 years 5 - 9 years 10 - 14 years 15 - 17 years Table 6: NT Child Deaths by Gender 20062009 Year of Death Sex <1 year 1 - 4 years 5 - 9 years 10 - 14 years 15 - 17 years Total 2006 Female 17 1 2 1 3 24 Male 13 2 2 5 3 25 2006 Total 30 3 4 6 6 49 2007 Female 13 2 0 3 5 23 Male 19 2 3 3 4 31 2007 Total 32 4 3 6 9 54 2008 Female 13 3 1 2 5 24 Male 16 3 2 4 6 31 2008 Total 29 6 3 6 11 55 2009 Female 13 1 1 2 1 18 Male 13 6 3 4 2 28 2009 Total 26 7 4 6 3 46 Total 117 20 14 24 29 204 It is difficult to draw any firm conclusions on gender patterns, given these small numbers in each year and category. However, it does appear that, consistent with national data, there were generally more male deaths than female deaths in most age groups and for total child deaths. The deaths in 2009 are representative of this disproportionate number of male deaths.