Table 6: Relative risk estimates and corresponding 95% credible intervals (CI) for the BYM model and states grouped by RR from low to high risk of under-five mortality based on 2013 Nigeria DHS.

RR < 0.050 RR : 0.050-0.990 RR > 1
Significant low Not significant Significant high
Osun 0.566 [0.420, 0.726] Anambra 0.801 [0.637, 1.008] Sokoto 1.310 [1.127, 1.511]
Edo 0.580 [0.443, 0.733] Akwa Ibom 0.802 [0.628, 1.001] Ebonyi 1.321 [1.092, 1.590]
Fct-Abuja 0.633 [0.474, 0.818] Enugu 0.817 [0.641, 1.015] Bauchi 1.358 [1.181, 1.547]
Ekiti 0.659 [0.511, 0.840] Rivers 0.826 [0.648, 1.024] Kebbi 1.362 [1.166, 1.576]
Kwara 0.662 [0.525, 0.828] Imo 0.832 [0.636, 1.068] Jigawa 1.443 [1.257, 1.640]
Kogi 0.669 [0.526, 0.827] Nasarawa 0.835 [0.666, 1.042] Zamfara 1.696 [1.491, 1.922]
Borno 0.672 [0.497, 0.859] Plateau 0.926 [0.738, 1.135]
Kaduna 0.697 [0.556, 0.848] Adamawa 1.030 [0.854, 1.224]
Oyo 0.703 [0.542, 0.880] Benue 1.042 [0.839, 1.252]
Lagos 0.709 [0.550, 0.885] Katsina 1.067 [0.910, 1.234]
Niger 0.718 [0.578, 0.866] Kano 1.091 [0.960, 1.231]
Delta 0.724 [0.576, 0.891] Yobe 1.102 [0.918, 1.302]
Ogun 0.724 [0.557, 0.921] Taraba 1.112 [0.948, 1.284]
Bayelsa 0.762 [0.601, 0.946] Gombe 1.151 [0.982, 1.339]
Ondo 0.785 [0.627, 0.969]
Abia 0.786 [0.626, 0.968]
Cross river 0.787 [0.617, 0.980]