Beyond the labels: Classifying countries by child health outcomes - A cluster analysis of child mortality and child-health data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most health service classification systems are based on organisational components such as service provision, financing, and regulation. This study considers health systems using data focusing on child health outcomes, service provision, and selected social characteristics. This more accurately reflects the reality of health service provision for children, young people, and their families.

Objective

To classify health systems based on child health data through cluster analysis and exploratory and descriptive data analysis.

Method

Data were extracted from the current version of the UNICEF (2023) State of the World's Children full dataset, concentrating on outcomes related to mortality. Cluster analyses were conducted, and a heatmap was produced to identify pa

SUBMITTER: Purssell E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12284984 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature