Socioeconomic Disparities in Infant Mortality: Evidence from the 2017 Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey

Yuniar Wardani (Department of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia)
Ichtiarini Nurullita Santri (Department of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia)
Suci Musvita Ayu (Department of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia)
Liena Sofiana (Department of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia)
Asa Ismia Bunga Aisyahrani (Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia)
Mochamad Iqbal Nurmansyah (School of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, United Kingdom)
Moh. Irma Sukarelawan (Physics Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia)

Media Publikasi Promosi Kesehatan Indonesia (MPPKI)
Vol. 8 No. 4 (2025)

Introduction: Indonesia did not meet the MDGs and SDGs targets. Factors contributing to the reduction of infant mortality in Indonesia in the last decade need to be understood. Methods: This cross-sectional study uses a dataset from the 2017 Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS). The sample size is 3413 infants. Multiple logistic regression results are performed by odds ratio (OR). Results: Infants living in the middle wealth index were at higher risk of infant death compared to infants with the poorest and poor counterparts (AOR=1.73; 95% CI=1.14~2.61). The risk of infant death was almost two times higher among infants who were born in Sumatera (AOR=1.83; 95% CI=1.02~3.27), Java and Bali (AOR=2.14; 95% CI=1.21~3.76), and Sulawesi (AOR=2.39; 95% CI=1.15~4.96) than infants who were born in Papua and Maluku. Conclusion: Infants living in the middle wealth index, Sumatera, Java and Bali, and Sulawesi had a higher mortality risk than others.