[Infant mortality and its leading causes in Sichuan province, from 2001 to 2009].

Objective: To study the trend of infant mortality and the leading cause of the deaths in Sichuan province from 2001 to 2009.

Methods: Data presented in this report was obtained from the child mortality surveillance network with target population as children under 5 years of age. Rates on infant mortality, neonatal mortality and indirect estimation of infant mortality were calculated.