Understanding socioeconomic inequalities in under-5 mortality in Africa through an analytical and applied lens
(2018)
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- Under-5 mortality is a global indicator of child health and an important measure of the health of a population. Though globally declining, under-5 mortality still exceeded 81 deaths per 1,000 live births in sub-Saharan Africa in 2015. Moreover, in this region, socioeconomic inequalities in under-5 mortality have not narrowed in many countries. Socioeconomic factors became important country-specific targets for accelerating the mortality decline in all population subgroups. Different analytical tools: regression-based decomposition of Gini or concentration indices, classification and regression trees, structural equations, and agent-based simulation models, applied to the available national survey data, all help to identify the best targets in each country.
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Van Malderen, C. (2018). Understanding socioeconomic inequalities in under-5 mortality in Africa through an analytical and applied lens. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/48914