STATUS MORTALITAS BALITA DI DAERAH TERTINGGAL TAHUN 2004 (Childhood Mortality Status in Remote Areas 2004)

A remote area is the districts (urban/rural) which have geographic factors criteria. Indonesiaconsist 377 districts i.e. 190 districts remote areas and 187 districts non remote areas. Childhood mortality (Infant mortality rate, child mortality rate and under five mortality rate) are important indicator, especially infant mortality rate (IMR) to show the welfare and community health status. Due to inadequate registration system in Indonesia, estimation of childhood mortality still relies upon census and survey data. National Socio-Economic Survey (NSES) or Susenas provide the variable childhood survival which use to indirect technique childhood mortality estimation. The objection of the analysis is to know mortality status in remote areas. Data source of analysis is 2004 NSES Core. Unit analysis is women reproductive aged between in remote and non remote areas. Means of the childhood survival by age group of women reproductive aged are based of analysis by Brass-Trussel Model Equation. The result shows that IMR, CMR and U5MR in National are 31 per 1000, 7 per 1000 and 38 per 1000, and show that IMR, CMR and U5MR in remote areas are 42 per 1000, 12 per 1000 and 54 per 1000. This mortality is higher than in non remote areas (27 per 1000, 6 per 1000 and 32 per 1000). The childhood mortality of male is higher than female. Disparity between in remote areas and National is higher than disparity between in non remote areas and National. Childhood mortality of remote areas is higher than National, and childhood mortality ofin remote areas is lowest than National. Based on the endogen and exogenous factors of cause of deathchild mortality, Bourgeous-Pichat quoted that reduction of IMR have three categories i.e. soft rock (IMR >70 and CMR > 8), intermediate rock (IMR 30-70) and hard rock (IMR <30 and CMR <8). Based on this category, the IMR in remote areas is intermediate rock. This is important for decision maker that indicatehow to plan the policy of health services for maternal and children.Keywords: child mortality rate, health status, infant mortality rate, under five mortality rates, remote area