  
<prompt> Childhood mortality by previous birth interval
 Deaths per 1,000 live births for the 10-year period before the survey 
 [["", "<2 years", "2 years", "3 years", "4+ years"], ["Infant mortality", 22, 12, 13, 11], ["Under-5 mortality", 24, 15, 15, 13]] 
 <response> Infant and under-5 mortality rates are similar among children born 2, 3, and 4 or more years after a previous birth. However, these rates are almost twice as high among children born after short birth intervals (less than 2 years)  