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Sources of variation in under-5 mortality across sub-Saharan Africa: a spatial analysis [1]

Detailed spatial understanding of levels and trends in under-5 mortality is needed to improve the targeting of interventions to the areas of highest need, and to understand the sources of variation in mortality. To improve this understanding, we analysed local-level information on child mortality across sub-Saharan Africa between 1980–2010.

Open Source [2]

Publication Date: 
25/10/2016
Marshall Burke [3], Sam Heft-Neal [4], Eran Bendavid [5]
Lancet Global Health [6]
1-10
Tags:
Infant mortality [7], Africa [8], Child Health [9], Malaria [10], Diarrhoea [11], Nigeria [12], Congo [13], Climate Change [14], Vector Borne Diseases [15]
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/sources-variation-under-5-mortality-across-sub-saharan-africa-spatial-analysis
[2] http://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(16)30212-1/fulltext
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/marshall-burke
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sam-heft-neal
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/eran-bendavid
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/lancet-global-health
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/infant-mortality
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malaria
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diarrhoea
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nigeria
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/congo
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vector-borne-diseases