This paper generates and analyses survey data on inequalities in mortality among infants
and children aged under five years by consumption in Brazil, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nepal …

Background Nigeria's efforts to reduce under-five mortality has been biased in favour of
childhood mortality to the neglect of neonates and as such the literature is short of adequate …

Increasing contraceptive use in developing countries has cut the number of maternal deaths
by 40% over the past 20 years, merely by reducing the number of unintended pregnancies …

Background Previous assessments have highlighted that less than a quarter of countries are
on track to achieve Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG 4), which calls for a two-thirds …

Objective This paper examines the association between birth intervals and infant and child
mortality and nutritional status. Methods Repeated analysis of retrospective survey data from …

Background The days immediately after birth are the most risky for human survival, yet
neonatal mortality risks are generally not reported by day. Early neonatal deaths are …

Introduction Producing estimates of infant (under age 1 y), child (age 1–4 y), and under-five
(under age 5 y) mortality rates disaggregated by sex is complicated by problems with data …

Background Globally, approximately 3 million babies die annually within their first month.
Access to adequate care at birth is needed to reduce newborn as well as maternal deaths …

It is suggested that environmental or geographical factors (eg population density, climate
and disease environment) play an important role in determining infant and child survival …

Background Improvements in child survival have been very poor in sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA). Since the 1990s, declines in child mortality have reversed in many countries in the …