Child mortality is one of the key indicators of the Sustainable development goals. The Ethiopian healthcare system in general and Tigray’s healthcare system in particular has shown a remarkable progress in terms of reducing maternal, neonatal, and under-five mortality in the last couple of decade...
Although India has made considerable achievements in reducing infant and child mortality over the past 20 years, the episodes of preventable diseases like diarrhoea and pneumonia remain high. According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-4, about 9% of under-five children had diarrhoea ...
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From 1991 to 2022, totally, there were 166,061 live births and 793 (4.78 ‰) under-5 deaths. The mortality rates of under-5 children, infants and neonates in Xicheng district decreased from 14.75 ‰, 11.25 ‰ and 8.00 ‰ to 1.03 ‰, 0.83 ‰ and 0.41 ‰ respectively. All mortality ...
Mortality among under 5s falls below 10 million for first time. This article reports that the annual deaths of children under the age of 5-years-old dropped in 2006 to less than 10 million. A report from Unicef says thi... Zarocostas,Jonh - 《Bmj British Medical Journal》...
Under natural circumstances, the sex ratio of male to female mortality up to the age of 5 years is greater than one but sex discrimination can change sex ratios. The estimation of mortality by sex and identification of countries with outlying levels is challenging because of issues with data av...
The incidence of antimicrobial resistance has been increasing worldwide in the past decades, which includes resistance to bacteria that cause common childhood illnesses, such as acute respiratory infections and diarrhea. Numerous children with those comm
Malnutrition in children has been recognized as a major public health problem in the world and in particular in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which directly contributes to the increase in mortality and morbidity in this already fragile population. The Democratic Republic of Congo is a country ...
The likelihood of a newborn child dying before their fifth birthday (under-5 mortality rate) is universally acknowledged as a reflection of the social, economic, health, and environmental conditions in which children (and the rest of society) live, but little is known about the likelihood of ...
This study investigated the factors associated with the prevalence of malnutrition among children under 5 years in Bangladesh. A child's nutritional status was evaluated using stunting, wasting, underweight, and overweight. The association between sociodemographic factors and nutritional status was analyzed...