Divergent age patterns of under-5 mortality in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: a modelling study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the age pattern of under-5 mortality is essential for identifying the most vulnerable ages and underlying causes of death, and for assessing why the decline in child mortality is slower in some countries and subnational areas than others. The aim of this study is to detect age patterns of under-5 mortality that are specific to low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Methods

In this modelling study, we used data from 277 Demographic and Health Surveys (DHSs), 58 Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSSs), two cohort studies, and two sample-registration systems. From these sources, we collected child date of birth and date of death (or age at death) from LMICs between 1966 and 2020. We computed 22 deaths rates from each survey with the

SUBMITTER: Verhulst A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9588693 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature