Infant mortality rateCox proportional hazard modelAntenatal careAnemiaPurpose - The aim of this paper is to examine biological, maternal and socioeconomic determinants of infant mortality in Sierra Leone. Design/methodology/approach - It uses an analytical framework and Cox proportional hazards regression...
As of this writing in 2023, the country with the highest infant mortality rate is Sierra Leone with 80.1 deaths per 1,000 live births. Iceland reports the lowest rate with an average infant mortality rate of 1.54%. What Is the Average Infant Mortality Rate in the World?
Within Africa the highest levels of infant mortality in the world are experienced, with rates as high as 157 in Sierra Leone. On average the rate for Asia (56) is somewhat lower than for Africa, but some Asian countries such as Afghanistan have rates (150) as high as anywhere in the ...
RankCountryRegionInfant Mortality Rate (2023) 1 Afghanistan Asia 103.1 2 Somalia Africa 85.1 3 Central African Republic Africa 81.7 4 Equatorial Guinea Africa 77.9 5 Sierra Leone Africa 72.3 6 Niger Africa 65.5 7 Chad Africa 64.0 8 South Sudan Africa 61.6 9 Mozambique Africa 59.8 10 DRC Africa...
塞拉利昂 SL: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births的相关指标相关指标 数值 频率 范围 SL:死亡率:婴儿:每1000名新生儿 (Ratio) 83.30 2016 年 1960 - 2016 SL:死亡数量:婴儿 (人) 21,250.00 2016 年 1960 - 2016 SL:死亡数量:5岁以下儿童 (人) 28,924.00 2016 年 1964 - 2016 ...
The study, which is based on data from a household level health survey conducted in 1990 in Freetown, Sierra Leone, examines the coverage of an Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI), infant mortality, and infant morbidity among children in Greater Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone. The results...
This statistic shows the 20 countries* with the highest infant mortality rate in 2024. An estimated 101.3 infants per 1,000 live births died in the first year of life in Afghanistan in 2024. Infant and child mortalityInfant mortality usually refers to the death of children younger than one ...
Infant mortality is higher in boys than girls in most parts of the world. This has been explained by sex differences in genetic and biological makeup, with boys being biologically weaker and more susceptible to diseases and premature death. At the same time, recent studies have found that nume...
scarce resources in West Africa with the aim of improving the survival chance of young children. Introduction Sub-Saharan Africa has continued to bear the enormous burden of infant and child mortality with an under-five mortality rate of 92 deaths per 1000 live births, more than 15 times the ...
Early cessation of breastfeeding amongst women in South Africa: an area needing urgent attention to improve child health p pBackground/p pBreastfeeding is a critical component of interventions to reduce child mortality. Exclusive breastfeeding practice is extremely low in Sou... T Doherty,D Sander...