Substantial declines in infant and under-5 mortality have taken place in recent years in many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Kenya's infant mortality rate has fallen by 7.6 percent per year, the fastest rate of decline among the 20 countries in the region for which recent Demographic and ...
Rank Country Infant mortality rate (deaths/1,000 live births) Updated 1 Ukraine 18.6 2024 est. 2 Lithuania 15.2 2024 est. 3 Serbia 14.9 2024 est. 4 Latvia 14.7 2024 est. 5 Romania 14.6 2024 est. 6 Hungary 14.5 2024 est. 7 Bulgaria 14.2 2024 est. 8 Moldova 14.2 2024 est. 9 Russia...
Infant and child mortality information from the birth history data of the Kenya Fertility Survey is used to estimate current levels and differentials and past trends in infant mortality. Infant mortality has declined from over 160/1000 births in the period immediately prior to 1958 to about 110/10...
Infant Mortality Differentials in Western Kenya (1979-1989) This article examines the infant mortality differentials of the three dominant communities in western Kenya - the Luhyia, the Luo, and the Kalenjin - from 1979 to 1989. It considers the impact of a number of factors in explaining diffe...
Ethiopia has made large-scale healthcare investments to improve child health and survival. However, there is insufficient population level data on the current estimates of infant mortality rate (IMR) in the country. The aim of this study was to
Ethiopia has made large-scale healthcare investments to improve child health and survival. However, there is insufficient population level data on the current estimates of infant mortality rate (IMR) in the country. The aim of this study was to
ContextInsecticide-treated bednets reduce malaria transmission and child morbidity and mortality in short-term trials, but this impact may not be
Influence of HIV Infection on the Infant Mortality Rate and Feasibility of Short-course Zidovudine (ZDV) Regimen for the Prevention of HIV Vertical Transmission in Rural Western Kenya 来自 Semantic Scholar 喜欢 0 阅读量: 18 作者:K Kakimoto,EM Songok ...
Macharia, P. M. et al. Sub national variation and inequalities in under-five mortality in Kenya since 1965.BMC Public Health19, 146 (2019). PubMedPubMed CentralGoogle Scholar Sousa, A., Hill, K. & Dal Poz, M. R. Sub-national assessment of inequality trends in neonatal and child mort...
When people want information about the overall health of a country, they may look at the infant mortality rate as one of several indicators. Globally, the infant mortality rate has decreased over the past few years. Statistics from the World Health Organization show that the number of neonatal ...