[Infant mortality in the town of Djibouti--risks, risk factors and risk markers]

The authors report the results of the first survey on infancy mortality rate carried out in the town of Djibouti since the Republic of Djibouti became independent. Infancy mortality rate is 141 +/- 11o/00, and in correlation with some risk factors well identified: jobless, lack of fecal hygiene, bottle-feeding of infant, vaccinal coverage not adequate. It is mainly a post-natal mortality of exogenous origin and therefore possible to be reduced in the framework of the strategy of Primary Health Cares progressively set up by the Government of the Republic of Djibouti.