Patterns of amenable child mortality over time in 34 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): evidence from a 15-year time trend analysis (2001-2015).

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To analyse the trends of amenable mortality rates (AMRs) in children over the period 2001-2015.

Design

Time trend analysis.

Setting

Thirty-four member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Participants

Midyear estimates of the resident population aged ≤14 years.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Using data from the WHO Mortality Database and Nolte and McKee's list, AMRs were calculated as the annual number of deaths over the population/100 000 inhabitants. The rates were stratified by age groups (<1, 1-4, 5-9 and 10-14 years). All data were summarised by presenting the average rates for the years 2001/2005, 2006/2010 and 2011/2015.

Results

There was a significant decline in children's AMRs

SUBMITTER: Gianino MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6538061 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature